People are mad that an out of area musician named Mike Doughty headlining, “Live Local Legends”? Well after looking up each band booked for the festival, I have discovered that there are two other out of town bands that are booked for the festival too. The band Catching Cadence is from Wynanstkill, N.Y., which I believe is way out of the Capital District area and Happy Birthday Dr. Jim is from Cobleskill (I don’t think that’s a Capital District town either).

You see, the point I’m trying to make, your band can become well known and established in any city, and anywhere in the world. Don’t have to be just your hometown. So anybody that says that out of area bands/musicians can’t headline big shows when it’s aimed for “local” acts is absolutely absurd. Like I said previously, as long as a band or artist who is not from this area is making a name for themselves here, they can still be considered “local”. As long as they play shows around here on a regular basis, they are more than welcome to become an established act here.

You see, a local music scene is a public place. You can become big and iconic anywhere in any area. Another example, I remember the band Vesper won the first “Battle of the Bands” competition at SPAC, and they are a New York City band, but they played shows here constantly and they were still considered, a Capital District band.

I hope you get my point now? So even if Mike Doughty isn’t from here, and he plays here on a regular basis, he is still, a “Capital District” musician.

I’ll shut up about this now. Just had to get that off my chest.

Kev

Edit to add: When a band is serious about making it in the music industry, they must get well known everywhere as they possibly can. It seems to be the only way to get record deals these days, so I think it’s kind of cool that out of town bands/artists come around here. Local music is welcome for everyone, all over.