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  • From: James Hepler <hepstyle AT gmail.com>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: Eh, Whatever!
  • Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:52:13 -0400

I might remember it wrong, but it seems as though Go! had exactly that
problem. I remember Of Montreal playing there. Packed house, big money
loser overall. I might have it wrong. And it's tangential. So you know...

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM, <local506 AT gmail.com> wrote:

> >>>(to dig deeper, it really makes the *most* sense when there's a chance
> that a lot of people who've never
> seen/heard the band are gonna show up, based on hype . . . but thus
> far
> I don't see that level of thought going into the section)
>
> Agreed. And I think that would even be a better section...and
> acknowledging those bands that live up to the buzz.
>
> >>>I'm sure you don't, but surely you can acknowledge that it's irrational
> to expect a music critic to take the financial best interests of the
> clubowner into heart when deciding what to write.
>
> By no means am I suggesting they write positive things because I have
> money on the line and, as previously mentioned, I never lobby for
> press for any show, no matter how much money I stand to lose. But the
> point I was trying to make is that music venues, unlike other
> businesses, don't just 'not make money' when people don't show up, but
> can also lose money that goes to pay the bands (on top of the other
> overhead that ever business has.)
>
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