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Posted on 04.28.08 by hardrockchick @ 8:37 pm
As you can tell from my live review metrics- the venue definitely plays a role at a show. And, man, there are some great ones here in SF- The Great American Music Hall, Bottom of the Hill, Bimbo’s 365, The Warfield. Austin has Stubb’s and The Backyard, San Antonio has (had?) Sunken Gardens. I asked some bands where they would want to play their dream gig, and here’s what I got:
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Posted on 04.02.08 by hardrockchick @ 10:40 pm
It’s literally starting to sound like a broken record- all we are hearing is how the record industry is screwed. Slumping album sales. Industry layoffs. Established artists complaining about kids stealing music (while they live in mansions and drive Bentleys). With all that, what drives a young artist to pursue a music career nowadays? I asked some bands, and here’s what I got: The recording industry is getting dragged through the mud these days with illegal downloading and trading of music stealing it’s usual income. In the olden days record companies probably brought in 50 times as much money as they do today so they have to be a lot more careful where they put their money. For young artists starting out, like us, it means less bands are being signed and more signed bands are being dropped. It’s nothing to get too upset about though. If a band has what it takes and enjoys what they’re doing then I think there’s still a great career available for them in todays music industry. We all know what most bands are gonna say. It’s not like it used to be, there is nothing original out, bands are getting ripped off. We’ll I’d hate to break it to you but; the music industry was create by ripping artists off. Yes it is like it used to be. So do something original and mold it into what you want it to be! Stop waiting for someone else to do it. Bookmark to:
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Posted on 01.30.08 by hardrockchick @ 10:20 pm
The new year tends to bring laundry lists of new year’s resolutions to us all. Of course, since January is almost over, they’ve all just about been broken. I was wondering if band’s have new year’s resolutions, so I asked a few. And I realized that bands get to have much cooler resolutions than I do. “…to drink more wine.” “To drink more before passing out.” “Our new years resolution is to be a better band, better songs, better shows. To write an album that will be moving and cathartic. To play the East coast and to meet new people and indoctrinate them into our cult all before 2009 smacks in the collective kisser with it’s bear like paw.” Bookmark to:
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Posted on 10.30.07 by hardrockchick @ 9:17 pm
At smaller shows, you can often see band members milling around the crowd. This can give fans the rare and sometimes unfortunate opportunity to interact with the band- the very thing that the security guards and barriers try to prevent at larger shows. While most audience members behave themselves, that doesn’t prevent them from saying something weird. Luckily the Hard Rock Chick is shy, and refrains from gush sessions that might borderline on groupie talk. Here are a couple of great quotes from some bands who answered this edition of ‘The Hard Rock Chick Wants to Know’: “What’s the most memorable thing that an audience member has said to you after a show?”
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Posted on 09.19.07 by hardrockchick @ 10:28 pm
There’s always been something about watching a band walk out on stage to see their audience that really gets me intrigued. I think part of it is my excitement for being there, about to hear them do their thing. Another part of it is me trying to imagine what that must feel like. So, I decided to ask some folks: What goes through your head before you go on stage? “There’s just one thing we think about before we murder cows: J.U.I.C.Y. B.A.D.U.S.S.Y.”
“Head!!!!” Felix,Tokyo Decadence “Jameson.” Lance, Land Shark “I really hope I don’t piss on myself tonight.” Natron, Trans Am
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Posted on 09.10.07 by hardrockchick @ 10:00 pm
The performer’s challenge: how to deal with playing the same songs night after night. I’ve seen a lot of bands several times- and there are some songs that just seem to spark for them on stage. Perhaps it’s the meaning behind the song that provides the fuel, the memories contained within the words that make it never get old. Whatever it is- you can often tell which songs the performer seems to enjoy most. The Hard Rock Chick asked a few artists about their favorite song to perform. I told them to have fun with it- and you’ll see that some of them did: What is your favorite song to perform live and why?
VICTORY
While I don’t have an example of the song described above, here’s one from their forthcoming album. Idiot Smile
-Bernard, Guitarist for Astra Heights Partial song youtube clip….look for their album coming soon! Bookmark to:
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