That looks lit. Bet they’re having an absolute blast and creating life long memories instead of crying about it
Playing music other people made, without needing to do any of the heavy lifting, and riding off the successes of popular established bands, while taking opportunities and resources away from real bands struggling to get their music heard. They can eat cock
Can’t take an opportunity from you if you’re not looking for one
Dude, serious question, have you even looked at the shows our local venues book lately? Look at The Forge or WC Social Club or Beat Kitchen or Sub T, even Reggies - the only local shows they're booking are cover bands. Our venues literally wont book original bands anymore. The only venue that regularly books originals is Liar's Club, and even they have fallen into the trap of booking the same bands over and over again.
I have this conversation at work all the time. There's a really good up and coming metalcore band called How It Ends. People seem to really like them, constantly get compliments when they practice at my work. I asked them if they play out a lot, they told me they cant get booked. I see they played THREE shows all year. Without even being prompted they said "these venues only want to book cover bands".
This isnt me just crying to cry, its a serious issue that has killed the local scene here. Bands cannot get booked, period. People are not coming to their shows, period.
And I get it. Cover bands draw. As you have all said, people dont want to hear music they dont know. People arent going to shows to find new music anymore, they're going to shows to listen to the music they grew up with and get drunk. And it draws, venues want money, and so they keep booking cover bands. I get it, I really do.
Doesnt mean it sucks any less. Doesnt mean its a good thing. Metal is a dying genre as it is. It simply doesnt exist in any local capacity anymore because cover bands killed the local scene.
You ever see a rap cover artist? No, because that would be corny as fuck, and most rap fans will tell you its corny as fuck. Thats why rap is the dominant genre. People actively seek new artists. They prop up new artists. They book new artists. I just wish metal was the same way, because as it is, its devoid of all artistic integrity, and is an incredibly demoralizing waste of time.
I get that I bitch about this more often than I should, considering Im quite serious in that I will never play in a band ever again, so this doesnt really effect me anymore. But it's still frustrating to see as someone who still sees local bands at work every day.
And guess what most of our clients are anyways? Cover bands! Because everybody knows original bands are dead. And they will ALL tell you that.
You are not understanding the 80s “Play local bars til you blow.” bullshit is DEAD. It has been for a minute. Internet runs the entire ballgame now. That’s where you’re supposed to blow. There’s artists getting signed now that have played little to no live shows before.
Also, you named all decently big venues, ie; where people that already have names play, not dive bars. So yea, it’s either gonna be cover bands, or bands that previously built some kind of name elsewhere….like the internet.
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