Hey guys, I've just launched a touring resource website for bands that some of you may be interested in. It's got a venue database that people can add to and update, all kinds of maps, articles, interviews, and so on. Check it out and tell me what you think...the good, the bad, the ugly, everything.
Thanks for reading. www.torganon.com

-Jeremy

bumpity

i just skimmed around on the website a little bit, so i haven't gotten in-depth with it, but so far i'm impressed with it. good stuff.

sounds like a great idea. from the perspective of someone who has been in a band for a while but never been on tour im sure it would be of some help.

maybe itd be good to have a "stuff you need to bring with you on tour" section. im always wondering about those items that you regret not bringing once your out there on the road. maybe add a tips and advice section something like that.

ps3!

This website is excellent, I just registered my band on it.

I'm going to kick you out of that band.

?
Pretty cool so far...

I'll probably quit first.

gnar gnar

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...on=user.viewprofile&friendid=300043

leon from exhumed/a million other bands, read his touring guide ...its pretty interesting

I back leon's article hard.

leon's article is great. just read it over.

This has a ton of potential. good idea.

this is kinda neat from what I've seen, the gas and weather shit is bomb

leon has the ticket-

Bring bulk amounts of edible condoms.

This is all I know about touring. And it's just based on raw logic.

BRING TRASHBAGZ FOR TEH WWWEEEDZ

my number 1 rule for touring:

1 pair of pants.

would they be "hotpants?"

shit your pants?

strong men cry to lebowski, strong men cry to...

Good suggestion. We'll add it to the article list. A friend sent me Leon's thing and I thought it was really good, especially for being a quick general write up.

We're going to have guest writers for articles in the future, is there anyone else in particular that you guys would like to hear from?

Thanks for all the feedback, lets make this awesome.

I think leon's thing is version 3

i hope u don't go commando.

Awesome idea. Very convenient for our broke asses going on tour for the summer.

make a cellphone/sidekick version since most bands will check on tour.

*points at http://text.returntothepit.com *

Thanks, I'm already working on it. It'll be pretty crucial.

One last time

I'll definitely have to take a look @ the site when TYAG is back from tour. For a band that collectively has not toured that much at all, I think we're doing pretty damn well so far. I'll be comparing our experience to the site and see how everything matches up. In my opinion, you can never have enough resources like this since everyone ends up with different stories, perceptions and attitudes when it comes to the touring experience.

So far I'd say all you need on tour is chloroform (sp?), a pocket pussy, cameras and a van full of candy.

my uncle had a van full of candy

Your uncle knows how to tour.

Yeah, this is what we're trying to do with the interviews. We're running the same questions by different kinds of bands to see how their answers differ. DIY bands to package bands to old schoolers and so on.

cool

yo jeremy, sam nevin showed this to me yesterday. its an awesome resource and was mega helpful. the only thing that i would ask is that you list more diy type venues on the site. it seemed to me at least that most of what was listed were bars. maybe thats what you had set out to do. just a suggestion. either way, thanks for making this.

oops i just read that users can add their own venues...i am dumb

I will have to add links to you venues from my venues.

That would be awesome. I'm compiling a list of local/regional communities (like RTTP) for the site as well...