RTP-area local music and culture

[Joel Peck <joelpeck88 AT hotmail.com>]

Our band got a foot in the door playing opening slots, which we did 
religiously and at every opportunity. We were so happy to be a band(still 
are), that entitlement never really occurred to us. We promoted the shit out 
of our Monday night shows, had the understanding that not all emails get 
replies, and were extremely grateful when we started getting them. We just 
kept doing our own thing, and I think that's when people took notice. We have 
a DIY ethic that was fostered during our teens. No one's going to do it for 
you so do it yourself. Railing against "club goobs" in a public forum is 
probably not going to make it easier. It's telling when a band or manager 
doesn't get a reply to an email, and is out of ideas. 
 
 
 
> To: ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org> Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 12:03:39 -0800> From: 
> chapelhillguitarist AT hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Local music... who decides?> 
> > > > With most of our local shows, I book the> > > headliner and the 
> headliner picks the bands they want to play with.> >> > Yup, that was the 
> only way my crappy band ever played at 506 (way back> > before the Age of 
> Glenn).> > This sounds like the best advice one can use to 'break in' to 
> this> 'scene'. We have tried these avenues too but...> maybe it's our 
> intrapersonal skills? Maybe it's the way I smell or> something?> > -- 
> ch-scene: the list that mirrors alt.music.chapel-hill --> 
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/ch-scene
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