RTP-area local music and culture

["DJ Sad" <djsad AT sapoverde.net>]

hmm, I know this has come up before
Here's a couple of thoughts:

1. My impression is that the average age of folks attending is older than it 
used to be in the mid-90s.  This of course could be a entirely self-selecting 
observation.

2. And to add, from talking with folks who lived here and went to local music 
shows ten years ago -- I feel like there is a lot less interconnectedness 
between musicians in local bands and UNC students (esp recent grads) than 
there used to be.  

And this isn't to say Glenn is not right but maybe these are contributing 
factors.

Or perhaps these psuedo-insightful unscientific observations are completely 
wrong.

I have never been to Teasers.

Sincerely,
MOD

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Glenn Boothe / Local 506" <gboothe2 AT earthlink.net>
Reply-To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Date:  18 Jan 2006 10:37:11 -0800

>>>> not everyone here knows that I've always had trouble defining the 
>>>> "scene".
>
>I think part of the problem you may have defining the "scene" is
>because one doesn't really exist here anymore.  If you don't agree with
>me, just ask yourself - when is the last time you went to see a local
>band that you didn't actually know someone personally in the band?
>Unfortunately, the so-called music scene here is a more of a popularity
>contest where individual popularity outweighs artistic merit (with band
>members working the service industry having a bigger advantage over
>those who don't.)
>
>And think about this, the so-called indie music scene nationally has
>grown dramatically in recent years with breakout bands from Arcade Fire
>to Clap Your Hands (not to mention, the major label graduates like
>Death Cab, Decemberists and Modest Mouse) yet most locals bands don't
>draw well outside their hometown, much less Atlanta or DC.  Point
>being, there is way more interest in this kind of music now than in the
>90's when there was a scene here.
>
>You know, if every band member attended one local show for every show
>they played (and bought one local CD for each they made,) then this
>would be a thriving local music community.  That's all it would take;
>however, instead, this local club has had to eliminate local music on
>weekdays because of lack of support.  And, you know what the real sad
>part is, we were doing most of those shows for free.
>
>glenn / local 506
>
>-- ch-scene: the list that mirrors alt.music.chapel-hill --
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>




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