| Make friends, lots of friends, preferably friends who are in bands that are somewhat simillar to your band. Go to their shows, and make sure they know about yours. Cross promotion with other bands is great. Try and make friends with bands from other areas and set up gigs with each other for out of town exposure.
When you get gigs promote your a$$es off! Hand out flyers everywhere you can (don't get arrested though, missing gigs cause your in jail is only cool if you are a mega rock star). Make sure everyone you know is aware of the show. Set up caravans for out of town gigs (nothing is more impressive to a club owner than an out of town band that brings fans to the show). Also make friends with people in the audience after a gig. Thank them for coming out, chat, etc. It makes an impression and they'll be more likely to remember your act as one they want to see again.
Get a website, a GOOD website. Make sure it has sound clips, pics, and a list of upcoming gigs. Keep it updated. Print buisness cards for everyone in the band to hand out to all their friends. Make sure the website address is on the cards. Get all your friends' bands to link to your site, and link back to theirs.
Try and get on the radio whenever possible. Most areas have at least one station that does a local music night, get on it.
Just a few ideas off my head that have worked for myself or other bands I know.
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Originally Posted by Tsal There's an old proverb in Finland:
"If someone smiles at you on the street for no apparent reason, pay no attention - he's probably either drunk, a lunatic or american." | | 
