OK, I just need to get something off my chest...
Tuesday in Fullerton, some great bands played at the Alley and I swear to god, there were only 4 or 5 of us there who weren't in the bands! I mean, I've been in this here music thing for a looooong time, and I've seen my share of shows where nobody comes (usually when one of my bands was playing...), but for shit's sake people! I went up to the band (Gaslight Anthem) after they played and was embarrassed that they had come to fucking SOCAL from New Jersey to play for 5 people. Fucking Chico, California can put more people in a bar than that! Santa Fe, New Mexico can put more people in a bar than that... hell, any back-water shit town in the world can put more people in a bar than that for a touring act! This is our town and we suck...
Let's all make a deal to knock the dust off and stop pretending we're old and busted and get the hell out to support some fucking bands. If nobody comes, guess what? They stop playing!
Now, I get that the Alley sucks at promotions too, but come on... I tell two friends, they tell two friends, so on and so on... you've seen the shampoo commercial, you know how it works...
"but I have to go to work" - Fuck you
"I'm tired" - Fuck you
"You just don't understand" - Fuck you
"never heard of that band" - Fuck you
"it's Tuesday" - Fuck you
You see where this is going?
If you like DIY / Indy / Punk / whatever the hell you call our music, support it! It's that simple. People complain that the only music getting played is crap... and we wonder why??? The bands playing good music are only making $10 off your sorry asses and have to get jobs flipping burgers to survive...
I'm gonna go punch something...
Tuesday in Fullerton, some great bands played at the Alley and I swear to god, there were only 4 or 5 of us there who weren't in the bands! I mean, I've been in this here music thing for a looooong time, and I've seen my share of shows where nobody comes (usually when one of my bands was playing...), but for shit's sake people! I went up to the band (Gaslight Anthem) after they played and was embarrassed that they had come to fucking SOCAL from New Jersey to play for 5 people. Fucking Chico, California can put more people in a bar than that! Santa Fe, New Mexico can put more people in a bar than that... hell, any back-water shit town in the world can put more people in a bar than that for a touring act! This is our town and we suck...
Let's all make a deal to knock the dust off and stop pretending we're old and busted and get the hell out to support some fucking bands. If nobody comes, guess what? They stop playing!
Now, I get that the Alley sucks at promotions too, but come on... I tell two friends, they tell two friends, so on and so on... you've seen the shampoo commercial, you know how it works...
"but I have to go to work" - Fuck you
"I'm tired" - Fuck you
"You just don't understand" - Fuck you
"never heard of that band" - Fuck you
"it's Tuesday" - Fuck you
You see where this is going?
If you like DIY / Indy / Punk / whatever the hell you call our music, support it! It's that simple. People complain that the only music getting played is crap... and we wonder why??? The bands playing good music are only making $10 off your sorry asses and have to get jobs flipping burgers to survive...
I'm gonna go punch something...
noliebadeau:
Hope you have a great New Years! Thanks for the add!