RTP-area local music and culture

[Duncan Murrell <dvmurrell AT nc.rr.com>]

I'm enjoying this thread. I'll just throw this out: maybe it's not a  
horrible thing to invite SOME out-of-town bands to a local music  
festival. I've been to several (and I'm sure y'all have too) around  
the country that managed to be local in fact and vibe, while also  
bringing in some complementary bands/acts from outside whose presence  
seemed more a gesture of respect for the local scene than an intrusion  
upon it.

I'm also enjoying learning about Grady's and Rossi's 2007 travels.  
Viva, Italia! Now get back to the rawk.

d

Seriously, everytime I type "rawk" on my little communicator here, the  
program suggests that I ACTUALLY meant to type "Rawls". Does anyone  
else have that problem? And, in fact, is it a problem?

.........................
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On Mar 24, 2008, at 10:27 PM, pineview  
<quicklikeabunnyreviews AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep, that's right.
>
>
> On Mar 24, 7:00=A0pm, rrgibb... AT yahoo.com (Reese Gibbs) wrote:
> > Do I know Hepler or do I know Hepler??
> >
> > Reese Gibbs <rrgibb... AT yahoo.com> wrote: I think people airing  
> > their griev=
> ances is good and can be healthy for the community but I also think  
> it's imp=
> ortant to avoid rumor and speculation. =A0How could anyone know a  
> band was t=
> urned away for personal reasons? =A0When people go from what was  
> experienced=
> to what may have happened it begins to feel like a character  
> assassination.=
> =A0In the words of James Hepler: let's stick with what's legitimate.  
> =A0Is =
> that what James said? =A0If it isn't I would think he would say  
> something li=
> ke that. =A0Big ups, Hep.
> > Reese Gibbs McHenry
> >
> > hannah gush =A0wrote: I think Joel hit it right on the head: Troika  
> > *is* a=
> beautiful thing and no
> > one thinks organizing these things is easy. =A0I am the girlfriend  
> > of a Du=
> rham
> > musician and a HUGE local music fan. =A0To some it may seem I have  
> > no righ=
> t to
> > say anything but right up until last weekend people are still  
> > talking abou=
> t
> > how disappointed they were with Troika. =A0I thought if people were  
> > still =
> this
> > upset maybe there were some questions they wanted to ask the  
> > organizers, w=
> ho
> > I know post here on occasion.
> >
> > I know the issues I saw last year were mostly based around  
> > disorganization=
>
> > (three different times the various venues didn't know there was a  
> > show
> > there, bands didn't know where and when they were playing). =A0Some  
> > of thi=
> s
> > may be an issue with the band/venue but the multitude of those  
> > problems sa=
> ys
> > to me it was disorganization.
> >
> > The other issue is when we pay to get a ticket and then have to pay  
> > again
> > for the main shows - there are big enough bands to headline the  
> > main show
> > right here in Durham. One of the biggest bands here in Durham was  
> > turned
> > away because one of the organizers doesn't like them personally.  
> > =A0If the=
> y
> > would have headlined the main show there may have been enough money  
> > to pay=
>
> > them and the show could have avoided cancellation.
> >
> > Why are there out of town bands asked to play the Durham Music  
> > Festival? =
> =A0Is
> > this to boost attendance?
> >
> > Why were the Durham musicians that volunteered in the past blocked  
> > from
> > volunteering again?
> >
> > Hannah
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Joel Peck =A0wrote:
> >
> > > But I'm sure there's an example that proves me wrong... > Troika  
> > > is a
> > > beautiful thing, it brings us together as music lovers and local  
> > > support=
> ees.
> > > It puts a lot of area bands together on really big ecclectic  
> > > bills.> But=
>
> > > last year, it seemed like 3-4 band line ups featuring an unknown  
> > > out of =
> town
> > > act or 2 were more common. Hence, the thin crowds and disappointed
> > > attendees.
> >
> > > > Watch "Cause Effect," a show about real people making a real  
> > > > differenc=
> e.
> > > Learn more.>http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=3Dtext_watchcaus=
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