I need some feedback from around the US not just Arizona. I have been in and out of the music scene here in Arizona for over 30 years. And in all that time I have never seen clubs so empty. I frequent many venues in the valley and it’s always the same. A very low head count. I will tell you this it’s definitely not for a lack of talent. We have many, many bands here in Arizona that are incredibly good. I remember the day of the late 8-s to even the mid to late 90s when no matter what club you decided to go to was packed. I was in a band called Sacrificial Death that later changed the name to Scapegoat and when we have a show on the books we would print up 50 to 100 fliers head to the music stores and grocery stores and hand them out. When it was time to perform the house was packed. I am going to guess a couple problems here. 1. Bands are relying on Facebook to promote and that’s just not going to work anymore. At one time it was a good platform but now they have changed things to where your posts are not even seen half the time. 2. Bands do not hand out fliers anymore. I think if a band wants a good attendance they need to hit the neighborhoods in the vicinity of the venue in which they are playing and hand out fliers to all the homes in that area.
An idea for a remedy, not that this would work or anything, but I think standing at gas stations and grocery stores with not only the fliers in hand, but pictures of the band and maybe a cd with a couple songs on it so they can listen to it. Another way to get people interested is to get them to listen to your music and that’s what I am providing for the local metal bands here in Arizona. The Dust Bowl Metal Show was born to give the local bands a platform so their music can be heard. Now the only way this can work, is if the bands spread the word about the DBMS. What a cool way to hear a band before you go see them perform live. I am giving this to all of the bands for nothing. It costs the bands absolutely nothing. Yes there are some perks for those that donate to keep the show online, but it cost nothing to have their music spun on the show. The DBMS not only provides a platform for people to hear local music, it also provides another platform to advertise their shows, as well as getting the fans involved with the bands they like through the top 10 bands and pictures from shows they have performed. The DBMS also goes out to shows and does interview and reviews of the shows they attend, getting fan feedback and well as spreading the word about the DBMS. Getting people to shows these days has become increasingly harder so we have to create some kind of think tank to remedy this issue. The scene is dying and we are the only ones that can resurrect it. Its not going to come without a price that’s for sure. So the DBMS is working out some new strategies to help this inevitability to be eliminated. So keep a close lookout for the next generation local music revival. TO BE CONTINUED Please leave you feedback and comments on this post. Thank you. Reverend Black Jack McBride DJ of the DBMS 06/21/2016
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