RTP-area local music and culture

[Ben Davis <ben_dontspamme_davis AT unc.edu>]

MACRock WAS/ and IS a JMU thang - Started my senior year - the school 
allowed after the success of our annual benefit concert (that included 
up and comers Dave Mathews and the Pie Tasters.....) called "Kool Aid"


James Hepler wrote:
> Wasn't MACRoCk a JMU thing?
> 
> --- Ben Davis <ben_dontspamme_davis AT unc.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
>>I hear ya
>>when I was in school at JMU in VA - I was the "Big
>>Events" chair for 
>>WXJM - which meant organizing shows for bands - We
>>did shows for over 
>>200 bands in 3 years - of which I would guess half
>>were from Chapel Hill 
>>- and without much if any of the student activity
>>money from the school 
>>- we just used the shit out of the facilities....
>>
>>James Hepler wrote:
>>
>>>I see what you're saying.  I guess where I'm
>>
>>coming
>>
>>>from is that even if they are doing similar
>>
>>things,
>>
>>>not enough is being done in that specific area.  
>>>
>>>And yeah, I figure most people who would care
>>
>>about
>>
>>>these things are probably damn active in other
>>
>>aspects
>>
>>>of their lives.  There's the rub.
>>>
>>>
>>>--- trekky records <willhack15 AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>i'd like to say this is something i could take on
>>
>>as
>>
>>>>a UNC student but
>>>>i simply have too much on my plate and not enough
>>>>time. i'd be willing
>>>>to help out because i think its really important,
>>>>but to take the lead
>>>>of it would be unfair to its success.
>>>>
>>>>although i agree we can't rely on XYC or CUAB, it
>>>>seems silly to start
>>>>another organization that would do similar things.
>>>>the human recources
>>>>for doing something like that would already be
>>
>>tied
>>
>>>>up in those
>>>>groups...
>>>>
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