RTP-area local music and culture

["Gorman" <goylemjax AT yahoo.com>]

Besides having a Cure cover band along w/the Shankleys, perhaps people
are tired of the whole 'cover band' thing by now?  Some of the people I
talked to before and after that show, which was admittedly pretty good
and for a good cause, either skipped it or said the novelty of it all
was wearing thin.  Peeps vote w/their feets.


Glenn Boothe / Local 506 wrote:
> > Umm, what about your lungs? Will this be a nonsmoking event?
>
> I'd consider that.  As everyone should know, I don't smoke so I'm not
> against non-smoking events, but ultimately leave it up to the artist to
> decide.  We've had a couple recently (Over The Rhine, Shankley's) and
> this Friday's Don Dixon show will also be non-smoking.  Likewise, we
> haven't had any problems enforcing this on such nights, which is a good
> sign.
>
> > I heard a
> > shitload of people came out to the Smiths tribute show, which was
> > nonsmoking, so apparently it's a viable economic decision.
>
> Not to discount the success of that show, but the attendance was
> actually about half as many people who came to their show last year
> when the cover charge was twice as much and smoking was permitted. Plus
> the drinks per person were actually significantly lower at this show,
> than at the prior show.
>
> So, economically speaking, does that suggest that having a cigarette
> leads to another drink or two?  I dunno, but when your business is
> actually selling drinks, it's not such an easy decision to make
> (believe me, it has been discussed a lot.)
>
> With that said, I'm sure there are other factors for this particular
> show, such as the fact that the last show had two bands so people stuck
> around longer and the fact that it was so crowded we had to start later
> than planned which gave people more time to drink.
> 
> glenn