RTP-area local music and culture

["bendy(a)lostpla[dot]net" <"bendy(a)lostpla[dot]net"@example.com>]

grady wrote:

> and that it's kinda 
> silly to nominate them during a period when they're more-or-less 
> dormant

Right. And while Branford Marsalis has already done some stuff with the 
music department at Duke, and that's a blessing to Triangle culture, I'm 
not sure if I'd call him a local jazz artist, yet. Not saying he's gotta 
pay dues, but just sayin'. Where's the nomination for KC or the dude 
from Flock of Seaguls?

> But then I suppose the correct answer is to quit yapping about this 
> whole thing & just say this: there is a reason why there haven't been 
> many attempts to do stuff like this around here.

Yes, and we seem fairly free of Icehouse Battle of the Bands Rockober 
Contests. Ballot stuffing in the Town Meeting format, that.


> The Indy's coverage of local music has increased appreciably (in 
> quantity, at least) over the past year or so, and I for one am quite 
> thankful for that.

I don't think there are many free weeklies that print more local record 
reviews than national record reviews. That Home Brew column alone shows 
how well the scene and the Indy are energizing each other. Yippee.