Re: play at Tonic, NYC on 6/15

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

At 04:19 PM 6/4/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Anyone planning to play the Tonic Sunday Brunch should be aware that 
>publicity is entirely up to you.  If you don't get your periphery to come and
>bring thier periphery, you're likely going to play to an empty house.
>
>You need to be able to create your own buzz, and get them to show up
>on a Sunday afternoon in a corner of Manhattan far from most public 
>transportation.
>
>Just an observation from one who has often been part of an audience of
>two or four people.

But if you =do= the publicity, the place can also be packed. I have made it to 
far too few shows, and some were SRO. I like the Tonic, and I really like the 
energy and time that Krakauer has put into making this space available.

(Not that Roger's reminder was untimely or unnecessary, neither)

ari


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