What do you think of this band?
 

braveTHEday - go to itsaboutmusic.com and they're the fourth band on the page.

Whaddya think? Outside chance I could play bass with these folks. Far outside right now, but you never know.

not too shabby. is this what you want to do musically? that type of sound? cuz, that's important, too.

Cool. Great singer. Great songs.

Sounds like a good match for what I know of your musical tastes, too. :thumb: :thumb:

Wow, love that voice Toad. I hope you can hook up with them. Power pop right in the ole wheelhouse. luck

Not bad...the music sounds like it's in Toad's interests...kinda reminds me of Til Tuesday.

It's funny, because most original bands that are serious about their music also put an age limit on who they're looking for. If you're gonna be the next Good Charlotte*, you have to have guys that look 25 and can take their shirts off and stuff.

These guys are like 25 but it seems they don't care (or at least their manager doesn't care) that I'm 39, if I'm sincerely all about the songs. And I am. And this stuff is so up my alley, it's just not funny. I would be perfect for them and they would be perfect for me.

So now the next question is: what do you think of their commercial potential?

The manager, who also produced this stuff, thinks they will be signed Real Soon Now. Which is fine, except that this is the same attitude of every manager for every act trying to go the pro route; and getting signed means very little in itself.

* I HATE Good Charlotte. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE

Indie potential is there...light commercial possibility.

Everyone needs a bass. Get on down to SXSW and find a label.:)

Sounds really promising. So, why are they in search of a bass player? Did they lose their existing bass player, or are they just lining up a backing band for the crucial pair shown in the picture for playing out purposes?

They had another guy who left... don't know why.

It turns out they're in Harrisburg, two miles away from where I grew up... weirdity.

The manager says he's told them to share songwriting credits with any other band members, and that's really the key to the whole thing I think. At this time in history, even if a band gets signed, there's still only a one in ten chance that there's any money in it for them. From the experiences of Warch's hubby (s'ok if I mention this hon?), the real money is in residuals and royalties.

On the other hand, I think half a living at music is far better than half a living at anything else.

Harrisburg, eh?
Keep us posted. Its a great lead.
Oh, and it's ok hon.

Ahem.;)

Hey, like I said I stay 39 for the musician classifieds... and the personals when the time comes!

That's OK....until tomorrow...tomorrow....it's only a day awaaaaaaaay. :D