The Main Drag Coming to a Town Near You? (Suggestions Needed)

[Billtvshow]

Well if you ever came to NC, this would be the place: http://www.theorangepeel.net/

I'd def be there.

[Daytman]

You should definitely play at Emo's in Austin, Texas. It's indie bands ALL the time! I'd be first to buy tickets!

[Droosies]

Definitely hit up First Avenue in Minneapolis. Many big name bands have got thier start there. If not there, the Myth plays a lot of indie bands.

[Fizzeler]

DC is a good spot then all of us from Virginia and Maryland can come out to see you guys (I am not a personal fan, but I do know some of my friends who would love to see you in concert)

[HMXJohnD]

Being a graduate of Worcester Polytech who's now working in Worcester, WPI might actually be a good place to play. There's a huge Rock Band following there, and a good portion of students are big fans of artists with geek cred. I remember there was some big buzz because two of the clubs were trying to get Freezepop to come to campus a year or two ago (and they ended up not being able to). There was also a They Might Be Giants concert there a month ago which I heard went really well.

Also if I'm not mistaken, the 2nd half of April is also Quadfest where they do tons of events and have a few bands come play before finals.

So yeah, that's the only thing I can think of (and Toad's Place in New Haven was suggested elsewhere).

If the WPI venue sounds interesting, there are 2 groups to talk to. Soccomm (soccomm@wpi.edu) is the social committee that knows how to take care of bringing bands in and they run Quadfest. The Game Development Club (GDC@wpi.edu) would be your gateway to getting more people there. They run all sorts of game related events and are well connected with other groups on campus. News of a Rock Band band coming to campus would probably spread pretty quick if you let GDC know.

And band suggestion: Shaimus!!!

Thanks,
-Jaime

That's a really good idea Jaime! Matt's looking at potention Western Mass dates to round out the time around the tour. I'll pass your suggestion along to him. That could be wicked awesome.

Also, Shaimus is amazing (and a band that I'm friends with.) If only they hadn't moved out to california and left us behind!!

Also, I think they have a new album coming out. What a bunch of awesome dudez.

ROCK!
JD

[HMXJohnD]

I think you should tour with Ludo. The music sounds pretty similar to me I don't know if they have a summer tour planned or not.

I haven't heard of them before, but I enjoy the tunes a decent amount for sure! We'll put them on our outreach list. Thanks for the suggestion!

[HMXJohnD]

posted in the other thread too, but:

if you come to Chicago, talk to The Crawpuppies, local band from I believe Crown Point, IN, good guys (see if u can talk them into getting put into the game...) but try the Double Door



(heres the Crawpuppies myspace:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=24751095)

and website:http://www.crawpuppies.com/

I dig the double door a lot. Seems like a good mix between a smaller indie venue and a "big stage" that might not have us. That would be fun!

[HMXJohnD]

Well, if you are coming to Rochester, make sure you book at the Water Street Music Hall - that's the place to be right there.

I've heard that venue is awesome. Do you think it's too big for us? We've never played out in Rochester before and I would rather play a small room we could fill than a big room that we couldn't...

Thoughts?
JD

[HMXJohnD]

It would be perfect if you guys could arrange a European Tour and visit Rotterdam. Ah well, I may hope...

Um, it would be perfect. Fingers crossed for the future, eh?

[davidshek]

Hey John, I posted in the other thread too, but figured I'd put it here as well.

If you ever venture as far south as NC, let me know. I can hook you up with a bunch of booking contacts in the Raleigh and Wilmington areas, and I'm sure Billtvshow can help you out in Charlotte too.