Comments on: The Death of the House Tour http://matthewebel.com/2008/05/16/the-death-of-the-house-tour/ Piano Geek Rock Mon, 21 May 2012 16:02:50 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dave Quist http://matthewebel.com/2008/05/16/the-death-of-the-house-tour/#comment-480 Dave Quist Sun, 18 May 2008 02:17:03 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/2008/05/16/the-death-of-the-house-tour/#comment-480 My understanding was always the same as Rob's. When I saw your schedule, I was trying to figure out how it coocrdinated with getting to and from Block Island (ie, blunting those travel expenses and helping to develop fans along the way). The following may also be of interest - http://www.alanrowoth.com/musiclinks.shtml Alan (with whom I've since lost touch) is a fantastic guy who's passionate about helping the singer/songwriter communty develop. My understanding was always the same as Rob’s. When I saw your schedule, I was trying to figure out how it coocrdinated with getting to and from Block Island (ie, blunting those travel expenses and helping to develop fans along the way).

The following may also be of interest – http://www.alanrowoth.com/musiclinks.shtml
Alan (with whom I’ve since lost touch) is a fantastic guy who’s passionate about helping the singer/songwriter communty develop.

]]> By: Phish Frye http://matthewebel.com/2008/05/16/the-death-of-the-house-tour/#comment-479 Phish Frye Sat, 17 May 2008 16:06:17 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/2008/05/16/the-death-of-the-house-tour/#comment-479 I know that, for us, the challenge was finding a large enough group that could come out on a Tuesday evening. If it had been a Saturday, we could have easily had over 100 people there. But that's the problem with a house tour, I guess. It's probably not enough to travel around when you can only do gigs on the weekends. Still, I think the idea of a house tour is a great idea and really hope that you can find a way to make it work for you. It would be a great alternative venue to the bars and clubs that are either inaccessible to most people with kids or undesirable to folks who don't enjoy having to deal with a bunch of bone-headed, drunken 21-year olds. I know that, for us, the challenge was finding a large enough group that could come out on a Tuesday evening. If it had been a Saturday, we could have easily had over 100 people there. But that’s the problem with a house tour, I guess. It’s probably not enough to travel around when you can only do gigs on the weekends.

Still, I think the idea of a house tour is a great idea and really hope that you can find a way to make it work for you. It would be a great alternative venue to the bars and clubs that are either inaccessible to most people with kids or undesirable to folks who don’t enjoy having to deal with a bunch of bone-headed, drunken 21-year olds.

]]> By: Rob Blatt http://matthewebel.com/2008/05/16/the-death-of-the-house-tour/#comment-478 Rob Blatt Fri, 16 May 2008 19:57:25 +0000 http://matthewebel.com/2008/05/16/the-death-of-the-house-tour/#comment-478 This is just my opinion, but I can't remember hearing about a house tour that's been successful in the past. I've more seen the house shows as stops between bigger shows, or closed events that happen during a tour. It's like the gravy as opposed to the roast beef. It's something that almost disappeared from the musician's tool bag, but I'd love to see it work. This is just my opinion, but I can’t remember hearing about a house tour that’s been successful in the past. I’ve more seen the house shows as stops between bigger shows, or closed events that happen during a tour. It’s like the gravy as opposed to the roast beef.

It’s something that almost disappeared from the musician’s tool bag, but I’d love to see it work.

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