Joe Nacco is a musician who I’ve known for a while. I’ve done a bunch of shows with him in the past. I think he’s a talented songwriter and he’s pretty underrated around this area, I would say.

It seems that Joe is a fan of horror films and zombie stuff. As you can see, Randy McKinley, is in the Joe Nacco Band now and he is in the video, the bassist with the long hair. I think Randy looks pretty cool as a zombie.

This is a pretty well made video. The zombie make up was well done too. It seems like a video that George A. Romero wish he’d made.

Kev

This post is aimed for the people who are not musicians. Just regular music lovers who supports local bands. They too, seem to be openly opinionated and honest toward local talent. Using the internet to bash those they don’t like and using the internet to voice their honesty. They really need to cut the negative attitude and keep opinions to themselves as well.

It would be nice if they would support all bands & musicians more as well. Not just support the stuff that they like, which is what they seem to be doing lately. Local bands and musicians, work hard, so we all deserve to get heard and be supported.

That’s the sad thing about the internet, it gives the freedom for people to write what they want about others. I usually ignore the negativity and haters, yes, they can hate me all they want to but it would be nice if some of them would have a change of heart, ya know?

They should be supportive of all music too. I do have some regular music fans that actually like my music ’cause they are nice enough to stay loyal to me, but it would be appreciated if more would be supportive.

Like I said plenty of times before, you can’t ask and beg for their respect, I guess you have to earn it, like I’ve repeatedly said. You want to win their respect by making the best music possible, and I am doing the best I can.

My point is, that we all need to get together and support each other in a more positive note, that includes musicians and regular music fans. It would make a better music scene.

Kev

I understand that musicians need to dress and to make your image the way it can fit your genre, but to me, I think image is not important. Trying to look fancy for the genre that you play, is pretty silly, in my opinion. With this, being “local” music, it shouldn’t matter how you dress or how your image is. In my own music career, I never took image seriously. I just wore whatever the hell I wanted on stage. I’ve always liked to look casual and normal. You don’t need these gimmicks to look like a rockstar, ya know? I look at image and stage presence just for show, like an attention seeking kind of thing.

All you need is the musical talent, that’s it. As long as you have the talent, people wouldn’t care how you look. When I get my own rock n’ roll band going, we’re not going be wearing leather jackets or have make-up on our faces. We’ll just be ourselves.

Music shouldn’t be about the looks, anyway.

Kev

The big problem with the Albany music scene (or any music scene out of the area), that there is too much competition with other musicians & bands all over the place. It would be helpful if other musicians kept their negative opinions to themselves. Stop the jealousy and hate ’cause there’s a lot of it around here.

One way to make it a better music scene and one way to take your career to the next level, is to be helpful and supportive of other musicians. That includes supporting me, too.

This is how I’ve always been over the years. As you can tell, I’m very supportive and helpful with other musicians. Just my way of networking and just my way of promoting my own music. It’s just a good way to get yourself out there, networking with other musicians. Doesn’t matter the genre they play. I like the musicians that are the same way. Gladly to support everything, they will even support my music as well.

If you’re the type of musician that will bash other bands or venues publicly and if you’re the type who wants to think you’re better than everyone else, those are the kinds of musicians I wouldn’t want to associate with. Those are the kind of musicians who I will shut out of my life completely. You’ve seen it happen before.

The music scene should be supportive equally. Treat others how they would like to treat you. That is the mission that I have been trying achieve in these blogs for years, that’s the whole point. Try to end the drama and get everyone to support each other, but nope.

Some musicians will always have their head up their ass, thinking, they can be a negative nancy all they want to. No bashing, and no making fun of other musicians for laughs ’cause that’s all kiddie stuff.

Instead of destroying each others careers ’cause you don’t like each other, we should just get together and help each other out. Help each other get heard and help each other get success in music. Help each other reach our dreams and goals. Help me and others to achieve the same goals that you achieved, but nope. Nobody wants to do that.

There are some supportive and helpful musicians around that will be willing to help you, we just need more of it.

Kev