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What's your local music scene like?

#41
Las Vegas;

A butt load of mediocre 80's rock cover bands, driving the level of showmanship & pay into the dirt
married duos moving here from everywhere trying to be the next "big show lounge act"
awesome musicians with sour attitudes, so they get no work
lack of commitment (everyone's a sub)
not much of an underground scene, although there are a few great musicians & bands
awesome "big production" shows, hard to land those gigs, but they pay good
ok Jazz scene, see "musicians with attitudes" why do Jazz cats think they're better than every one else?

I'm jaded, being both sideman and leader, dealing with Vegas musicians can be trying...
but I did manage to put together a bad a$$ trio with some cool cats, we'll see...
 
#43
I was very interested and surprised reading this thread. I noticed two cats from my area with two different opinions than my own. Perhaps, ones idea of his/her music scene is more of a state of mind, and could be rooted in their specific role in that "scene". Example; if you're a rock guy, you may notice more of that scene that you would say country, even though the country scene may be doing very well in your area. Of course that was just an example. Does anyone else feel like that could be a possibility? Am I crazy?
 
#44
Joe Murray said:
I was very interested and surprised reading this thread. I noticed two cats from my area with two different opinions than my own. Perhaps, ones idea of his/her music scene is more of a state of mind, and could be rooted in their specific role in that "scene". Example; if you're a rock guy, you may notice more of that scene that you would say country, even though the country scene may be doing very well in your area. Of course that was just an example. Does anyone else feel like that could be a possibility? Am I crazy?
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Yes! you're not crazy...
Not only is it the individuals role in that scene, but his or her state of mind.
I'm sure someone could see Vegas different than me,
especially because I've become jaded...
 
#46
Little Rock-- It spawned Evanescence and Ne-Yo, thats about it. You've got teenage poppunkscreamohardcoreposthardcore bands or country here for the most part, take your pick. Both are pretty stagnate. However, there also seems to be a flourishing underground hip hop scene here as well. I make the sacrifice and drive two hours to Memphis on a pretty regular basis.
 
#47
hmm... cumbria. well, in cockermouth we have masses of small bars with a few with regular live music, it's mostly blues and rock, covers and originals. also got a theater that puts on music, rarely rock, mostly artsy stuff from around the world - one week i went to see freutland jackson& bob hall (freutland plays acoustic blues, bob hall is a blues/boogie pianist) the next week I saw a taiko drumming group. we've got a few good venues around, like monroes in workington, and the brickyard in carlisle. lots of rock/metal/hardcore bands about, a few indie groups and lots of blues :) as far as festivals are concerned, there is cockrock, solfest and maryport blues festival, all of which are good. oh, and the sands center in carlise gets some big acts... 10cc and jools holland have played there, overall, pretty good here, but i cant comment on payment, as i dont gig much.
 
#48
Winnipeg is a city of 700,000 with a large music scene as musicians flock here due to the low cost of living relative to the rest of Canada.

Classic rock is the best paying bar circuit with 5 large clubs, 10 small clubs and about 30 bands that rotate through them.

Country Rock is the second best paying circuit with 2 large clubs, dozens of small gigs/clubs in the city and within two hours drive. There are usually about 20 bands playing a mix of country rock and classic rock.

Blues/R&B/Funk has about 10 medium-small clubs and about 25 bands.

Assorted Metal with 2 clubs that pay the band with the cover charge and about 200 bands of various types of metal.

Jazz bands have about 5 clubs and way too many musicians.

I play in a rock band, a country rock band and I'm putting together a R&B/Funk band.

Below is a sample of one week of bookings.

Venues
ACADEMY FOOD DRINKS MUSIC . 437 Stradbrook, 221-2837 . Sun - Rock Band with J. Williamez . Mon - Blues Jam with Tim Butler . June 12 - Jodi King, Tele . June 13 - JD Edwards Band . June 16 - Flo Soul Band, The Lytics, Polo Club . June 17 - Greg Lowe Fusion . June 18 - Grapevinyl Records Night . June 19 - Highway 59 . June 20 - J. Williamez, Le Duo . June 23 - Rob Waddell and Friends . June 24 - Tim Butler Blues Jam . June 25 - These Three Cities, Enjoy Your Pumas, Simeon Ross . June 26 - Jicah CD release, Weatherman Underground . June 27 - DJ Justin Long . June 30 - The Shouting Ground

BELLA VISTA . 53 Maryland, 775-4485 . Neighbourhood bar, live music on weekends . Weds - Scott Nolan . June 5 & 6 - The Detonators

THE CAVERN . 112 Osborne, 284-7201 . June 11 - Matterhorn, Living in Red . June 12 - Calabi Yau, Weatherman Underground, The Bottle Rockets . June 13 - The Chris Carmichael Band . June 14 - The Sunday Night Gong Show . June 15 - The Vinyl Drip w/James Brown . June 16 - Soul Night w/ Dr. Hotbottom and The Soul Prescriptions . June 17 - Trivaoke w/ Adam & Pauly . June 18 - Jam night w/ Route 59 . June 19 - The Real Deal, The Mission Lights . June 20 - Trousermouth, The Ruffigans . June 21 - Les Sexy . June 22 - The Vinyl Drip w/ James Brown . June 23 - James Brown's 40th b-day bash . June 24 - Trivaoke w/ Adam & Pauly . June 25 - Jam Night w/ Rout 59 . June 26 - Floor 13 . June27 - Deal Letters, Broken Roadie . June 28 - Sunday Night Gong Show . June 29 - The vinyl Drip w/ James Brown . June 30 - Soul Night w/ Dr. Hotbottom and the Soul Prescription

CENTRAL HOTEL . Rookies . Weds- Country Weds w/ Mechanical bull riding . Thurs - DJ Krave . Fri - Black Dameena, White Rhino . Sat - DJ Krave

CRESCENT FORT ROUGE CHURCH . Corner of Wardlaw and Nassau .

THE CURRENT . Inn at the Forks, 942-6555 . June 11, 12 - Rosemarie Todaschuk Trio

THE CYRK .

THE EDGE GALLERY . 101-611 Main, 947-2992 .

FAZZO . 905 Corydon, 478-1872 .

FOLK EXHCANGE . 211 Bannatyne .

FRANCO-MANITOBAN CULTURAL CENTRE . 340 Provencher Blvd, 233-8972 . June 9 - Mardi Jazz w/ Ben Dietschi . June 16 - Luisa d'Abramo

GORDIE'S COFFEE HOUSE. 127 Cobourg Ave. (Inside the big church) .

GRANT & WILTON COFFEE HOUSE . Temple Shalom Hall, 1077 Grant .

HOOLIGANS . 61 Sherbrook, 783-5220 . Mon-Tu - karaoke . Weds - Andrew Neville & the Poor Choices . Thurs - Johnny 100 . June 12 - The Lonely Vulcans, Benevolent Sun, Voldis and the Melodicas . June 19 - SitDownTracy, The Playing Cards, Enjoy
Your Pumas

INTO THE MUSIC . B-245 McDermot . June 20 - Ray Davies Birthday Tribute . July 17 - SitDownTracy . Aug 1 - L'Viv . Aug 28 - Dynamo

J. FOX'S RESTAURANT & LOCAL . 414 Academy Rd, 487-3035 . June 6, 3 pm - The Telepathic Butterflies . June 6, 4 pm - Novillero . June 6, 10:30 pm - The English Moccasins . June 6, midnight - Novillero

THE KING'S HEAD PUB & EATERY . 120 King, 957-7710 . NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED . Sun - All the King's Men . Mon - The Magician . Tues - Comedy Night . Wed - Little Boy Boom . Thurs - The Joey Landreth Band . June 12 - Retro Rhythm Review . June 19 - McKinley Matters . June 20 - Johnny Moonbeam & the Lunatics

LASALLE HOTEL . 346 Nairn, 668-5367 . Tues - Debra Lyn Band

LE GARAGE CAFÉ . 166 Provencher, 237-0737 . June 11 - Curtis Newton and friends . June 12 - Marco Castillo Trio . June 13 - The Dusty Roads Band

LO PUB . HostellIng International Downtowner Hostel, 330 Kennedy . Neighbourhood pub, live indie rock . June 12 - Laura Smith, SitDown Tracy, Paul Bergman . June 15 - Big Smash! Music Scene screening of You're Breaking My Heart: The Music of Harry Nilsson

MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK . 475-0483 . Most shows at 8 pm . June 12 - Andrew Frolich Trio . June 13 - Bob Watts . June 19 - Jennilee Martineau . June 20 - Sue & Dwight . June 26 - Jan Smith & Dallas Crawford

MCNALLY ROBINSON POLO PARK . Most shows at 8 pm . June 12 - Three Blind Mice . June 13 - Kerri Woelke . June 19 - Darcia Senft & James Hickerson . June 20 - Dan & Sel . June 26 - Neufeld & Kidder . June 27 - Jan Smith & Dallas Crawford

MONDRAGON BOOKSTORE?& coffee house . 91 Albert St . Book launch of The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy, Yves Engler

MUSIC TRADER . 97 Osborne, 475-0077 . July 25 - The Birthday Cakes, 7 pm

NORWOOD HOTEL . 112 Marion, 233-4475 . Thursday original night . June 11 - Marco Castillo's Brazilian Season

THE ORBIT ROOM . 4-2077 Pembina, 261-8421 . Monday Night Hang:

OZZY'S BAR & NIGHTCLUB . 160 Osborne, 452-9824 . Thurs - ReadyMix Dance Party . Thurs - Ready Mix Dance Party . Fri - '80s Night. Sat - Skitzo Dancer (electo indie rock dance party) . June 13 - The Ball . June 20 - Lost Priority, Gathering Flies . June 26 - The Entertainment . June 29 - WearYourWounds, Lets Get Invisible, Hiatus . June 30 - Derek Miller, Three Star Seed, On the Fly, The Home Crew

PARAGON RESTAURANT & BAR . 220 Carlton St, 480-3212 . Friday evening Jazz@5 program every Friday 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm . June 12 - Luisa d'Abramo

PARK THEATRE & MOVIE CAFE . 698 Osborne St, 478-7275 . Live music and concert venue

PHASE 2 . 575 Portage Ave, 415-2263 . Live music Th-Sun

PYRAMID CABARET . 176 Fort, 957-7777 . Local live music venue . June 12 - The Shouting Ground . June 13 - DJ Co-op . June 17 - Jeremy Dawson (Shiny Toy Guns) DJ set . June 18 - Burnt-Project 1 . June 20 - Mckinley Matters . June 22 - CKY . June 23 - The Coathangers w/The Ex-Girlfriends

RAGPICKERS THEATRE . 216 McDermot .

RED ROAD LODGE . 631 Main St .

ROYAL ALBERT ARMS . 48 Albert, 943-8433 . June 4 - Electro Quarterstaff, L'Viv . June 11 - Carpenter, The Ripperz, Talk City . June 13 - SNFU . June 14 - Absu, Glorier Belli, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Sothis . June 16 - Hollerado, The Good Luck Assembly . June 17 - Rocket Reducers, The Thrashers . June 18 - Arsonists get All The Girls, A Plea For Purging, The Agonist, Atilla . June 19 - Gregor, Brothers, Greenhouse . June 20 - Norris, Bladelazer, Northern Shadows . June 23 - The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Dead Science . June 24 - DJ Brace, DJ Weezl . June 25 - Post Apocalyptic Slideshow w/ Aminty Splash, Road Trips, Triptych, The Bee Keepers vs Kid Confusion . June 26 - The Vibrators, Farler's Fury . June 27 - Cut Off Your Hands . June 28 - Andrew WK, Barn Burner, Krotch Rawket . July 2 - Pro Pain, Sworn Enemy, Mantic Ritual . July 3 - Buried Inside, KEN mode, Withdrawal, Archagathus . July 4 - Abigail Williams, Goatwhore, Daath, Abysmal Dawn, S.W.A.A.T.S. . July 24 - Abriosis, Kataplexis, Let's Get Invisible, P.M.P.R . Sep 16 - Edguy, Epicurean, Luna Mortis . Sep 20 - Obituary, Goatwhore, Krisiun, The Berzerker, Warbringer

SHANNON'S IRISH PUB . 175 Carlton, 943-2302 . Live music every weekend . June 11 - Alexander Mccowan . June 12 - Living in Red . June 13 - Chocolate Bunnies from Hell . June 15 - J. Williamez . June 16 - Deflated Egos . June 17 - Neal Pinto . June 18 - Mas Headspace . June 19 - Sons of York . June 20 - The Pap Smears . June 22 - J. Williamez . June 23 - Deflated Egos . June 24 - Neal Pinto . June 26 - Pushing Daisies . June 29 - J. Williamez . June 30 - Deflated Egos

THE SPOT . 92 Albert St (the basement of The Fyxx) . Occasional live music venue

TIMES CHANGE(D) HIGH & LONESOME CLUB . Main & St. Mary, 957-0982 . Sun - Blues Jam hosted by Big Dave McLean . June 11 - Fish and Bird, Oliver Swain, Oh My Darling . June 12 - Little Miss Higgins, Big Dave McLean . June 13 -Little Miss Higgins, Dan Frechette (7 & 10 pm) . June 25 - The Weber Brothers . June 26 - Ndidi Onukwulu . June 27 - Matt Anderson . June 28 - Samuel James . July 3 - Flash Lightnin', The Perpetrators . July 4 - Vince Andrushko CD Release

WINDSOR HOTEL . 187 Garry, 942-7528 . Tue - Rumble Fish . Sat, 3 pm-7 pm - Blues Jam w/ The Dusty Roads Band

THE ZOO . 160 Osborne, 452-9824 . June 11 - AM Glory, Making Waves, Common Lives, The Way We Talk . June 12 - DOA, Trouser Mouth, The Twerps . June 13 - DOA, the Unwanted, Blackout Brigade . June 18 - Nocturnal Divinity, Split Lip Grin, The ruined, Stranger than Radio . June 19 - Five Hundred Pound Furnace, Word of Mouth, Hellride, Diamonds . June 20 - DarkHouse CD release, DJ Hectic, Rebel Yell, Rupness Monsta, Kevin Bones . June 25 - Devoid, Coda, The Civil Disobedients, Dryrun . June 26 - Dreadnaut, Coda, The Civil Disobedients, Dryrun . June 27 - Labyrinth, Stranger Than Radio, OCD . June 30 - Dreadnaut, Pretty Train Crash, Norris

YELLOW DOG TAVERN . 386 Donald, 775-6676 . Live music. . Weds - Chris Carmichael
Bars & Clubs
A.J.'S LOUNGE . Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Ave. . Music every weekend

ALIVE IN THE DISTRICT . 65 Rorie, 989-8080 . Over-21 dance club . June 12, 13 - Mother Groove

BAR ITALIA . 737 Corydon, 475-3481 . Neighbourhood bar

BLUSH ULTRACLUB . 323 Portage, 221-4583 . Downtown dance club . June 12 - Adrenaline, feat. DJ Bagheera, $10 admission . June 13 - DJ Fin-S . Garden of Eden, 8 p.m., tix @ McNally Robinson, Club 200, Gio's . June 15 - Viva La Blush . June 19 - DJ 7even . June 20 - DJ Fin-S .

CANADIANA . 1400 Notre Dame, 786-3471 . Neighbourhood bar, live music on weekends . June 11-13 - Xstatic

CHARLIE O'S . 164 Stafford, 477-4815 . Wed, 8 pm - Andee-O's Open Mic . June 12, 13 - Tim Butler

CLUB 200 . 190 Garry, 943-6045, GLBT . Mon & Thu - Karaoke . Tues - Lucky Stars feat. DJ Jason LP . Sat - Happy Hour Bingo w/ Anita Stallion feat. DJ Perry

COUNTRY CORRAL . 3740 Portage, 837-5831 . Neighbourhood bar, live music on weekends

COWBOYS . 1034 Elizabeth, 253-2641 . Thurs - Winnipeg's best country bands w/ DJ Special K . Fri - Hot Country Fridays w/ QX 104, DJ Ritz . June 11 - Velocity . June 12, 13 - Day After Nashville . June 18 - Haymaker feat. Zack Werner . June 19, 20 - Four Mile Road . June 25, 26, 27 - Last On The Road

DOUBLE'S FUN CLUB . 20 Alpine, 255-6000 . Mon - Trivia Night . Tues-Wed - Poker Night . Thu -Karaoke . Fri-Sat - Bands

DYLAN O'CONNOR'S PEMBINA . 1875 Pembina, 275-1926 .

DYLAN O'CONNOR'S PORTAGE . 2609 Portage, 831-6730 . Neighbourhood bar . Every Monday, 8 pm - Open Mic w/Scott Place . June 12, 13 - The Lemons

EARLS MAIN . 191 Main, 989-0103 . Tue - Acoustic rock w/ The Grind . Thu - DJ

EARLS PEMBINA . 2005 Pembina, 275-1250 . Wed - Acoustic rock w/ The Grind

ENERGY LOUNGE . 710 Pembina, 475-8958 . Thu - Re: Fresh w/ WinnipegJungle.com . Sat - Caribbean Heat w/ residents Stamina Sound . Sun - Reggae Jam

THE ESTATE . 441 Main, 943-2633 . Fri - DJ?Fin-S & Tha Coach . Sat - DJ Seven

FINN'S . Johnston Terminal, 944-8118 .

THE GATES ON ROBLIN . 6945 Roblin, 224-2837 . June 12, 13 - Robert Naumko

GIO'S . 155 Smith, 786-1236 . Wed - Karaoke w/ Sarah, DJ Ian . Fri - DJ Ryan .

HIFI CLUB . 108 Osborne, 2nd floor . Open Thurs-Sat . Local dance club

JAGUAR'S . Club Regent, 1415 Regent W., 957-2700 . June 11 - The D-Drifters . June 12 - The Boom . June 13 - Damn Straight . June 18 - Papa Mambo . June 19 & 20 - Bad Dog . June 25 - Swing Cats . June 26 & 27 - Bob's Yer Uncle . July 2 - Oscar Mejia & His Grupo Sabor . July 3 & 4 - Dameon Styles

JEFFREY'S LOUNGE . 1420 Henderson, 338-5000 . Sundays - Open jam w/ Brent Scott Trio . June 5, 6 - Rock of Ages

JOKER'S LOUNGE . McPhillips Street Station, 484 McPhillips, 957-3900 . Thurs - Live Band Karaoke w/ The Danny Kramer Band . Fridays - Piano Catz . June 13 - Caraballo

THE LID . 2935 Pembina, 275-0700 . Fri - Reverse cover Fridays . Sat - Ladies night

LUXALUNE GASTROPUB . 734 Osborne St., 777-0909 . Fri - The Keith Price Organ Trio

MARION HOTEL . 393 Marion, 233-1477 . Sundays - Jam w/ The Hat . June 12, 13 - Right Side Up

THE MARLBOROUGH HOTEL . 331 Smith
. Regal Beagle . All shows start at 10pm . Every Thurs - Shandra & Jason . Last Wednesday of every month - Jam hosted by The Marlborough Men . Live music on weekends . June 12, 9:30 pm - The Kathy Kennedy Blues Band
. Churchill's . June 14 - Robert Naumko

MERCHANTS HOTEL . 541 Selkirk Ave, 586-4607 .

MICHELE'S RESTAURANT . McPhillips St. Station . Sun, 11 a.m. - 2 pm - Jazz Brunch w/ Ron Halldorson & Janice Finlay

MIRRORS . 1975 Portage, 338-8777 . June 12, 13 - Bob's Yer Uncle

THE MIX . 550 McPhillips St, 582-2680 . June 12, 13 - Chocolate Pie

MONTY'S BAR ONE . 2280 Pembina, 269-1406 . Tues - The Sexy Time X-Plosion (Hip Hop, Top 40) . Wed - Mixx It (Hip Hop, R&B, Top 40) . Thurs - Ultimate Guys Night Out (Poker Tourneys) . Sat - Cryptic Chaos (Goth/Industrial)

MYBAR . 826 Regent, 474-2582 . Fri - Hot 103's Steve Adams & DJ Special K . June 13 - Marc LaBossiere . June 20 - Rusty Nail . June 27 - Caraballo

NOIR WINE BAR & EATERY . 470B River, 477-6777 . Mon - JD Edwards . Tues - Lo-Rev w/DJ Sw@t and Nex MC (Bi-weekly) . Thurs - Ladies Night w/ DJ Imaculat . Fri - Hospitality Industry Sunday w/ DJ Dow Jones

NORWOOD HOTEL . 112 Marion, 233-4475 . Tue-Wed - '50s to the '80s . Sat, 3-6 pm - Jumpin' at the Wood . June 12, 13 - Free Ride . June 18 - Johnny Cajun . June 25 - Doug Edmond . July 2 - Groovey Moustache . July 9 - Conga Jim . July 16 - The Ministers of Cool . July 23 - Keith Price, Curtis Nowosad Quintet . July 30 - Twilight Hotel . Aug 6 - Scott Seniors Big Band . Aug 13 - Mira Black & The Lush Life Cabaret Band . Aug 27 - Mizz Browne

THE O.C. . 1792 Pembina, 984-9000 . Fri - DJ Vance Jr . Sat - DJ Special K . June 6 - Battle of the Boroughs II - feat. DJ Spray, DJ Combo, 16 MCs . June 13 - Battle of the Boroughs II - finals w/ DJ Disspare

PALOMINO . 1133 Portage, 772-0454 . Country/rock nightclub . June 11-13 - The Service

PONY CORRAL . 444 St. Mary, 942-4414 . Fri-Sat - Live music . Sun - DJ St. Germain's Ultimate Jam . 1050 Nairn, 668-4414 . Sun - Hospitality Night
. 1700 Pembina, 275-0346 . Thu, 9 pm - DJ Salsa in the City . June 5 - Christelle Dussault, Jeff Riley
. 400 Wilton St, 475-4464 . June 6 - Michelle Bahadori, Kat Kennedy

PURE NIGHT CLUB . 423 McMillan .

REPUBLIC NIGHTCLUB . 291 Bannatyne . Wednesdays, DJ Fin-S, Tha Coach,. $5 . Thursdays, DJ Hollywood Hype . Fridays,
DJ D LO . Saturdays, DJ Dow Jones, DJ Diggs . June 18, 9 pm - Chew Fu

ROOKIES . Kanata @ Melrose, 222-4777 . Wed - Country Wednesday w/DJ Krave . Thurs - DJ Krave . Fri - DJ Krave . Sat - DJ Krave

ROOM 720 LOUNGE . 720 Corydon, 415-0076 .

ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL . 123 Regent West, 224-1882 .

ST. NORBERT HOTEL . 3540 Pembina, 269-1290 . Tues - Jazz Night feat. Andrew Walton Jazz Group . June 12 - Kaiser Jet

ST. REGIS HOTEL . 285 Smith, 949-0818 . June 12, 13 - Wailin Jailer

SILVER SPIKE . 202 Bond, 224-4885 . Neighbourhood bar . June 11-13 - Vaga Blonde

SILVERADO'S . 2100 McPhillips, 633-0024 . Fri - Ladies '80s Night w/ DJ Jay Walker &?DJ Biff . Sat - Sociable Saturdays w/ DJ Biff, live bands . June 12, 13 - Pop The Trunk . June 16 - Bif Naked, the Manvils . June 17 - Doghouse . June 19, 20 - Vaga Blonde . June 26, 27 - Almost Famous . July 3, 4 - Cover Girl . July 10, 11 - Mother Groove . July 17, 18 - Marc LaBossiere . July 24, 25 - Eye-2-Eye . July 30 Nazareth, Barry G. Player Band . July 31, Aug 1 - Velocity . Aug 6 - Brandon Paris Band, Pushing Daisies, Davinport . Aug 7, 8 - Damn Straight . Aug 14, 15 - Pop The Trunk . Aug 21, 22 - The Boom . Aug 28, 29 - Bad Dog . Sept 4, 5 - Venus Envy . Sept 11, 12 - Mother Groove . Sept 18, 19 - Cover Girl . Sept 25, 26 - Almost Famous

STEREO . 1034 Elizabeth, 474-2582 . Wed - Viva Las Vegas feat. DJ Hollywood Hype and Lloyd the Intern . Fri - DJ Hollywood Hype & Nav . Sat - Sex and the City, feat. Lloyd the Intern and DJ Hollywood Hype

TAVERN UNITED POWERHOUSE . 260 Hargrave, 944-0022, Downtown pub . Until June 14 - John Larsson

TAVERN UNITED TRANSCONA . 826 Regent West, 222-8165 . Until June 14 - Jeff Adams

TEDDY BOB'S . 1105 Arlington, 786-6601 . June 4-6 - Without A Trace

TIJUANA YACHT CLUB . 1405 St. Matthews, 775-8791 . Thu - Hot 103 Lavish Thursdays w/ Adam West & DJ Skip . Fri - Back to tha Old Skool '90s night . Sat - Plush Saturdays w/ DJ Scotty Miami

TOAD IN THE HOLE . 112 Osborne, 284-7201 . Sun, 2 pm-5 pm - Neufeld & Kidder
upperdeck sports bar . McPhillips St. Station, 957-2500, 284-7201 . Thurs - Live band karaoke . Fri - Piano Catz . Sat - Winnipeg's best party bands . June 13 - Caraballo . June 18 & 19 - Aboriginal Artists Showcase w/ Mark Morisseau . June 20 - Clint Dutiaume . June 21 - Darren Lavallee . June 27 - Spectrum

VIBE NITECLUB . 330 York, 942-0101 . Tues - Karaoke Anonymous . Thu - Open mic w/ DJ Honeyflow, DJ Bunny . Fri - DJ Throwdown . Sat - Saturday Hype feat. DJs Lindo P., Rahdil, Massive, hosted by Chino & Bubba B

VIVID NITECLUB?& LOUNGE . 1931 Pembina Hwy, 275-2300 . June 12, 13 - Eye-2-Eye

WHISKEY DIX. 436 Main, 944-7539 . Downtown dance club . June 12, 13 - Almost Famous
 
#49
In the middle of NO-Where Illinois, Quincy to be exact. The scene around here is pretty decent for being a town of about 50,000. I am just now starting to get back into it after taking an 8 year hiatus. Mostly cover bands, with the majority of them being classic rock. There are a couple of really good original bands here, one really good hard rock band and one really good jam band (cross between Pink Floyd and Dave Matthews Band, very good). The current band that I am in is covers, playing mostly 90s and new rock.

Mostly bar gigs. Fewer and fewer bars are having bands now a days, but the ones that do pay pretty well, usually $300 - $700 (for 4 hour gig) and you can always find two or three bars with bands on the weekend. There is one venue that has festivals twice a month usually 6 to 8 bands, it's pretty sweet.
 
#50
Sacramento music scene is kinda blooming definately not easy to jump right into it. I would have to say promoters suck big time here and venues are kinda sketchy about new bands due to all the crap acts. overall it's okay not great though.
 
#51
In Boston/eastern Mass. The pickings are rough. Most bars have gone to a showcase format 3-4 bands a night little or no $. There is a bit of a jazz scene and a few places playing blues/classic rock/roots music but unless you're well established pay is marginal at best. ($250-$400 band max) They changed the sprinkler laws here a couple years ago which lead to many of the mid sized clubs closing. There have been a few large venues opening here in the last couple years, but they bring in national or big regional acts. So unless you're a big name the best you can hope for is a band that is supporting your music habit, gear etc. and maybe a night out.
 
#52
Western MA/Central MA

Most bands in our area are hardcore, metal, and a few indie bands. There's a few good cover bands trolling around, but they're few and far between. Most of the larger cities are dominated by harcore and metal. Especially the Worcester area. I like both forms of music, but it's a little tiresome going to the same show over and over again.

Another thing is that each city has it's own thing going. Sometimes they're glad to help "out of town" bands, but a lot of times they are very defensive of their "scene".

Basically if you want to hear fresh stuff you go to Northampton or Boston.
 
#53
Victoria, British Columbia..

Lots of metal here, of various sub-genres, most of which ending in 'Core' .. we actually have a pretty cool website that kind of anchors the Victoria music scene - www.livevictoria.com .. but always someone trying to start a "DoomCore" or "SludgeCore" or "MetalCore" band or whatever.. and there used to be a lot of sloppy punk/screamo/hardcore bands here but we seem to have shifted over into Post-Hardcore now featuring the generic emo look of skinny jeans and black hair, with a smattering of ironic facial hair thrown into the mix.

Thankfully the alternative rock scene seems to be growing here, I'm noticing more shows with a fairly diverse set of bands on the bill. The venues around here don't seem terribly specific and it wouldn't be uncommon to see a bar with a mainstream/modern rock show one night and an all out metal-wank-fest the next.

Speaking of venues.. there are a few good ones that come to mind, but we certainly need more of them. Just off the top of my head I can think of maybe 5-10 bar or club type venues around that regularly put on shows, and maybe the same number of halls that get rented out for all-agers, etc.

Interestingly we have very few cover bands in town.
 
#55
5StringBlues said:
Houston,Texas

Pros-1.plenty venues to play,for all types of music.Bar gigs,resturant gigs,original music venues,tejano venues,zydeco venues,blues venues,rock venues.
2.A whole lot of good musicians here to work with.

Cons-1.City is spread out.You might have a 100 mile round trip to do a local gig.
2.Too many weekend warrior types bringing down the pay scale.
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How true. Also, far fewer venues for jazz (unless you are thumping the doghouse) than a few years back due to restaurant closings
 
#58
D.M.N. said:
Island up north of Seattle. There's one blues band of old timers, a jazz quintet.......and a lot of guys that play guitar.....and most of the guitar players are into more pop/rock, Chili Peppers and David Bowie.......and I like rock/blues......to sum up, there isn't a big scene, if you hadn't realised that already........
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sounds like something i could definitely dig, except for the exact kind of mimic rock that comes from these two sorts of influences. boo! i love me some RHCP tho! :D
 

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