[atlantaprog] Re: Where was everybody???

one of the alternative venues that i've been thinking of is 
a live action role playing game called solar.  i used to play
about a decade ago, there's a bunch of really great people
involved in this venture, and they may be interested in having
something going on at one of their events.  

every month or so they have an event out at hard labor creek
park, where 200 or more folks show up and play live action
role playing games, replete with foam weapons, makeup and
lots of fun.  (i used to dress up like a white tiger.  w00t :-) ).
anyway, i think that it would be cool to see if they'd be interested
in having a band play for a couple of hours some time during the
event - part of the "event's festivities" and certainly a great forum
to pick up fans, perhaps sell some swag and generally connect
with some folks who might otherwise never get a chance to hear
us.

their webpage is www.solarinc.com , the guy in charge is named
scott neeley, a really all around great guy, and i think a connection
with the solar crowd could really help us all out.

just a thought.
___________________
john turner

http://lordonly.net

"What is a poet? An unhappy person who 
conceals profound anguish in his heart but 
whose lips are so formed that as sighs and 
cries pass over them they sound like 
beautiful music." - Soren Kierkegaard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen Welty-Green" <agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 1:05 AM
Subject: [atlantaprog] Re: Where was everybody???


> 
> >who is willing to play Augusta????  Athens???? maybe even Columbia, 
> >SC????  Let me know...I knew of a few venues...I'll check them out!
> 
> Z-Axis will be ready and willing after August 1 (busy as heck until then!)
> 
> Since I started this thread, I wanted to chime in with my own 
> situation, and my observations about the nature of the local prog 
> audience... many of you have heard some of this from me at ARIA 
> meetings, so I apologize for being redundant.
> 
> First off, at the risk of sounding hypocritical, it IS rare that I, 
> myself, get out to clubs to see bands. With my family obligations, 
> and my hectic work and creative schedule, I usually can only make it 
> out when I am able to piggyback it onto something else, as was the 
> case this past weekend. The plain fact is - I HATE clubs! I hate 
> secondhand smoke, I hate sets that don't start til after 11, I hate 
> pushy parking attendants and obnoxious drunks. And I suspect this is 
> true for lots of people of my generation - thus the poor turnouts. In 
> spite of all of this, I LOVE good music (BTW what I heard of both 
> Mindworm and LO sounded great!) and I want to support our local 
> artists - so whenever possible, I will endeavor to get out and see 
> all of you guys, if only for a few songs.
> 
> As I have said at ARIA meetings, I am really big on trying to find 
> alternative venues for live music. Z-Axis made our live debut playing 
> at the Candler Park festival several years ago, and I subsequently 
> managed to get myself in charge of booking bands for the fest with 
> the sole intent of giving my own band a good performance slot! As a 
> fringe benefit, I was able to use my position to get bookings for 
> other local acts of all genres. Hopefully, they'll let me do some 
> booking again this year - we'll see.
> 
> Z-Axis has also played at gallery spaces - including the long lost 
> Awarehouse, where we played several times and picked up a number of 
> fans and friends. We also play in theater spaces. The relationship I 
> have with 7 Stages has enabled me to use their various spaces over 
> the years for a number of projects. We've played at Dragoncon three 
> years running, both on the mainstage and in the Concourse (don't know 
> yet if we'll be back this year). We've played at the Atlanta 
> Contemporary Art Center's "Art Party". We got lucky once and were 
> invited to play at the Variety Playhouse. We've done all-improv shows 
> at the tiny If Coffeehouse. In fact, we've only ever played at one 
> "club" - the Somber Reptile - in support of Louisville's French TV 
> who passed through last fall (BTW - GREAT BAND!) (We hoped we might 
> draw some of our regular audience out on a Wednesday night, but nope. 
> Didn't happen).
> 
> Well, actually, we played the eXtreem once too - if you can call that 
> place a "club"!
> 
> Our audience simply doesn't like the BS that goes with clubs, so we 
> endeavor to give them alternatives. Progressive rock and its various 
> permutations are all about pushing boundaries and trying new things. 
> Maybe we need to apply this philosophy to all aspects of our careers. 
> What Wade and Matthew are doing with the Rogue Fest exemplifies the 
> sort of approach I'm talking about. If the opportunities you are 
> looking for aren't appearing, you go out and make them happen.
> 
> See ya'll at the shows...
> 
> AWG
> 
> PS... After my anti-club tirade, I must admit the we are thinking of 
> doing a few club shows in the future - for the sake of getting 
> tighter. Like Veronika said, it's a great dress rehearsal! And - 
> hopefully - maybe we'll connect with a new audience (but we're not 
> holding our breath!)
> 
> 
>

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