Local Venue's - Need a kick in the Ass!!!!
In recent times I have had the chance to meet some very talented young bands here on the coast as part of my Friday Live radio segment where a local act comes in and does a few tunes. But something has made this experience rather bittersweet, while there are bands out there slogging it to get somewhere, there are not many venues willing to support local original music. And to make that fact even worse, it pays better to be cover band.
While there are a few notable places who support local music like the Sands Tavern, Sol Bar Coolum, Woombye Pub & Kawana Surf Club. There are many that just refuse which is a sad statement to say the least. Then on top of that if these un-named venues don’t say no they expect you to have 20 million in public liability which is a disgrace in itself, I am sorry is I was in a band and had a day job where am I going to find the cash to buy 20 million liability cover?
But here is a sweet thing to remember down the track, Let me associate it with something familiar to most, when I was a kid we never had much cash so instead of the real Reef sandals that were cool when I was 15 I had the dodgy pair from Kmart A chick I went to school with saw me in these one weekend in a record store in Caloundra and called me a “povo” which was hurtful, so a few years ago when I was living in Sydney and had a rather high profile radio show, she saw me in a café with some friends, she came over and was all like “oh my god I went to school with you – I love your show – we should get together sometime” I was like as if! you were cruel to me in school why do I want to be your friend? She was not impressed,
So that’s the lesson for you, if a venue says NO now or plays tricks on you…don’t let it get you down. Just keep going, make it to the big time, and when your famous and they try to book you for a show….tell em’ to get stuffed. But remember where you came from, if it wasn’t for the people that loved your awkward guitar playing or your almost perfect drumming at those private house parties you wouldn’t be the person you are today.
Drex
While there are a few notable places who support local music like the Sands Tavern, Sol Bar Coolum, Woombye Pub & Kawana Surf Club. There are many that just refuse which is a sad statement to say the least. Then on top of that if these un-named venues don’t say no they expect you to have 20 million in public liability which is a disgrace in itself, I am sorry is I was in a band and had a day job where am I going to find the cash to buy 20 million liability cover?
But here is a sweet thing to remember down the track, Let me associate it with something familiar to most, when I was a kid we never had much cash so instead of the real Reef sandals that were cool when I was 15 I had the dodgy pair from Kmart A chick I went to school with saw me in these one weekend in a record store in Caloundra and called me a “povo” which was hurtful, so a few years ago when I was living in Sydney and had a rather high profile radio show, she saw me in a café with some friends, she came over and was all like “oh my god I went to school with you – I love your show – we should get together sometime” I was like as if! you were cruel to me in school why do I want to be your friend? She was not impressed,
So that’s the lesson for you, if a venue says NO now or plays tricks on you…don’t let it get you down. Just keep going, make it to the big time, and when your famous and they try to book you for a show….tell em’ to get stuffed. But remember where you came from, if it wasn’t for the people that loved your awkward guitar playing or your almost perfect drumming at those private house parties you wouldn’t be the person you are today.
Drex
posted by drex @ Monday, June 26, 2006
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