[mplpost] Reviews Blues

[Derek Andrews]

At 11:53 AM 1/18/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Do bad reviews make a difference? Sure they do. They affect sales. They can
>close a show. On the other hand, the good ones help. What can you do? There
>are so many performers and so many shows out there, and for most of us,
>money is tight. We don't want to get ripped off for either our cash or our
>time, so  we kind of need our critics.

true enough nancy.  i'll never forget the time the illustrious tim perlich 
of now magazine reviewed a CD by blues guitarist jimmie vaughn (stevie's 
bro) the day before his ticketed concert at harbourfront centre.  not only 
did he slag the recording, he added that folks would want to bring a pillow 
to the concert.  and it wasn't a reflection on our less than comfortable 
seating.

the box office had been building nicely until tim trashed this appearance 
of a remarkable performer.

>well that's enough from me. Luckily, I live in Toronto where the problem is
>NOT getting reviewed!

staying with the now mag thread, the blues community similarly laments the 
poor coverage of artists, especially cdn/local.

however this week now mag broke with tradition and served up a truely 
intelligent overview of paul reddick and the sidemen, one of the strongest 
blues acts in the city.  of course the coverage was fueled by association 
with greatness (elsewhere), such as opening for b.b. king, 9 maple blues 
award nominations and a w.c. handy nomination for best new blues group in 
the states.

we could complain about reviewers forever here.  sound like fun?  reminds 
me of a comment made recently by a senior colleague that a good seminar at 
a conference would be to train/teach/educate critics...
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derek andrews - harbourfront centre
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mailto:derek@harbourfront.on.ca
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