RTP-area local music and culture

[chris.clemmons AT juno.com]

Right on.  And it's a lot harder to go to a show than it is to listen
to a band on the internet.  Supporting the local music scene means
supporting the local clubs just as much as it means supporting local
bands, because without them, where are the local bands supposed to
play?  For that matter, where are the lesser-known (but no less
relevant) out-of-town bands supposed to play?  Independent live music
is dying enough as it is without the Indy driving another tiny stake
through its heart.   CAC

On Aug 23, 10:20 am, jameshep... AT yahoo.com (James Hepler) wrote:
> I just feel like it's a lot harder to make music than
> it is to listen to it.  It's very hard to go on tour.
> Booking shows, paying for gas, eating, lodging,
> playing in front of crowds ranging from 4 to 400.  And
> I think that the least that the local press can do is
> be indifferent.  I think that a conscious decision has
> to be made in order to step over that line of
> indifference and be mean.