Comments on: My Music Town http://jerseymike.org/2010/02/my-music-town/ We ain't even keeping score no more... Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:53:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: jeff lynch http://jerseymike.org/2010/02/my-music-town/comment-page-1/#comment-79876 jeff lynch Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:56:00 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1528#comment-79876 mike, this city does not need branding. this city needs to drop the negativity, yours included. with all due respect, harrisburg has one of the tightest musical communities i've seen anywhere, and we have various opportunities to catch very high quality live music for free or next to nothing. the city and the scene is not without it's problems, but personally slamming folks who are trying to make it happen is completely counter-productive. if folks in town spent less time bitching and moaning about what is and more time making things happen ... ps: to be fair, you work hard to make things happen. just lighten up the tactics ... mike,

this city does not need branding. this city needs to drop the negativity, yours included. with all due respect, harrisburg has one of the tightest musical communities i’ve seen anywhere, and we have various opportunities to catch very high quality live music for free or next to nothing.

the city and the scene is not without it’s problems, but personally slamming folks who are trying to make it happen is completely counter-productive.

if folks in town spent less time bitching and moaning about what is and more time making things happen …

ps: to be fair, you work hard to make things happen. just lighten up the tactics …

]]> By: gingertheory http://jerseymike.org/2010/02/my-music-town/comment-page-1/#comment-79673 gingertheory Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:24:50 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1528#comment-79673 Great discussion!! I'm curious whats going to happen to the 3 festivals this year around. If they're even going to have them ?? I got word that the people who were coordinating it for the past years are no longer in the loop. Musicfest, Kipona, and Artsfest. I personally am a big fan of the local scene, and take every opportunity to tell people. It is what you put into it."Harrisburg, As boring as you make it" is a great slogan. I feel like at this moment Harrisburg is like a ball on top of a triangle. Its either going to fall forward into greatness, or backwards to well .... not so great. The bright side is there seems to be alot of people helping each other out in pushing that ball forward. Great discussion!!
I’m curious whats going to happen to the 3 festivals this year around. If they’re even going to have them ?? I got word that the people who were coordinating it for the past years are no longer in the loop. Musicfest, Kipona, and Artsfest.
I personally am a big fan of the local scene, and take every opportunity to tell people. It is what you put into it.”Harrisburg, As boring as you make it” is a great slogan. I feel like at this moment Harrisburg is like a ball on top of a triangle. Its either going to fall forward into greatness, or backwards to well …. not so great. The bright side is there seems to be alot of people helping each other out in pushing that ball forward.

]]> By: moemoephoto http://jerseymike.org/2010/02/my-music-town/comment-page-1/#comment-79567 moemoephoto Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:30:18 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1528#comment-79567 The close proximity to those large cities makes Harrisburg a HUGE potential. The last time I saw Toubab Krewe at ABC and when I saw Devon Allman at ABC, they both said they were traveling throuhg the area on the way to NYC and it is a waste to just go sit in a hotel when they can stop and make some cash jamming. The location can not be underestimated. As I see it, there are only 2 cities other than Harrisburg taking advantage of these bands traveling through this section of the east coast circuit which stretches from DC to NYC. Lancaster's Chamelon Club and Towson's Recher Theater are probably Harrisburg's biggest market competitors in the small/medium national touring band circuit in this area. There are venues are here... I'd love to see Jersey have the opportunity to schedule 3 months or more for Whitaker Cener once. Whitaker Center is a great place but like noted above, they are in a dry spell for good shows right now (for my musical preferences anyway). I know they had financial cutbacks this year but......What happened to all the Derek Trucks, Gov't Mule, Keller Williams, Gregg Allman, etc shows?? I know those all sold very well if not sold out.... Those shows had to have made them some serious money. The music scene is pretty good right now, largely in part b/c of people like Jersey and great local acts like Shackeltons, Perkasie, The Greatest Funeral Ever, etc. But think of the potential...... If you build it, they will come. The close proximity to those large cities makes Harrisburg a HUGE potential.

The last time I saw Toubab Krewe at ABC and when I saw Devon Allman at ABC, they both said they were traveling throuhg the area on the way to NYC and it is a waste to just go sit in a hotel when they can stop and make some cash jamming.

The location can not be underestimated.

As I see it, there are only 2 cities other than Harrisburg taking advantage of these bands traveling through this section of the east coast circuit which stretches from DC to NYC. Lancaster’s Chamelon Club and Towson’s Recher Theater are probably Harrisburg’s biggest market competitors in the small/medium national touring band circuit in this area.

There are venues are here… I’d love to see Jersey have the opportunity to schedule 3 months or more for Whitaker Cener once. Whitaker Center is a great place but like noted above, they are in a dry spell for good shows right now (for my musical preferences anyway). I know they had financial cutbacks this year but……What happened to all the Derek Trucks, Gov’t Mule, Keller Williams, Gregg Allman, etc shows?? I know those all sold very well if not sold out…. Those shows had to have made them some serious money.

The music scene is pretty good right now, largely in part b/c of people like Jersey and great local acts like Shackeltons, Perkasie, The Greatest Funeral Ever, etc. But think of the potential……

If you build it, they will come.

]]> By: Tony Sirloin http://jerseymike.org/2010/02/my-music-town/comment-page-1/#comment-79534 Tony Sirloin Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:33:26 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1528#comment-79534 I think a great jumping off point to brand this a music city would be at the American Music Fest in July. This should be a mjaor draw for the area, but I don't think it's what it could be. Harrisburg should take notes from Bethlehem and their Musicfest (although this years headliner appears to be Lynard Skynard, yuck). They get big names to headline while giving local bands and lesser known bands a chance to open for them. Bethlehem is not much bigger than Harrisburg, but they are supported by the Philadelphia area. Harrisburg could be supported by Central Pa. This is one event that could get Harrisburg known as a music city and the rest would follow. Look at Austin's SXSW festival and the great lineup they get. If they had bands that people actually wanted to see instead of the Brian Wilson-less and John Stamos-less Beach Boys, that might actually produce revenue for the city. Imagine that. Harrisburg has come a long way and the quality of music is on the up and up. Just have to add though that the Metron was awesome. I remember seeing Rancid there. I also remember Green Day playing with the Riverdales at the Farm Show Arena. Both those shows were sold out. I think a great jumping off point to brand this a music city would be at the American Music Fest in July. This should be a mjaor draw for the area, but I don’t think it’s what it could be. Harrisburg should take notes from Bethlehem and their Musicfest (although this years headliner appears to be Lynard Skynard, yuck). They get big names to headline while giving local bands and lesser known bands a chance to open for them. Bethlehem is not much bigger than Harrisburg, but they are supported by the Philadelphia area. Harrisburg could be supported by Central Pa. This is one event that could get Harrisburg known as a music city and the rest would follow. Look at Austin’s SXSW festival and the great lineup they get. If they had bands that people actually wanted to see instead of the Brian Wilson-less and John Stamos-less Beach Boys, that might actually produce revenue for the city. Imagine that.
Harrisburg has come a long way and the quality of music is on the up and up. Just have to add though that the Metron was awesome. I remember seeing Rancid there. I also remember Green Day playing with the Riverdales at the Farm Show Arena. Both those shows were sold out.

]]> By: jesselun http://jerseymike.org/2010/02/my-music-town/comment-page-1/#comment-79530 jesselun Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:41:58 +0000 http://jerseymike.org/?p=1528#comment-79530 Maybe it's time for you to run for mayor Maybe it’s time for you to run for mayor

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