RTP-area local music and culture

["Glenn Boothe / Local 506" <gboothe2 AT earthlink.net>]

When you buy the CD from a band at the show, the band makes more money
and the label makes the same amount as if you bought if from the store.
 Basically, most labels sell it to the bands at the same price they
sell it to the distributor, so they are getting their cut regardless.
In turn, the band basically reaps the benefits of pocketing the
distributor fee and the store mark-up, which is why bands can sell them
cheaper than stores.

With that said, when you buy a CD from the band, you are then cutting
the store and the distributor out of the picture..and although you
might not care about that, those two are responsible for you buying
other CDs by simllar bands.

So, going back to the anti-Best Buy argument, I think bands selling
their own CDs at shows probably hurts independent record stores as much
as Best Buy. Now, you can argue that having the money going to the
artist is better than some faceless distributor you don't know or some
corporate entity that you don't care to support, but regardless, it's
another factor in the disappearance of Poindexter, Millenium, Radio
Free and all the other stores people supported.

glenn