General Music Chat

This weekend is a big one for Detroit rock & roll. The Metro Times Blowout is happening, 160 bands at ten venues, a wrist band is $25 and allows you unlimited access. The Farleys are NOT part of that clique and will be instead at the Lagerhouse, and our friends Choking Susan will be at our home base Simon's. Get out and support local music!

Awesome to hear that much activity all happening at once Jimmy. Rock on man!

Thanks man. It's unfortunate that there are cliques, just like high school daze. If anything we're part of the Cass Corridor/Downriver clique, kind of outside the "cool kids" crowd that the Metro Times regularly sucks up to. Maybe that's why they call it the Blowout lol.

The cool kids never know where the good music is.

Find the good music and live well, the best revenge on the world in general.

Anyway I am just curious as to why not establish a place to do mostly originals? Then court the press. Actually plan it out and see what the editorials are typically towards and what they seem to like. Talk to the guy who does their entertainment. From what your post, it seems you already have an accepting venue. The thing about the cool kids, is that they are only that way when everyone says they are.

You guys ever read the Washington Post article about Joshua Bell? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01721.html

To sum it all up, one of the worlds greatest musicians, playing a $3.5 million violin, three days before he was getting $100.00 for a good seat for a performance and in the metro playing during rush hour, he made $32.00.

All art is based upon perception. Any artists is a nobody, until somebody else tells everyone different. Just thinking out loud man, but if the Sex Pistols can become world renowned there really is not a whole lot holding anyone back, except popular acceptance. The internet is so noisy, it is just hard to be heard. Just a thought man. You may have been down that avenue many times and of course I would not know.

All of these venues feature "mostly original" music. Usually, 3-5 bands split the bill and the door, play for 45 minutes and play 1 or 2 covers and 10 or so originals. There's a lot of competition for the folks who do go out to see live music, so cliques and alliances form naturally. We support the bands that we play with, just as the Blowout folks stick together. Just the way it works.

Just curious Jimmy, like I said I would not know and the specific situation has be different with each area. I doubt it will be any easier trying to peddle originals where we are as well. If the country keeps up with PC nonsense, the public park amidst juice and cookies will be the last venues left.

All of these venues feature "mostly original" music. Usually, 3-5 bands split the bill and the door, play for 45 minutes and play 1 or 2 covers and 10 or so originals. There's a lot of competition for the folks who do go out to see live music, so cliques and alliances form naturally. We support the bands that we play with, just as the Blowout folks stick together. Just the way it works.

Same here in Chicago. The inner city clubs are "Originals Only" and feature cover bands on designated nights. This is directly associated with issues from ASACP/BMI royalties contract. Most of the cover bands operate outside city limits in the suburban areas where the music policing/regulation is lax. My scene is very saturated. To give you an idea, our practice complex has over 200 bands and most likely played a show with all of them. Having said this, we find it easier to work with promoters to secure good dates.