Re: House of (Not Much) Blues

Date: 11 Jul 2003 11:56:59 -0700
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In a message dated 7/11/03 10:02:58 AM, email-address-deleted writes:
<<They did move into our country, and Toronto, with their House of Blues
Concerts Canada, that in reality hasn't much to do with the Blues as we know
it. Every week in our local entertainment newspaper, NOW magazine, they take
out a two page ad to promote their concerts at various venues around the
city. Here's some of the artists that they are booking in the next little
while from this weeks issue: Bjork, Vans Warped, James Taylor, Roxy Music,
Tori Amos, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Blue Rodeo, Damien Rice, Alien Ant
Farm, Boston, Sex Pistols, Bryan Adams, Steely Dan, Billy Idol, Maria Cary,
Blur, Taproot, Jason Mraz, Train and Grandaddy to name a few>>
You know,
I would like to think that if the House of blues booked blues acts(trad, new,
etc)
that they would have a thriving business by doing so. The sad reality of the
picture
is it is hard to get people to come out to many blues shows these days. The
fan base has shrunk quite considerably, and coupled with the sad state of
today's economy and the multitude of choices the casual music listener has these
days, they really have no choice but to book acts that will draw and turn a
profit. I believe one of the key elements to effecting a change in perception is
education of the general public to the many different blues acts and styles of
music there actually are. I think the average person gets very little
exposure to blues music except what they may hear on an underwear or car commercial.
HB
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