--- don 'fats' winblad <mephatso1@yahoo.com> wrote:
< aren't show dates and such available on websites? >
Yeah, I'm sure there are some sites in some cities,
but I think there are very few that are very
comprehensive about underground electronic music. For
So Cal, Eric Frans & I do one called the SCIDM page.
We try and cover LA, OC, and San Diego. In a region
this large with so many events going on it's very easy
to miss something good. Trust me I don't find all the
information on just a few sites, I go to many sites
and grab flyers when I'm at record stores and hear
about them word of mouth.
And face it there are a lot of promoters that don't do
a good job getting the word out. So music lists are
the best place to spread the word.
When I see posts for events in NYC or elsewhere I
don't automatically hit delete. That post might be
about an artist I like, and it might lead me to search
to see if they are playing other cities near me. I'm
sure there are people that do that when I post about
So Cal events.
Hell, I drove 15 hours to see Dead Can Dance back in
93 or 94 (I can't remember). I was stunned when i saw
Aphex Twin was playing a few days later. If it wasn't
for ripping the poster off the wall and calling the
hotline I never would have known Aphex Twin would be
playing in a city near me a week later. In fact,
hardly anyone knew Aphex Twin/Orbital/Vapourspace were
playing in Arizona, because that event was SO POORLY
promoted. It was a fluke that I found out and I told
all of my friends. The LA show didn't even happen, I
don't know what the circumstances were whether it was
promotion or venue problems.
A lot of artists have to tour to make a living,
because record sales aren't always enough. So I don't
see anything wrong with helping to get the word out,
and believe me underground electronic shows need help
getting the word out. I've been to many shows with
really great artists performing and a low turnout.
< no offense to those that post dates but i presume if
we need to know about a particular show we can look it
up. >
No offense, but people take different things from the
list. For some it might be IDM 101, for others it
might be about trading or buy/sell music, shows, and
numerous other things. Some people might just want to
chat about gear and music production, deejaying, etc.
I'm sure there are very few people that find every
single topic interesting.
< I'd rather read actual discussion about music rather
than when so-and-so is playing. >
Tell me when you find the "perfect list" that only
discusses music that you are interested in. I'm
subscribed to three music lists and none of them come
close to what I'm looking for, but I occasionally find
some interesting posts here and there. C'est La Vie
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