RTP-area local music and culture

[Lisa Drake <ldrake AT pobox.com>]

In article <43E3E47C.5050700 AT ibiblio.org>, grady AT ibiblio.org (grady) 
wrote:

> Heh, well, Glenn tried making a *large* percentage of local shows at 
> Local 506 FREE and that didn't result in enough extra people through the 
> door to make the math work.
> 
> At WXDU we give away free tickets to shows all the time, and the unknown 
> bands sometimes don't even get any phone calls. There are so many 
> competing entertainment options that "free show" doesn't even get much 
> traction anymore. Whatever happened to bored kids?

I think it's called the internet, myspace, facebook, AIM, etc...