It's rare enough that I agree with Jim that I thought I better point it out.
IMO, his view of the value of SXSW - or any kind of CSRF - is exactly right.
Bluegrass has something a little bit like that in the International
Bluegrass Music Association's annual trade show - though not surprisingly,
(good example: Blue Highway. They got a good
buzz going before they appeared, and they really nailed down their big-time
status by doing a hot showcase for a big crowd)
This brings up something I've been curious about Jon. What might you consider
big-time status for a bluegrass act? Ever
If this is the case, and I have no reason to dispute it,
why should poor old Garth get such a ragging around here
for all *his* efforts at self-marketing? It's just a difference
of scale, isn't it?
Ross Whitwam[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Molecular Pharmacology Therapeutics Program
Memorial
Kip writes: But I suspect if you're in the Joe Blow Band from Scranton, PA
and you try to convince a rep from Hightone to make your set, it's probably
not gonna happen.
Why not? Isn't the Joe Blow Band any good? Why are they making music then?
What's the point of making the trip? If the band
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: .
Look: SXSW sells a dream. That's why all those bands make the
drive (well, that and it can be fun to hear all the great music, depending
on how superhuman you're feeling that week, as Junior Barnard once said).
And let's not forgot there's a group of
Ross Whitwam wrote:
If this is the case, and I have no reason to dispute it,
why should poor old Garth get such a ragging around here
for all *his* efforts at self-marketing? It's just a difference
of scale, isn't it?
.Well sure. But its also the same difference of scale that gives the
Kiplet says,
On Tue, 16 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Despite what y'all say about SXSW or any event like it, I think that when
playing a showcase, or any CSRF like it, it is up to the artist to make the
most of what's available. You *do* have the opportunity to get important
people out
Despite what y'all say about SXSW or any event like it, I think that when
playing a showcase, or any CSRF like it, it is up to the artist to make the
most of what's available. You *do* have the opportunity to get important
people out to see your band/act if you take the initiative to let people
