I've found a few kindred spirits on MySpace -- folks who are doing some great things toward making the local live music community more cohesive. This week, there's been an interesting conversation happening here about why there are so few good, grassroots-level music venues in the region. One theory is that local club/restaurant owners aren't holding up their end of the bargain. I'd say that's as good a theory as any, but certainly there are some places that seem to handle the business well. My feeling is that lack of consistent audience is a bigger problem than sleazy club owners. But I'm interested in other opinions.
Someone from the band Freedom Hawk posted this:
"The bands bring in a ton of people that when they are having a good time and feel comfortable having a good time is when the bar/venue makes a ton of money....all the bullshit that goes into organizing, carting equipment, paying some promoter, sound guy and then playing is worth more than 1% of bar sales ..."
The two folks hosting this conversation are Grumbadas Favorite Local Bands and MC7C, both worth checking out on a regular basis.
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