I'm still knee-deep in researching all-ages venues around the country to go to. Although I haven't really contacted anyone yet (I'm somewhat waiting on the cellphone thing, just so my phone number can be consistent) I went ahead and emailed the guys from Tahoe Underground. I'm planning to visit my dad who lives in Tahoe this winter with a few friends, so I figured that it would be a good time to check out the area for the scene.
In any case, so I emailed the contact email I found on the website saying that my dad was a local and he told me about this place and how I hoped to catch a show there this winter. I really quick explained a couple of my goals with the road-trip. A day or two later I got an email back from Chris saying that after years of people asking them to become all-ages, a lot of community attention, and finally having an opening party this September "alot of huffin and puffin but no support, so we gave up... sorry."
Part of me wants to fire back somewhat indignant emails saying that it can be tough but you have to hang in there to make it work, but really, I understand exactly where this is coming from. This is why The Placebo is currently having a lot of problems. If no one comes out to support or help it can be incredibly, extremely hard to keep going, especially when you're just first starting up. Just got me a bit melancholy.
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