Comments on: From The Bar ~ Book My Band

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:36:37 +0000

Great writing – love the info. This is stuff that all aspiring bands (are there any these days?) should read.

It’s bar economics 101.

By: MCS

MCS — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:31:08 +0000

I’ve been to a lot of clubs and listened to a lot of bands in my life. If it was the right band and the right crowd and the right mix and the right amount of alcohol- something very magical and satisfying took over the band and the room at Barney’s. It was a far better feeling and experience than you could get from a big venue with big names. All the bands you mentioned could do that and the Butt Heads too!

By: MCS

MCS — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:10:54 +0000

Entertaining and well written. I liked your comment:
The music business at the saloon level was a hard, hungry life…

By: the norm

the norm — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:40:34 +0000

Thanks for the kind words and the typo catch… I'm always tinkering with these things.
This was the hardest one to write so far because I wanted to get as much as I could in as few words as possible so it wouldn't be tedious…

By: Kent Butthead

Kent Butthead — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:22:30 +0000

Hey Norm – VERY NICE !! You have a unique (and valuable) perspective on all this . . Should be required reading for struggling musicians..

I did notice a typo in the 5th paragraph. . . events where bands "copeted" usually for the prize of a