rock club question

[Mick]

Manny, Manny, Manny... if you want to draw a line of "Zero Collusion" 
between you and the right wing there are many other, larger companies you 
should be worried about.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <manny at telerama.com>

>
> Please do not attend Clear Channel shows, especially mid-size ones.
> If a band that you like plays a Clear Channel show, you need to muster
> the resolve to steel yourself to boycott the show, and tell the
> band (by e-mail, letter, etc) that you disagree with their choice,
> or the choice of their booking agent, to work with Clear Channel.
> If dozens of people that I know personally had the sense to NOT
> attend the Fantomas show and to find other shows to go to that
> night, you can easily do the same. I sent a letter to Ipecac Records
> with more than fifty signatures, you can easily send your own to
> that band you like.
>
> It is disgraceful to see the female singer from KMFDM - as documented
> in Deek magazine's new issue - try to justify taking money from Clear
> Channel. At least to their credit, Deek readliy exposed KMFDM's
> hypocrisy to anyone who is reading carefully, You can't say the same
> about the City Paper and Post-Gazette, who totally allowed their
> hero-worship of Steve Earle to blind them to the fact that Earle was
> railing against Clear Channel in print, yet taking their money. There was
> no mention of Earle's blatant hypocrisy (nor that of Le Tigre, Yo La
> Tengo, Ministry, or anyone else who protested against Bush on the
> one hand but took money from Bush's Clear Channel buddies with the
> other) in either paper.
>
> Skinny Puppy did not play a Clear Channel show. Not in Philly, and
> not in Pittsburgh (I don't know about elsewhere). Neither did Legendary
> Pink Dots. Pigface won't either. There's no reason why bands that are
> their exact peers need to play Clear Channel venues. Other than
> money and sheer laziness and collusion on the part of booking agents.
>
> A line in the sand of Zero Collusion needs to be drawn now while it's
> possible and relevant to do so. You wouldn't send a contribution to
> the Republican Party, so why would you contribute to Clear Channel?
> If bands stick to a network of independent non-Clear Channel promoters
> they can still set up tours, at least on the mid-size and small-size venue
> levels.
>
> BTW did you notice how Clear Channel in Pittsburgh recently turned
> into a 'friendly face' as an obfuscating tactic? As of 3
> weeks ago, their ads in the City Paper started listing the URL of
> 'pittsburghconcerts.com' instead of 'cc.com', as if to identify themselves
> more closely with the region, as well as to try and claim the mantle of
> 'all concerts in Pittsburgh that you'd want to see are now ours'.
>
> Plus, they've removed the Clear Channel logo from the ads and replaced
> it with Belkin Productions to make it look like they're an independent
> promoter. Meanwhile, ironically, Belkin (swallowed up by Clear Channel
> years ago as was Dicesare Engler) is not based in Pittsburgh, they are
> based in CLEVELAND. 'pittsburghconcerts.com' indeed!
>
> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004, Ancilla Sea-Maid wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if there is a way to purchase tickets
>> in advance for a show at the Rock Club without paying
>> the $5.55 extra per ticket "service charge" ?
>>
>> Also, the phone number that Ticketmaster has listed
>> for the Rock Club has been disconnected, so I can't
>> call the venue and ask them about it. super sketchy.
>> There doesn't seem to be an obvious way to avoid
>> Ticketmaster, aside from waiting until the day of the
>> show and getting tickets at the door, of course.
>>
>> Also, in general, is it a nice venue? I've not heard
>> much about it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tamara
>>
>>
>>
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