NowYou'rePlayingWithPower
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Same as it ever was.These are the questions that never get answered.. and maybe it's for the best.
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Same as it ever was.These are the questions that never get answered.. and maybe it's for the best.
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Well it's blues so I don't think it's quite the same level of payola scam. Hoping to maybe get with intrepid artists or piedmont so I can do some festival tours in the summer and so I don't need to live so ose to the rat race anymore but ima have to figure out a way to build a little more buzz before I go there.The music industry that we all think of died in the late 1990s. Now it's all about Spotify plays and follows. I haven't been to Austin in about 10 years, but in Houston, the live music scene is all but dead. Several local artist venues have shuttered this year. Leaving only a handful to play. Most are booked out until November at this point.
If you want to get on XM radio, then you are going to pay for it. Through having a legal team. A management team. A social media team, and a whole host of other things that record companies have that cost lots of $$$. The first thing XM is going to do is look at your Spotify numbers and your social media numbers. If they are non-existent, then your music will be shown to the circular file. Welcome to the music biz in 2024.
You should consider starting a GoFundMe over at TehGearPage.Well it's blues so I don't think it's quite the same level of payola scam. Hoping to maybe get with intrepid artists or piedmont so I can do some festival tours in the summer and so I don't need to live so ose to the rat race anymore but ima have to figure out a way to build a little more buzz before I go there.
As bb king said, being a blues player is like being black twice. The messed up part is I am not black enough to qualify for the labels focusing on black blues since i cant pass a brown paper bag test most parts of the year and I ain't really white enough for the prs tan pants blues not racist,-racist blues crowd. I feel caught Inna void sometimes since I play a late 60s to 90s style rocking blues which isn't currently popular, not that throwback t bone low vol low energy stuff all the white dudes are about the past couple decades. I don't really clique up well, I'm just me so that probably also aint helping my case. Shrugs....
As for Houston I've played the big easy but not with my band so s.o.l there and I played the hideaway but didn't seem that worthwhile though I had a badass drummer that toured with Johnny Copeland and the gig itself went pretty good. Not sure what to do anymore but I'm sick of the disrespect I get from some of the gigs I book and the agency I been going thru. Low man on the totem pole I guess....
By early 90s rock blues, I am assuming you are referring to artist like Gary Moore, Cry of Love, Ian Moore and Chris Duarte....? If so, very cool stuff. I miss that kind of music. In all honesty, you may want to look into the Joe Bonamassa model. Maybe reach out to his management company. I know there are several videos on YouTube where he lays out what he had to do early on. I also know that some guys will travel to Europe where blues still has a good draw- Vasti Jackson comes to mind here. Just a thought.Well it's blues so I don't think it's quite the same level of payola scam. Hoping to maybe get with intrepid artists or piedmont so I can do some festival tours in the summer and so I don't need to live so ose to the rat race anymore but ima have to figure out a way to build a little more buzz before I go there.
As bb king said, being a blues player is like being black twice. The messed up part is I am not black enough to qualify for the labels focusing on black blues since i cant pass a brown paper bag test most parts of the year and I ain't really white enough for the prs tan pants blues not racist,-racist blues crowd. I feel caught Inna void sometimes since I play a late 60s to 90s style rocking blues which isn't currently popular, not that throwback t bone low vol low energy stuff all the white dudes are about the past couple decades. I don't really clique up well, I'm just me so that probably also aint helping my case. Shrugs....
As for Houston I've played the big easy but not with my band so s.o.l there and I played the hideaway but didn't seem that worthwhile though I had a badass drummer that toured with Johnny Copeland and the gig itself went pretty good. Not sure what to do anymore but I'm sick of the disrespect I get from some of the gigs I book and the agency I been going thru. Low man on the totem pole I guess....
Thank you brother but iits rocking blues but not blues rock. More Freddie BB Albert King type stuff. I have actually gigged with Duarte before kinda funny story for another time, and an old bass player of mine tours with him now. The j.b videos are a great idea, great suggestion, as soon as Texas has internet again I will deep dive into those. I know Joe has a ton of sweat equity into where he is today.By early 90s rock blues, I am assuming you are referring to artist like Gary Moore, Cry of Love, Ian Moore and Chris Duarte....? If so, very cool stuff. I miss that kind of music. In all honesty, you may want to look into the Joe Bonamassa model. Maybe reach out to his management company. I know there are several videos on YouTube where he lays out what he had to do early on. I also know that some guys will travel to Europe where blues still has a good draw- Vasti Jackson comes to mind here. Just a thought.
There ain't no khakis like butt implant filled khakisSo, he's getting cheek implants?
Seems like a TGP move if you ask me.![]()
Naw guys.. I think he said in his GoFundMe that he has horrible, rotting butt-cancer from all the gay secks.There ain't no khakis like butt implant filled khakis
Naw guys.. I think he said in his GoFundMe that he has horrible, rotting butt-cancer from all the gay secks.
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He should just rub some dirt on it.Yeesh. Well, I hope he finds God or at least some kind of cream.
I would at least check with Fauci first before recommending that treatment.He should just rub some dirt on it.
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After the dirt, he should go drink directly from an outdoor garden hose.I would at least check with Fauci first before recommending that treatment.![]()
Fauci or Abone?After the dirt, he should go drink directly from an outdoor garden hose.
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Fauci or Abone?![]()