my response

[Jeremy David]

Those are all good points.

I guess the solution to all this is that the coolest local
electro/noise band should buy some ironic brightly colored t-shirts,
change their name to The Saddest Little Bunny, and start playing shows
with the indie kids.

I hear that indie-rock girls will do *anything* if you can do a
heartfelt cover of Rhinestone Cowboy.

On 3/9/06, Brian J. Parker <brian.j.parker at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/9/06, Jeremy David <epistemology at gmail.com> wrote:
> > But often on the
> > level of local performance that we're talking about, with certain
> > promoters, you end up doing it all yourself anyway, and yet paying the
> > promoter for his "services." Chris is right. Most spooky-type bands
> > tend to do it this way. Nobody else does. Local indie rock kids
> > actually make money on their little shows, and don't deal with the
> > hastle of shitty promoters.
>
> Then by all means, spooky-type bands ought to feel free to arrange
> their own shows.
>
> But based on my indie rock friends, I think they'll discover:
>
> (1) Indie rock kids in bands tend to be more outgoing and have more
> friends than spooky-type band kids.  We're not known for our social
> skills.
>
> (2) Indie rock type friends will tend to be more inclined to go out to
> a bar anyway; spooky-type friends tend to be poorer and more
> introverted.  We're not known for our disposable income, especially
> after buying those expensive boots.
>
> (3) There are a lot more indie rock kids than spooky-type kids.
>
> All this is why I think spooky-type music sits most comfortably in
> relation to other indie type music, instead of in a vacuum, if that
> makes sense.  Chris Rapier and Matt Heilman and Mick Mercer will tell
> you all about it more eloquently than I.
>
> B
> (who first heard LCD Soundsystem, The Decemberists, and Interpol
> thanks to his indie rock type wife)
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