the proliferation of craigslist posts from venues in the bay area offering ‘exposure’ to local bands is thoroughly depressing. why? because ‘exposure’ means ‘play for free… people will see you and that will be good for your band!’ they don’t mention that it will be even better for their venues, allowing them to augment their […]
there’s a certain irony in recommending ticketmaster as the place to start one’s online ticket search… but it turns out that ticketmaster is the safest path through the morass that is the secondary ticket market. with ‘helpful’ names like ‘boxofficesanjose.com’ or ‘secureboxoffice.com’, these sites bury their policies in the fine print: “we sell tickets on […]
the fab faux is a beatles tribute band… THE beatles tribute band. founded by david letterman bassist will lee and featuring tonight show guitarist jimmy vivino, the band plays stunningly accurate reproductions of beatles songs… sometimes playing entire albums, sometimes with horns and strings, but always with obvious love and respect. it is amazingly exciting, […]