Just a quick PSA. A while back my Friend Ben started a group on Facebook called Nashville Gig Finder. It's been a raging success with over 4000 members in just a few months. So much so that he's expanding it to other cities. So check on Facebook and see if your city has one, it's a great alternative to Craigslist.
Ugh. Love the idea, hate Facebook. Any chance he could open it up so folks didn't have to have a Facebook account to use it?
There is a Nashville Gig Finder website. I'm sure at some point that will expand, but he does have to make time to earn a living too, so it will probably take a while.