i actually thought the festival this year was really ok. for all its worth, the sound stages were great, and core artists played, even if others that are less than my cup of tea getting to play and make cash. they organized really professionally as far as i can tell. the landscape of fans varies, but i think it always has.
On 6/19/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Raises a good point: that this phenomenon might not be genre- or > scene-specific. > > m50 > > > >>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:24:14 -0400 >>From: "Adam Grealish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: [Techhouse] choice or dilution? >> >>the thought occurred to me a few days ago when i was looking at the lineup >>for bonaroo. traditionally a hippie jam band festival, the lineup this year >>supplement the expected fair with hipster indie rock bands and other acts >>just slightly below the level of full-on pop. This seems to be a trend. >> DEMF >>is a prime example. the organizers were losing their shirts throwing the >>festival. so to increase attendance the focus changed from a detroit-music >>festival to a music festival in detroit. >> >>there are two main points to this (1) hey, its more choices. more options >>are always good. plus, if it is the only way the festival can subsist than >>expanding the musical offerings in a good thing. (2) but wait. adding all >>these other acts dilutes the spirit of the event. the festival is turned >>from a focused study of one type of music among many like-minded people to >>hodge-podge of acts from the musical flavor of the month. the festival is >> no >>longer unique. It is just another music festival in a different city. And >> in >>such a case is it worth denigrating the integrity of the festival in order >>to keep it alive? >> >>i feel like a crotchety old man saying that i dont like all this new stuff >>while longing for the better-days of the past but i cant help but think >> that >>good music festivals are losing their souls. >> >>Adam > > -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
