[atlantaprog] Re: Here's our chance...!

I guess I should make it official and put Z-Axis in rotation. maybe we 
can share a gig w/Noise.com? All participating acts should send me 
pics, bios, sound samples, links, etc. for the ARIA website.
AWG

On Thursday, September 18, 2003, at 03:03 PM, Matthew Trautwein wrote:

> Hey Beth,
>
>      I know that CJ's has undergone almost a complete overhaul as far 
> as
> their band-related staff goes,  so it may be that your inquiry was
> received by the old regime when the back room was being coordinated by
> Gary and Fran Mann.  I think that Phil (the owner) has a bit of input 
> on
> who plays now,  but the man to talk to these days is Curtis Clark,  who
> many of us may remember from the Dark Horse Tavern,  pre 10 High.
>      Also,  I think timing is everything.  When I talked to Curtis
> several weeks ago,  Karma Lingo was a definite no-go for a gig,  but
> when he sent out an email this week looking for ideas for his slow
> nights,  I was able to get my foot in the door.
>      Anyhow,  if Noise.com would like to participate,  just have'em 
> drop
> me an email and I'll put them into the rotation.
>
> Thanks and see you soon!
>
> Matthew
>
>
> PS  That goes for all the ARIA bands out there!  Please write to me and
> let me know if you want in on this CJ's deal!
>
>
>
>
> Beth Folland wrote:
>
>> I have to vent here....CJ's is one of the places I contacted before 
>> about a monthly prog deal so I'm a bit fumed that its suddenly being 
>> handed to someone else...BUT....I will admit that its a great 
>> opportunity!
>> I do think that 'Noise.com' would like to be included to play one of 
>> those Thursday nights Matthew:-)  Anyway...glad to hear about 
>> this...even if it bugs me in a way;)LOL
>>
>> Good luck with it...since its Thursday there's no chance of me ever 
>> getting there....sorry!  Two hours each way won't fly on a week 
>> night. :-(
>>
>> PEACE
>> Beth
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Bill Kargel
>>  To: atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>  Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 2:26 AM
>>  Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: Here's our chance...!
>>
>>
>>  Sadly, I won't be able to make the ARIA meeting
>>  (working)...  :-(
>>
>>  However, just a short comment on what Matthew has
>>  brought to the proverbial table:
>>
>>  "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
>>
>>  The monthly "prog night" gig is practically being
>>  handed to us on a silver platter!  And a nice, clean
>>  venue in Butthead, I mean Buckhead, no less!  :-P
>>
>>  I don't know about the rest of you, but I think we
>>  should be all over this one like white on rice, like
>>  ugly on an ape, like flies on...well, you get the
>>  idea, I think!  ;-)
>>
>>  I will pay my five bucks and be there in October!  :-)
>>
>>  Cheers,
>>
>>  Bill
>>
>>
>>  --- Matthew Trautwein <absolute_music@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>  wrote:
>>> Hey everybody!!!
>>>>        This is Matthew from Karma Lingo with a
>>> late-breaking opportunity
>>> for all of us!  KL has been so busy doing everything
>>> else <but> Karma
>>> Lingo in the last year or so,  that this summer has
>>> found us in the same
>>> situation that many of the ARIA bands seem to be in
>>> at the moment:  we
>>> can't <buy> a gig in Atlanta by hook or by crook!
>>>        Less than a month since KL was told by CJ's
>>> Landing that they
>>> couldn't afford to book us because our draw wasn't
>>> big enough,  Curtis
>>> sent out an email over the weekend trying to drum up
>>> some support for a
>>> heavy metal karaoke night he's trying to get going
>>> on Mondays (sounds
>>> like fun,  actually!).   In it he asked for some
>>> other ideas for his
>>> Monday nights at CJ's,  so I wrote him back and
>>> pitched the monthly prog
>>> night idea that we've all been talking about for
>>> awhile.  He emailed me
>>> within an hour to say that he was interested...
>>>       I called him today,  and we had a good long
>>> about it.  While he's
>>> got a few conditions and is going to pretty much
>>> leave it to us to run
>>> and promote the event,  he likes the idea and he's
>>> going to give us a
>>> monthly <Thursday> if we can make it fly.
>>>       The test case will be 10/23,  and while I'm
>>> still waiting to hear
>>> back from everyone in KL,  the line up would be
>>> Karma Lingo and Paine's
>>> Promise for this first one (I talked to Veronica
>>> today,  too,  and
>>> they're totally in).
>>>       If the show turns out to be a success,  I'd
>>> like to act as the
>>> ongoing organizer for this event, even on the nights
>>> when Karma Lingo's
>>> not playing.  We <all> need this gig,  and the only
>>> way we'll get it and
>>> keep it is if we all commit to coming out once a
>>> month to support each
>>> other.
>>>       Here's how it will work:  Thursdays are no
>>> longer a regular "band
>>> night" for CJ's these days (weekends only,
>>> apparently),  so Curtis will
>>> run sound and supply a bartender for the back room
>>> for a guarantee of
>>> $100.  We supply someone to run the door (between
>>> the sound desk and the
>>> bar,  I think),  and we charge a $5 cover and handle
>>> all of the guest
>>> list/freebies issues.  If we get 20 paying customers
>>> and cover his
>>> costs,  we get the gig;  if we don't,  we still pay
>>> him $100,  and we
>>> don't get the gig;  pretty simple.  Any money we get
>>> beyond the first
>>> $100 we split between the two bands (and he wants to
>>> keep it to always
>>> being two bands).
>>>      He's into the idea of making it an early night
>>> (as are some of the
>>> ARIA folks,  I think),  so we're going to keep it to
>>> hour-long sets with
>>> the first band going on at 8:00 and the second band
>>> going on at 9:30.
>>>  That will give the second band a full half hour to
>>> set up (same as
>>> Roguefest),  and we'll all still be out of there by
>>> 11:00 PM or midnight.
>>>      I think we can make this happen,  but it only
>>> <will>  happen if we
>>> all make the commitment (and stick to it!) of
>>> getting out of the house
>>> once a month and coming down to see the show,
>>> <especially> on the
>>> nights when our group isn't playing.   I know I've
>>> not been the best
>>> about getting to all the ARIA meetings,  myself,
>>> but this is an
>>> opportunity for all of us,  and if it works over the
>>> long term,  it'll
>>> mean a regular gig for each band every three for
>>> four months that we can
>>> all plan for and count on.
>>>      As I said above,  I'd like to be the ongoing
>>> organizer for the
>>> event,  and assuming that we get past the first one,
>>>  I plan on being
>>> there for every single show.  Hell,  I'll run the
>>> door...
>>>      If we can get this thing rolling,  I'd like to
>>> set up a regular
>>> rotation of bands,  so if this is a commitment that
>>> you think your band
>>> can make,  please drop me a line and I'll slot you
>>> in.  The key to the
>>> whole deal is that we make this an event that we all
>>> go to every month,
>>>  so let me know your thoughts...
>>>      I'll be at the ARIA meeting for a little while
>>> tomorrow,  but I'm
>>> going to have to take off after a little while,
>>> hence this long email!
>>>  I'm actually going to write up the details for this
>>> situation so that
>>> the folks who come to Manny's tomorrow night will
>>> have some hard copy to
>>> take away with them,  so please come out and let's
>>> get some dialogue
>>> happening!  If we can make the event fly,  there'll
>>> be a lot of
>>> potential and a lot of possibilities,  for
>>> ourselves,  and for
>>> regional/national/otherwise touring bands as well.
>>>      But we gotta get ourselves on the map first;
>>> go team!
>>>> See you all tomorrow!
>>>> Matthew Trautwein
>>> Absolute Music
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