tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029512863571458097.post6920429674441712260..comments2019-09-09T08:15:32.473-05:00Comments on Fire Music Consortium: A little retrospective on my experience presenting...Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029512863571458097.post-74346965617282166542009-11-11T08:33:48.899-06:002009-11-11T08:33:48.899-06:00Chris, I think mixed bill shows are a great idea i...Chris, I think mixed bill shows are a great idea in principle. One thing that I've learned though is that if you're going to do a mixed bill, you've got to take it to the doorstep of the indie/rock/noise kids. And there has to be beer. In my naivete I tried to do some mixed bills in galleries + performance spaces. Well, these were not places the indie folks frequent by habit, and there was no beer, or BYOB at best. So, even though I had acts on the bill they like, and used plenty of targeted promotion to reach them- it was mostly in vain.<br /><br />This really dawned on me when I saw the difference in turnout for Corsano/Flaherty at one of my shows, vs. their appearance at a local hipster hangout. Like night and day. Bring it to their doorstep, and there is a MUCH better chance they will turn out. The social aspect of live music is just so big for younger folks. As a jazz/improv listener I have been so used to going wherever the artists were appearing- by necessity- that I've took for granted that others might have that same mindset.gerardcoxbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053091064905936878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029512863571458097.post-24045860394871064052009-11-10T07:29:17.267-06:002009-11-10T07:29:17.267-06:00This is great. The hipster suffocation problem in ...This is great. The hipster suffocation problem in Boston is generally confined to places that ditched free jazz years ago in favor of things that are either more nebulous like 'electronica' laptop tapping or vapid noise/improvisers like hick versions of Zorn.<br /><br />The gallery has the sort of constituency cross section you seek but numbers are small. Now Columbus had interesting 'indie' bands like Scrawl and the Ass Pony's (I seem to recall). If they are still doing anything, I wonder if genre contrast combinations might be fun?<br /><br />It is funny, the locals need the imprimateur of some prestige dump. Maybe, instead of handbills, you justhave someone with a horn busking out front or hand out cds?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394197995097602185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029512863571458097.post-4824287238120285322009-11-06T23:30:50.445-06:002009-11-06T23:30:50.445-06:00Gerard, thanks for this articulate post!Gerard, thanks for this articulate post!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232533397627667546noreply@blogger.com