A Little More About Music

I decided a long time ago that I was tired of seeing music in venues that didn't give me any opportunity to interact with the musicians. No more festivals, concerts, arenas, etc...

I went to see the North Mississippi Allstars a couple of years ago at The Showbox in Seattle, and was surprised when, after their last song, each band member walked along the front of the stage shaking everybody's hand and thanking them for coming out. I bought a couple of beers for the Son Volt keyboardist and got to talk about their recording process. Had conversations about death and dying with Willy Vlautin of Richmond Fontaine. And, most recently, received the following comment to my last post about The Dexateens:

Hi Brendan

Thanks for the kind words about the record! That's the kind of response that makes it feel like we did something worthwhile.

(Please don't post this unless you just want to. "Comments" was the only way I could find to contact you.)

I sent a follow-up email and received permission to post the comments, and I do so because I think it's important to point out that musicians like The Dexateens or the other bands I mentioned really are connected with their fan base. And it's important to support that. Buy the CD, go see the shows when they come around, drink a beer so the proprietor is happy, get a t-shirt.