I try to but most of the time it's a disappointment because the bands or the music sucks...
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as an introvert with tinnitus it's tough... i personally don't go out much if i'm not playing. i don't expect my musician friends to come to my gigs. it's great if they do and i do come out to a local show here and there. but if I am playing a show, I do generally stay all night no matter when my set is, and I won't stay in the green room the whole time either.
Do you support your local music community?
yes i do! i don't get out like i used to do: so i support a lot of efforts on social media and i correspond with them, and meet with them personally, for business and social. i'm not out in the clubs like i used to be. these days i go for the personal connection i may have --- with a specific player/band.
yes i do! i don't get out like i used to do: so i support a lot of efforts on social media and i correspond with them, and meet with them personally, for business and social. i'm not out in the clubs like i used to be. these days i go for the personal connection i may have --- with a specific player/band.
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Same here. My personal connections run very deep from many years of mixing in local clubs. But hanging in those same clubs is not all that appealing at this point. Fortunately, many of my friends' bands also play festivals, restaurants, and other places I can enjoy spending an hour or three at.
I've seen Bruce Springsteen several times ... and not ONCE has he come to one of my gigs! Expecting reciprocity is childish. I appreciate everyone who comes to hear us (because the like us and want to be there). I don't really notice who doesn't come. And if a friend has a band that I enjoy hearing, I show up when it's convenient. But being IN a band means I can't always get out to hear someone else's.
M reply would simply be "OK".
It's not unreasonable to expect that people will be there to hear you because you sound good. Even strangers. I get the idea of supporting the scene but to me it's mostly about networking and being out there and that's a personal choice. I don't expect anyone to come see my show, but I hope they will, because I hope they will be entertained by it.
Right ... and not as part of some quid pro quo.
yes and no. I do help spread word about shows and push other local bands stuff on social media for local bands that we get along with well but I don’t go to other peoples gigs as often as I did in my 20s.
I don't get out as much as I should, but I try to support other bands that I know. When I was in a band that used opening acts, I always bought the opening act's t-shirts and CDs. I'm always one of the first to start clapping after every song and if they are good I'll share their shows on Facebook and like their posts. I don't drink alcohol and I don't eat bar food, but I'm another warm body in the club and I never try to get in for free.
Same here. I’m at a point where I just don’t want to go out another couple nights per week seeing bands after already having a couple gigs the same week. Plus, it seems like the bands I like to support are playing the same nights I’m playing, so it’s rare we get to support each other’s bands that way.
We have a local phenomena where musicians will come out to support, with the unspoken expectation of sitting in. When that doesn’t materialize, they disappear.
Well, ideally one should support other bands by showing up at shows. I'm not a fan of sit-ins at all (I more or less think they are disruption), but that's how sit-ins happen which often times lead to more gigs.
Practically speaking? Its very difficult for me to do any of that as most bands I would go to support are probably playing an hour away from me and Im not driving an hour after working on a Friday, and Im not driving an hour saturday either as most times Im out doing a ton of other stuff that day.
There is a pretty good community around here. Not a lot of going to each others shows, although that happens, but everyone for the most part works with each other. Covers for each other if a problem comes up and supports each other at big fund raisers and so forth. Not a lot of that, this band sucks or that band stinks.
Never felt I had an obligation to support any band or music scene. If I heard that a specific band was really good, I might go and check them out. If I thought they were good, I’d tell my friends but that’s about the extent of my support.
Bad attitude. I definitely try to support the local music community by going to see the shows of other bands. Caveat: I don't go out to see a local band that I don't care for. I have my favorites.
The more gigs I have, the less open nights I have to go see someone else. If I have a gig that ends early I might stop in to see friends if it's not too far out of the way home.
Honestly, there's only 7 days in a week and on any given night maybe 3 or 4 friends have gigs. Can't go to them all!
Honestly, there's only 7 days in a week and on any given night maybe 3 or 4 friends have gigs. Can't go to them all!
I'm no tee-totaller, well almost, but it surprises me just how sloshed I see people get & then drive home.
That's what takes most of the fun out of it for me, because I want to get loaded, but just can't.
One of these days I'm going to walk the 3 miles to the bar & get sloshed with everyone else & crawl home.
One of my old classmates follows his band of choice all over & gets drunk every time, not sure how he still has a driver's license.
That's what takes most of the fun out of it for me, because I want to get loaded, but just can't.
One of these days I'm going to walk the 3 miles to the bar & get sloshed with everyone else & crawl home.
One of my old classmates follows his band of choice all over & gets drunk every time, not sure how he still has a driver's license.
Thank God for Uber and Lyft. They have probably saved a lot of lives!
