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I'm sure everyone has watched in shock & dismay while many of your favorite unsigned, Indie, and regional artists are giving up touring & instead pursuing legitimate day jobs. There's no doubt Coronavirus had a hand in putting the last nail in the coffin, but the "Performing Arts" industry was headed down a bleak path long before the pandemic ever crossed our borders. Even the A-listers are taking it on the chin because the venues (and I'm sure the promoters) are getting a cut of their Merch. Tour bus services & drivers have gone up exponentially in price. Food & fuel requires a significant capital investment, and that's without anyone having strict dietary restrictions. And hotel accomodations you might as well forget about, unless you're OK with Roach motels, or overnight accomodations frequented by prostitutes. That's why the unsigned folks sleep in the van & skip the nonsense, shower at truck stops & keep their between gig exploration down to a bare minimum. It's still do'able if you're OK with no-frills, white-knuckle blazing from one date to the next. Me, I'm keeping it local to Indianapolis & it's suburbs for now.
I'll be spending this fall visiting clubs like Hi-Fi, Radio-radio, Mouse Trap, Melody Inn, Healer, and any other intimate setting that's bustling with music enthusiasts. The folks I expect to round out my crew with won't be Phd degreed Julliards or Berkley grads. Just ordinary Janes & Joes. I want people with an unfaltering passion for music, an otherwise "ordinary" disposition (well, ordinary'ish... I'm not normal either), and the determination to increase your aptitude with your instruments over time. And to add to the fun, we'll be doing Shakespearean skits before every set once we start playing out.
But for right now, I've been spending my Friday nights at "The Music Box" in Ingalls, IN. It's Karaoke night & I'm keeping my eyes peeled for new potential band mates. https://www.facebook.com/TheMusicBoxBarAndGrill