Re: Looping venue help

[Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com>]

Never play for free.
On Apr 10, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Daryl Shawn wrote:

> I'm working on setting up solo touring for the summer, and am  
> wondering if anyone can offer any suggestions for venues friendly  
> to looping of the improvised variety in a few distinct cities:
>
> - San Diego, CA
> - Philadelphia, PA (looking here with Chinapainting)
> - Pittsburgh, PA
> - Toronto, Canada
> - Montreal, Canada
>
> I'm just looking for cafes/galleries/lofts/squats to do my stuff,  
> I'm not concerned about the prestige of the venue or money (hahaha).
>
> As a side note...my tour is split between vocal shows, instrumental  
> shows, and the looping thing, and while booking is generally a  
> drag, dealing with the experimental music venues has been a sheer  
> pleasure so far. It's funny; nightclubs only care that you put  
> "drinking customers in seats" (I'm so tired of seeing that phrase),  
> coffeeshops only care that you don't curse, but the experimental  
> venues have been without exception warm, generous, and genuinely  
> interested in the music. The amount of support in the experimental  
> music community - the Loopfest being a prime example of course -  
> that I've seen in the last couple of years since I started playing  
> this stuff out has been extremely encouraging to me. One place in  
> Washington DC, for example, couldn't work with my dates for a show,  
> but still asked if I wanted to come by for a drink and chat about  
> music. I love that.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>