RTP-area local music and culture

[Chris Rossi <nospam AT spacelabstudio.com>]

How do you feel about the term, "club goob"?  Do you have business cards 
with that on it?  ;)

chris


local506 AT gmail.com wrote:
> 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
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