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3.02.2007 What makes Los Angeles beautiful Hi, this is Steven. I sing in a local band.Do you know how a local band finds success? It's people finding us and breathing life into the music through their lives. And by success I don't mean getting picked up by a music label or getting airplay on a nationwide radio network or even making a thousand bucks. Success is art creating avenues of hope where there is dead silence. And art is HOPEful, because art is communication. And communication is hope. It means we haven't given up. My friend Victor said that to me once. I'll say this once and then never again - there's no money in it for us to play these shows. Which turns out to be convenient because we weren't in it for the money anyway (except Shane). We make something like $50 each on a big night, and that's the only payout we really see for months of devoted hard work. But we believe that what we do is a strike toward feeding impetus in our own lives and in the lives of Angelinos. And, we hope some day, in the lives of many more. So when we invite you to a show, it's an invitation to share a small part of your lives, with the backdrop of these songs we bring. Not the part making a six figure salary. Not the part dressed to impress. No, we want the part that's drowning in fear. The part that's starkly disappointed in LIFE. The parts our world has rejected. It's what makes Los Angeles beautiful. We hope you'll join us, please come find us. |
