From: stephen wilson <schlepworld@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tv@obbard.com
To: Marqueemoonlist <tv@obbard.com>
Subject: (TV) Maybe OT: Is music less precious?
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 04:39:20 -0700 (PDT)
"U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums"
I went to an outdoor show at a local college this weekend (University of
Richmond - Va); Deerhoof, with three support bands (including the weird and
wonderful Billy Naylor Show). The weather was beautiful, the show was free
for students ($ 6 for non-students and olde fartes) - and, - - hardly
anyone showed up! Maybe, 200-300 very, very passive young people, who
didn't dance or even bob their heads very much; Deerhoof played a storming
set but a short one - there was a smattering of whooping and applause but
not enough to warrant an encore.
The crowd filed out, no doubt relieved to get back to their cable TV and
high speed internet connections again....well, kudos to the college radio
kids who put the show on in the first place.
On the other hand, last year at a local chili cook-off, William Hung, the
tragically untalented 'American Idol' sensation, was performing - and
students paid $15 for tickets, and turned out in droves for that shit.
Anyway, obviously music doesn't mean as much as it used to, to most folks -
just another form of 'content'.
Check out Deerhoof though, music lovers - they're like Captain Beefheart
with rocket shoes.