RTP-area local music and culture

[david gourley <davidg.nospam.news AT verizon.net>]

grady AT ibiblio.org (grady) put forth the notion in...news:477FA0CD.5070502
@ibiblio.org:

> Last time I checked, bands aren't making a lot of money playing any 
> places anymore, unless they're out-of-towners with a guarantee, in 
which 
> case it's the club that winds up taking the bath, unless it's the 
> Cradle, which still pretty much gets first refusal on any tour, and 
thus 
> can cherry-pick the stuff that's going to do well.
> 

I was afraid you'd say that. Too bad there aren't better/new models to 
remedy that situation. 

I guess I was thinking I'd hate to see these 'part-time rock places' 
(restaurants with one foot in the door) put a dent in any efforts that 
Glenn is making, because I see him as putting in a lot of good hard work 
to make things happen.  (At least based on what I've seen/heard, I've 
never met him).  It's a double-edged sword - they dilute the club scene 
yet still give people a performance outlet.

david





> david gourley wrote:
> 
>> Are bands really making a lot of money playing these places, anyway?
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