RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Well crap, if you've already got all those student orgs signed up & 
involved, then you're way ahead of the game.

These are probably no-brainers, but Trekky and Bu Hanan are the obvious 
label/collective choices for the first couple of these things.

And I definitely think the coupon (or something) idea for local venues 
is key . . . . having some relatively easy bridge between the on-campus 
shows and the local clubs would seem to be a crucial part. Perhaps even 
to the point of lining things up such that one or two of the (hopefully 
most kickass) bands would have shows a couple of weeks later at local 
clubs, so that the students who were blown away would be able to find 
'em and see them again . . . I think something that really cemented my 
love of live local music was that ability to go see a band again, 
recognize the songs, see how they changed, etc, etc. That's one big 
thing that live local music has over other options, that 
repetition-with-changes, etc.

Good luck, and keep us posted (and/or keep asking for help . . . there 
are a lot of musicians/label types/etc lurking here).

Lindsay wrote:
> To my understanding, there's been a lot of talk in the past about
> trying to get students out to live music shows. And, why not? The
> University is (quite literally) overrun with kids who are looking for
> things to do. Live music should benefit from that. After discussing
> this topic with students, venue owners, musicians, promoters, I
> finally have an idea of something I can do (as a student-musician) to
> help foster this relationship. I'm in the beginning stages of setting
> up an on-campus concert series that will focus on local labels and
> collectives. The plan is to have 4 concerts (one each semester), and
> maybe have a student band open the performance. I want WXYC to record
> the performances live, and every student that signs up for a listserve
> promoting live music around town will get a free copy of the recorded
> performance. The communications students will be in charge of the live
> sound. The Daily Tarheel will promote the shows mercilessly, and
> Diversions (the music section of the DTH) will cover the shows. The
> Carolina Union Activities Board will fund everything that's needed,
> performance space, promotion, etc. I'm hoping that the local venues
> around town will co-sponsor the shows by offering coupons, or
> something of the sort.
>
> So, that's the gist of it. I'm just looking for some feedback, ideas,
> suggestions on labels or collectives, or other ways to get the
> community involved from some music veterans (as I'm still a newbie...
> if you will). I appreciate your time, and am anticipating your
> responses! ~Lindsay
>
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