From what I hear and have read it used to be that there were venues/events where if a new group was good enough they could participate and gain exposure. At the very miniumum there were venues where, even if the group had to toil away for 4 hours, people would come to hear music and the band could start to gather a following.
All I hear from promoters now is that bands need to flyer the city and promote on the internet, in the press, on the toilet, in the shower...How can one have enough time to both write well crafted songs and develop a good show and do the job of a full time publicist/agent/promoter at the same time?
cheers
M
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