Pay-to-Play (although they call it "Crowd-Funded")

Man I miss The Director.

lol

atomic wrote:
Sly & the Family Stone is up next.

Ok - that's the exception.  Thanks for keeping me honest.

I figured at least Kosmo would back me up on the Family Fodder.

Not familiar with Family Fodder, but The Loud Family is ace

Any band names with the following names should probably be avoided: all-stars, convention, reunion, family, funk.

Edit: And before someone says, "the funk brothers," i'm talking about modern era bands.

Additional edit: other names to avoid: alliance or good.

I like this band.

;D

Yada wrote:
Any band names with the following names should probably be avoided: all-stars, convention, reunion, family, funk.

Edit: And before someone says, "the funk brothers," i'm talking about modern era bands.

Fairport Convention, Parliment Funkadelic,  Grand Funk Railroad.

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:
Any band names with the following names should probably be avoided: all-stars, convention, reunion, family, funk.

Edit: And before someone says, "the funk brothers," i'm talking about modern era bands.

Fairport Convention, Parliment Funkadelic,  Grand Funk Railroad.

Reading comprehension, how does it work?

Jackson Family

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:
Any band names with the following names should probably be avoided: all-stars, convention, reunion, family, funk.

Edit: And before someone says, "the funk brothers," i'm talking about modern era bands.

Fairport Convention, Parliment Funkadelic,  Grand Funk Railroad.

Reading comprehension, how does it work?

Well I don't know what you mean by modern era.  I would think anything post 1955 would be considered modern.  Like anything not only released on 78.

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:
Any band names with the following names should probably be avoided: all-stars, convention, reunion, family, funk.

Edit: And before someone says, "the funk brothers," i'm talking about modern era bands.

Fairport Convention, Parliment Funkadelic,  Grand Funk Railroad.

Reading comprehension, how does it work?

Well I don't know what you mean by modern era.  I would think anything post 1955 would be considered modern.  Like anything not only released on 78.

Considering classic rock stations play music from the 80s, i'd say I disagree.

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:
Any band names with the following names should probably be avoided: all-stars, convention, reunion, family, funk.

Edit: And before someone says, "the funk brothers," i'm talking about modern era bands.

Fairport Convention, Parliment Funkadelic,  Grand Funk Railroad.

Reading comprehension, how does it work?

Well I don't know what you mean by modern era.  I would think anything post 1955 would be considered modern.  Like anything not only released on 78.

Considering classic rock stations play music from the 80s, i'd say I disagree.

Well I don't listen to classic rock stations.  There is a difference between classic rock (which is usually shit music) and pre-modern era.  I would consider Carter Family pre-modern era.  Modern Art pre-dates all the bands I listed. 

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:

atomic wrote:

Yada wrote:
Any band names with the following names should probably be avoided: all-stars, convention, reunion, family, funk.

Edit: And before someone says, "the funk brothers," i'm talking about modern era bands.

Fairport Convention, Parliment Funkadelic,  Grand Funk Railroad.

Reading comprehension, how does it work?

Well I don't know what you mean by modern era.  I would think anything post 1955 would be considered modern.  Like anything not only released on 78.

Considering classic rock stations play music from the 80s, i'd say I disagree.

Well I don't listen to classic rock stations.  There is a difference between classic rock (which is usually shit music) and pre-modern era.  I would consider Carter Family pre-modern era.  Modern Art pre-dates all the bands I listed. 

You trollin', son?

the Easy Star All-Stars released their first album in 2003.  is that "modern" enough?

sweetcell wrote:
the Easy Star All-Stars released their first album in 2003.  is that "modern" enough?

I would say yes, that is modern enough.

Also, I've never heard this band, but based on their name, I bet they suck!

how is to pay-to-play when bands don't pay to play?

who coined the term?

Vas wrote:
how is to pay-to-play when bands don't pay to play?

who coined the term?

IIRC, it goes back to an older-variant of this model where bands were required to purchase xx # of tickets to get a spot on the bill. If they were then able to sell them themselves, great, but if not, venue didn't care because the band paid for them. The idea that bands should do the primary promotion and ticket sale responsibilities and assume all risk associated with the event (which is the venue's job, honestly) is probably the more insulting part of this.

Julian, wrote:

Vas wrote:
how is to pay-to-play when bands don't pay to play?

who coined the term?

IIRC, it goes back to an older-variant of this model where bands were required to purchase xx # of tickets to get a spot on the bill. If they were then able to sell them themselves, great, but if not, venue didn't care because the band paid for them. The idea that bands should do the primary promotion and ticket sale responsibilities and assume all risk associated with the event (which is the venue's job, honestly) is probably the more insulting part of this.

I don't see it as insulting at all..if your band sucks or has no following and the only way you can get a place to play is that way then you do it if you want to play live at a place that is not like your garage…its not like its not optional! If you're a band with, you know, an actual fanbase that pays to see you live, then you're never going to have to do this because you'll get regular bookings…

I really don't see the problem….. I might be missing something though…