RTP-area local music and culture

[local506 AT gmail.com]

Thanks Ross, couldn't have said that better myself, which is good cos
I'm really busy today and wouldn't have time to reply in depth (and
really didn't get a chance to read every line of every posts.)

However, I will say this.  As a club booker, I pay attention to what
the other clubs in town are doing and who's putting up fliers, et al,
so if the first-time I'm hearing of your band is when you contact me
to play 506, then it's my opinion that you're not working hard enough
(at either getting shows, or promoting the shows you got.) There are
plenty of other rooms for a band to play their first few shows, before
taking the jump up to 506.

As far as getting those others shows, which sounds like you're also
having difficulty with - my recommendation is to make friends with the
bands you want to play with.  With most of our local shows, I book the
headliner and the headliner picks the bands they want to play with.
In honesty, that's how I find out about many new local acts (much more
so than bands sending me their myspace link.)

What's funny, one year ago, this original email could have been
written by Red Collar, a band that didn't even play Local 506 until
last July (when Sleepsound ask them to open their CD release show) but
would probably be looked at as a bands who's getting such
'favoritism.'

With all that said, I will share as much info as people are willing to
listen to (one of the reason's I take the time to post on amch.)
Unfortunately, too few bands in my opinion ask such questions...so i'm
glad you got the ball rolling.

glenn / local 506