Why doesn't anyone go to local shows anymore? Is it just me or is the palladium really the only place people think good shows are at? I'm 26, and i've been going to shows since i was 15 regardless of who was playing...
Please advise.

Settle down.

too many bands, not enough venues, kids have shitty taste, good bands jaded by lack of success, gas prices, generally unmotivated culture/generation, sunspots, AIDS, the war in Iraq, deathcore

Regardless of who was playing? really?

Too many bands that all sound the same. Too many of the same shows happening (same bands playing each show) Only a few venues, none of which are less than half an hour away from most peoples houses unless you're in boston, but then you have to be 21. Blah blah blah, its frustrating. I wish more people went to shows.

we need more original bands, right?

To add on to the list:

Great venues gone to shit. Shitty people who think they are promoters.

Ya i guess i forgot about all of that, o'well at least earth crisis is coming back. So I know there will be shit tons of kids goin out to those shows, like old times when groundzero, shutdown, catchthirteen, and pushbutton warfare played fucking bowling alleys, man those we're the days...

Exactly. I've been seeing the same band play 6 times a show.

as I was growing up, there was def alot more venues to go to. now it seems like places pop up and are gone within a few shows.

YES regardless of who was playing, because EVERYONE went anyways cuz that was essentially our life, that and going to terrible high school.

Another problem is the prices venues put up these days. I had an exclusive venue I could book at for about 4 shows. Originally it was 150 dollars a show, which was great. Then they found out that other places were charging upwards of 500, and they jacked the price to 750. That was the end of that.

I think everyone here has a very good point, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one thinking like this. Because I am in a band with all my high school buddies, have been for four years and we're stuck running in motion. we're all older (26ish) and play metal that sounds like somthing from finland, essentially no one goes to our shows because we don't have hot sluts with pink hair and dudes moshing everywhere, guess we're not cool anymore : ( Basically its like we go for free practice space, and maybe one free pitcher of beer and go home somehow poorer than what we came with...sucks!

Don't forget scabies, Porn On Demand, and lack of $1 drafts.

Not necessarily in that order.

YES VENUES SUCK NOW, I'D PREFER TO PLAY IN SOMEONES BASEMENT PACKED WITH 60 KIDS...actually those we're some of our best shows.

has anyone ever heard of the gorilla productions battle of the bands thats happening this saturday at the webster?

The Middle East has a bunch of great shows, and they're 18+

fake poster

what does that mean? Fake poster?

I am just curious because my band is playing it and I want to know if the thing is for real, if the bands are ok, that kind of thing...

it means you started this thread to promote your band, not to complain about people not going to shows.

The Middle East = 18+
Midway Cafe = All Ages
O'Briens has all ages matinees every once in a while as well.

no actually, I bored at work and people seem to be responding so why not ask if people actually look at this. Don't be so hateful! you seem to be the only one who is hating on people trying to do something for their band, guess you can go onto every forum and knock people down for feeling passionate about something they love to do.

Ain't nothing wrong with 21+.

I'm assuming this is why our music scene sucks so bad, is because people like you talk shit to anyone trying to promote their band/label/whatever. And then everyone thinks all these bands just want to get signed, not what it's about man sorry. And I apologize for bothering anyone with this thread but its whats happening. If locals don't matter to anyone, then I have nothing else to say i guess.

or you could promote your shows directly, instead of duping people into a whiney conversation and then subtly trying to promote after that.

we don't like being lied to, bro

Ok, good point...but the thought occured to me AFTER the thread was started and you people are the ones who pay attention to this shit and ultimatly change it, just assumed this was a good place to ask if anyone had heard of it. A simple no would have done. But my apologies. And the shows do get promoted directly, it was a question.

theres also a webster in nyc and hartford. the webster (hartford) is usually a good venue. Never heard of the fest,promoter or any of the bands playing the show though.

this had me laughing

brian, why so angry? If it's so whiney why did you respond, must be the thought of your voice being heard, much like why i started this thread...hmm strange. We're not much different : )

I'm not gonna be jumped now am I? For starting a thread?

Settle down.

i blame Sacreligion.

[Sep 29,2008 3:20pm - icecap112 ]
brian, why so angry? If it's so whiney why did you respond, must be the thought of your voice being heard, much like why i started this thread...hmm strange. We're not much different : )


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I don't take any of this shit seriously, man.

I blame Pac Man.

wow, thanks it took me 30 minutes to figure out what you wrote. I have to admit, you've entertained me more than my job. Congrats

This thread sucks...and it's all my faughlt. faughlt? fault?...

mr brian dc..shouldnt it be boom?

[Sep 29,2008 3:31pm - oscarct]
mr brian dc..shouldnt it be boom?


you may have blown the whistle on at least 8-10 hours of ironically "yeah" laden Metallica a capella karaoke sessions between with 2 different sets of friends I hang out with.

I hope you're right though...because yelling boom will feel much better

hahaha drunk metallica karaoke sounds amazing..

BOOM!!!

did this guy goto Origin last night? probably not.

it was 30+ and he's only 26

hate 30+ shows