I put up this little post in facebook this morning:

I have always believed that if you play music for fame, popularity, money, or awards… then you are playing music for the wrong reasons. 

Just be appreciative of what you have now. Leave your ego at the door and just play music for the love of it. That’s what it should be about. Music should be for you. 

I never cared to get big with music. I just wanna play and have fun! I have no problem just writing songs at home on cheap recording equipment. I see it as a hobby to me. Not as a career.

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I meant what I said too!

Whenever I say this stuff on forums, blogs or facebook or where ever… musicians usually get all pissed off and defensive.

Seems like most local bands and solo musicians wanna be big or make money with their music in this day and age. I’ve always blamed this on the national music industry. Reality shows like Idol, the Voice, X-Factor, America’s Got Talent, etc. inspire these musicians for wanting to get big and famous. Those shows make it seem possible that anybody can be famous. That’s part of why local and unsigned talent think they can go to that level. Musicians wanna get big these days ’cause of the way the mainstream industry promotes music and unsigned musicians get pretty obsessed with it.

Musicians put their heart and soul of what they do to get bigger but that doesn’t make them any better than the amateurs/hobbyists. The hobbyists put their heart and soul of what they do as well. They just wanna make music at home just for fun… they don’t care to play the bigger stages or win any stupid competitions and awards. They just wanna make music as a way to get through life. Don’t be desperate for fame and recognition. Just make music and enjoy. That’s all you really need!

Kev

To the Capital Region:

I don’t understand why Tier One Talent’s upcoming event, “The Jammy’s” is getting the huge publicity around here when it doesn’t deserve it. This event is supposed to be a smaller version of the Grammy Awards like you see on TV. It is being put together by, Tier One Talent, a so-called talent agency around the area. It is being held later this month at a crap venue called, Trickshot, which is a pool table hall in Clifton Park. This event has been making the rounds of facebook and I wanted to take the time to warn you about the guy behind, Tier One Talent (who is a guy by the name of, Dan Coler).

When I bash this event on my blog… I’m not bashing the talent or the music scene. I’m only bashing this guy and this event which is NOT to be trusted. I’m only doing this out of love for my fellow musicians around the area and for the music scene itself. I don’t want to see musicians around here getting hurt and destroyed by this Tier One Talent guy who is nothing but a fraud and an egomaniac. I’m just telling musicians to watch who you trust around here.

I know an award show in this area sounds exciting but when it’s hosted by Tier One Talent, it is something NOT to be trusted. They pulled some pretty shady shit earlier this year when they did an event called, “Monsters of Mock” in benefit for the Wounded Warriors project. In that event, they had like 1o tribute bands play and they said they raised a little money for the Wounded Warriors (a charity in which benefits wounded soldiers). They may have kept the money for themselves instead of sending it to the Wounded Warriors charity. They never registered to the Wounded Warriors site and they never showed any proof that there were money raised for the event. I remember asking to post the proof like a receipt or something like that and sure enough — they never did. I used to support Tier One Talent and Dan Coler but after their “Monsters of Mock” thing earlier this year… that’s when I started NOT to trust him or his idiot friends. For that”Monsters of Mock” show earlier this year, they not only made the venue look bad… they made all the bands look bad for playing on it.

Who knows what Tier One Talent is planning to pull for “The Jammy’s”. I’m not trying to get musicians to avoid this event ’cause I’m jealous… no, not at all. I’m only trying to save you guys from getting hurt and destroyed like I said before. I love my fellow musicians and the music scene!!!! You should not only avoid this event, you should also not associate with Tier One Talent at all. I never met the guy and hope I never do.

He is just doing this to shove Tier One Talent in your faces and his two shit bands: Sludge Factory and Swerve which are both Alice In Chains Tributes. He gave both of his own bands nominations and don’t be surprised if he gives himself the win there.

I am noticing that a lot of musicians have turned this show down and they even turned down nominations so good for them… they are smart and know what they are doing!

For the musicians planning to attend this thing… are probably people who don’t know much about how music works. They aren’t careful with themselves and they trust everything too easily. Watch who you trust around here, folks. I know musicians are trying to get publicity and recognition at every opportunity but you must be careful with yourselves. You don’t have to play the “Yes” man and agree with everything that comes to you. You must be honest with yourself ’cause you must do what’s best for you and your music. Don’t get your music career destroyed by associating yourself with Tier One Talent.

I’m actually interested on how this thing is going to turn out. Hopefully, this event won’t end up happening at all once they know a lot of people aren’t interested. I hope it fails miserably. Tier One Talent is a disaster. They aren’t a business. It’s just a guy living in his own fantasy world. I’m 100% certain he never got a business degree in college to run something like this. He’s just an amateur. He probably can’t afford a lawyer either. With somebody like Dan who has horrible writing skills… you would immediately think there is something fishy going on there. A real talent agency would be a professional with good writing skills, professional attitude and a good education. Watch out for these signs, folks! Tier One Talent just exploits other talent around this area for his own agenda. Just his sneaky way of getting Tier One Talent and Sludge Factory out there.

Think about what you’re getting yourselves into, guys. I’m only trying to help. I’m not trying to ruin the fun for you all… just trying to save people from getting hurt. I care about other musicians… make no mistake about it. There are shady people around the music scene and I’m only trying to tell you to watch out for them.

Thank you for reading this!

Kev

Over the years, you have seen me talk a lot of shit about competitions, contests, and best of’s that usually happen around the Capital Region — the Albany music scene. First we have the Battle of the Bands at SPAC, then we have a few best of’s in the Metroland, the Times Union does a best of too, and now we have the Jammy’s at Trickshot. Why I don’t like these things, you may ask? Well, I explained it before and I don’t mind doing it again. Not only that these things are a popularity contest, I just feel that this area doesn’t have the right to tell us who is “best” around here. The same acts that get the same mention everywhere you see: EBJ, Wild Adriatic, Sirsy, etc. — don’t get me wrong, those artists are great (I’m not knocking their music) but they are indeed not the best in this area. I’m pretty sure there are bands and solo artists who are a lot more talented than them but you don’t see them get any mentions anywhere in local media? That’s why I put up that rant about “local media” not too long ago ’cause I really believe the way this area promotes local music is horrible.

The people should be able to do the choosing of who is best around here. We don’t need these competitions or best of’s telling us who is best and then they shove these artists in our faces. Look around, folks. There are SO MANY talented bands & artists around here who are pretty amazing and sick at what they do but they all struggle to get recognition in the scene. This area really needs to stop relying on bands/artists who have a big following and give other artists a chance.

To be honest, I think all of us are the best at what we do… even the beginners and amateurs who try to get themselves out there.

Yes, some people will come around and call me jealous but I’m not… I don’t give a shit if I don’t win a competition or get a mention in some stupid “best of”. If I did, I would have laughed it off and ignored it. I would have said, “Screw you, get my name off of there”. If I get mentioned anywhere, I don’t jerk myself off like so many musicians do. All musicians seem to be flattered and honored ’cause they get mentioned somewhere in the media or on the internet. To me, I don’t really care.

I just want to make music for me and for the few people who support it. To me that’s more rewarding than getting some silly award or getting your name in the paper, I don’t give a shit about that. I just wanna make music and get it out there.

I know I’m coming across as negative and people around the music scene will call me a troll and stuff but I’m not afraid to be realistic. I’m not afraid to tell the truth… at least, my truth that is.

Even if I don’t get any mentions in music best of’s or haven’t won an an imaginary award, I’m still pretty happy where I am musically. I think I am still pretty well known around this area as a musician. People follow my online web presence… they listen to my music, I have a decent amount of views in my youtube channel, and yes, I have my own “fan following” as well — believe it or not. I have my share of supporters and fans as well… I know they are out there.

These days, musicians are pretty desperate to get recognition everywhere as much as they can and they shouldn’t worry about that, in my opinion. They need to keep their focus on making music for the people who support them.

We’re not rock stars or celebrities… we’re all local musicians. That’s all there is to it, folks, and that’s what I’ve been trying to explain for years. Who cares about moving forward and getting to the next level. Just be appreciative of what you have now. Stop acting like these competitions or “best of’s” are so big ’cause they don’t mean anything and you know it. Bands don’t wanna publicly admit it ’cause everyone wants to treat local music “positively”. It’s pretty ridiculous and a load of crock.

Kev

Tier One Talent was supposed to post the nomination list for the Jammy’s at noon today… well it’s almost 5 p.m. here and this guy is like, 5 hours late.

See what I mean, here.

I’m warning you all out there that the guy behind, Tier One Talent, is not to be trusted. He just made a promise that the nominations will be posted at noon and it’s not there. He’s an unprofessional amateur at best. Irresponsible and disorganized.

It’s gonna be interesting to see how the Jammy Awards turn out. I think they won’t get a good turn out and like 1 or 2 people will show up or it may not even happen at all.

Tier One Talent trying to make himself look like a professional promoter but the writing on his facebook page is really bad. If you want to be a promoter for local music… take some writing classes and be more organized so people can understand the instructions for the nominations.

I never met the guy behind Tier One Talent but I know the name which I won’t reveal on this blog.

An award show at some stupid pool table hall??? LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kev

Remember the Jammy Awards show that I talked about which is being taken place at Trickshots later this month? Well,  there’s another similar event already going on with the similar name. There’s a much BIGGER “Jammy Awards” show in NYC… check it out, here.

Here’s a couple of questions that I’m wondering:

1. Was Tier One Talent, the organizer behind the Jammys at Trickshots aware of prior use of the copyrighted name of “the Jammy Awards”???
2. Did Tier One Talent already know about the one in NYC and they stole the idea?

Just wanted to bring this to everyone’s attention.

Kev

I don’t have a lot of experience in playing in full bands at actual gigs. As a matter of fact, I have no experience at all in playing in a full band. I have more experience of playing solo acoustic gigs so I think that gives me the right to talk about how bands use gear at live shows. I have seen so many full band gigs and have been part of the music scene for years so I have the right to talk about this stuff all I want to.

You see… it is pretty amazing to me on how a lot of bands are pretty careless about their gear. Gear is probably the most important thing in your music career. You must take gear and equipment seriously. I have seen lots of bands that continuously have technical issues when playing on stage. Partly because a lot of musicians are pretty careless about their gear. If you want to prevent technical issues at your gigs… then you must take more responsibly and have more care for your gear.

Bands always make the mistake of bringing just one piece of instrument. They always bring one guitar, one amplifier, one bass and everything else. The key to preventing technical issues is that you must always bring spares. Bring spares of everything. Don’t always bring one instrument and one amp. Always have an extra one. Bring extra instrument cables, microphones, etc. That way if things go wrong and if your instrument/amp goes out… you can quickly replace it. Spares are pretty important. I see lots of bands that don’t bother bringing spares. When something goes out… another band will let them borrow their equipment. It’s always important to bring extra spares of everything ’cause there will be a point where other musicians won’t be able to borrow their stuff. There will also be times where you won’t get a hold of anyone to help give you a replacement… so keep things in mind.

Also before performing the gig… you must make sure everything’s working correctly. Take better care of your equipment. Don’t store your instruments in places where it has bad temperature. Instruments can go bad when you store them in very cold and very hot places. Don’t be rough on your gear… handle them with care especially the more expensive gear. It’s amazing to me that a lot of bands don’t take care of their equipment.

When you’re on stage and when you need to set your guitar down for something… set ’em on a guitar stand. Bring guitar stands. Don’t lay them on the floor or have the guitars or basses leaning against the wall. I see this stuff at band shows pretty often. Guitar stands shouldn’t cost that much.

Also, when you’re buying gear for your shows… don’t always buy cheap equipment ’cause they are bound to go bad quick. When you want to play in a band on a professional level… you have to look like pros and not amateurs. Buy good gear. The good stuff that sounds good. I’m not saying that you have to buy equipment around the $1,000 – $5,000 price range… all you need are guitars/amps that are around the $500 – $800 price range. Don’t always use the same guitar and amp all of the time ’cause the more you play on it the worse it gets.

Get yourself a good soundman who knows what he’s doing. If the venue you’re playing already provides a soundman then that should be good enough.

Another way to play a successful show smoothly with no problems is to never take a long time tuning between songs. I see bands do this and they really need to stop it. Take a long time tuning in between songs. Nobody wants to hear this. The audience is there to see you rock out… not to hear you waste time tuning. I understand certain songs are in different tunings but to avoid tuning for a long time in between songs then you must think about using more than one guitar. Tune the other guitar that the song is in and you can easily switch instruments without having to worry about tuning. Other options that you can do… there are all kinds of tuning equipment that will tune you automatically or even better you need to learn how to tune more quickly. You need to practice tuning quickly and silently at home. Learn to practice tuning by ear.

When I go see a live band show… I’m paying good money to see them and I expect them to run it smoothly but a lot of them are pretty lousy at running a show. They play the music good, indeed but they need to take more responsibility for the show itself.

If things go wrong and things don’t go smoothly… you will make the audience bored and disappointed. They could walk back to the bar or leave the show and the next thing you know… you’ll see the people talking all kinds of negative stuff about your band online ’cause you didn’t run it smoothly. You don’t want that would ya?

I have good enough equipment to form a band of my own. I have a few professional amplifiers and a few guitars actually so I’m all set. I can form a band or join a band anytime I want to now.

This post isn’t directed at any band in particular… I’m not calling any of them out. I just want to see them run their shows better.

Gear is pretty important, folks. Don’t always act like they’re nothing.

Kev

While there is a lot of local talent around here from acoustic acts to full bands and the music scene here is lacking, there is a lot of local media around here trying to promote local music. The internet is pretty big for local music. There are plenty of online websites dedicated to promoting local music and there are other promoters trying to promote local music on various blogs too. Not only the internet promotes local music… we also have a few radio stations and sometimes TV helps promote local music. Of course, we also have local newspapers/magazines that try to help.

I appreciate that these people are trying to promote local music the best they can and trying to get us recognized as a music scene… but to be honest, I pretty much find most of these local media outlets around here is garbage. I find the local media around here to be a smaller version of Rollingstone and MTV. Journalism around this area can be just as horrible.

There is a couple of things that bother me about local media trying to promote local music:

1. There are too many talented musicians and bands around here struggling to get recognized but local media completely ignores them.
2. So called journalists and radio hosts around here like to make themselves look better and smarter than the artist they’re trying to promote.
3. During interviews… the interviewer can never think of original and interesting questions. I’m sure musicians are getting real tired of getting asked: “When did you start playing music?”, “How did your band form?”, “What is your songwriting process like?”, “What music artist influenced you?”, “What is this song about?” etc. blah blah blah, you get the deal.

So if you’re a music artist or in a band… when you get a write up somewhere online, in the paper, or had an interview on the radio… do you think these guys really care for you? I don’t think they really do ’cause all of these companies care about is money pretty much. The thing is… local media would promote an artist or band only if they created a huge buzz in the scene. If you have a large following and get a buzz going… that’s when the local media will eat that artist/band up. They obsess with bands/artists with a large following or if they got a buzz going ’cause they know that will help sell their newspapers, get more ratings for radio or more views for their websites. That’s all these phonies care about… period. End of story.

It’s not really about how talented they are or how good their music is… it’s about the popularity they obsess with. They ignore the struggling and lesser known musicians ’cause they know that the struggling musicians won’t help sell.

Now somebody will probably come around and call me jealous but I’m not. I’m only speaking from experience about this stuff. I’ve had write-ups in a few newspapers before and I did a radio-interview once–to be honest, I don’t really like how they all came out. You expect the interviews or write-ups to be the way you want it and hoping it will come out good but it’s usually how they want it. The local media is really about promoting themselves and not you. Right? Think about it. When you get a write up or an interview… they are the star and not you.

I don’t do a lot of interviews ’cause nobody really asked me and I don’t really care to do them. If I was ever asked to do an interview… I’d be all for it but it must be worth it. I must warn you, though, if I was ever interviewed for a newspaper or radiostation or whatever… I’m gonna be no different like you see me on here. I’m still gonna be outspoken, honest, tough, and controversial. If you don’t like me on the internet, you probably won’t like me in person. I’m the same guy… on the computer and off.

You see, when I promote artists and bands on my site sometimes… I tend to do tings a little differently. I promote artists and bands not because they have a large following and they got a buzz going. I promote them simply because I dig the music. If their music is good and they got my attention… then it’s worthy for a shout-out on this blog.

I know I started a new thing a while back where I was going to review stuff from bands/artists around this area and the world but I honestly stopped doing the reviews of local acts ’cause too much stuff kept coming in and it got a bit overwhelming for me. I didn’t have time to review every project that was submitted to me…and on top of that… most of the stuff sent to me weren’t that good anyways. I’ll still review local bands/artists and promote their stuff on here but only if I “dig” the music and think it’s worth it.

Back to the topic of local media, I’m not bashing the bands/artists… I’m bashing the journalists and promoters around here. They don’t do it well. They really need to let the artist/bands get a chance to shine instead of jerking themselves off, ya know?

I’m a big local music supporter. I respect all talent… in all levels and all styles. They don’t have to be popular acts either.

Local music shouldn’t be a popularity contest. We’re not celebrities or rock stars and that’s how local media treats musicians around here which is laughable, in my opinion. If you want to promote local music… a true way of supporting the scene… then set your ego aside and support it all. I mean all of it. Stop being so opinionated and respect all talent — even me. In my eyes, there’s no such thing as a “big” and “established” acts. We’re just musicians enjoying what we do. That’s it.

Kev

I’m always talking about musicians with huge egos on this blog. I’m sure you’re wondering why I do it and how I can tell but I’m about to explain that stuff. All musicians have egos… and that includes me. Is it good for a musician to have an ego? Yes… it is actually okay to have an ego problem but to a certain extent. There are two different kinds of ego in a person… they are:

1) The unhealthy ego

2) The healthy ego

Lets start with the unhealthy ego first. A musician with an unhealthy ego is somebody who wants to think that he/she is a talented musician and is good at everything this person does. This musician can’t take any negative criticism of any kind… gets defensive over everything. This musician thinks he/she is better than everyone else ’cause they accomplished so much in music that they think that stuff earned them the right to be arrogant all they want to. This person thinks he/she is a good musician and jerk themselves off with their success no matter what is said about them.  This is the high and mighty type.

Now with the healthy ego. A musician with a healthy ego is somebody who treats their ego in a positive direction. Somebody with a good self-esteem. Somebody who doesn’t think is better than everyone else. A musician who is willing to admit that they suck but they just play the music for the love of it. This musician knows that they are no different than everyone else… a human being. Somebody who doesn’t take themselves seriously. (I would fall under the healthy ego, thank you)

From what I’ve been observing over the years… there have been more unhealthy ego musicians than the ones with the healthy egos. Musicians don’t realize that they have an unhealthy ego but watch how they answer questions during interviews with the press, watch how they post in their social networking sites, etc. They’re crazy man.

Musicians love talking about themselves and talking about how good they are… it’s crazy… all of it.

I like musicians with the healthy ego better. There are even famous musicians in the national industry who have unhealthy and healthy egos too. Many people accused Dave Mustaine of having a horrible ego but I don’t see how he does. I’ve read many interviews with Dave Mustaine and he has a healthy ego to me. He admits many times that he’s not the greatest guitarist and he knows that there are guitarists that are better than him… look it up. Neil Young is another good example of a healthy ago… he once admitted to Guitar World magazine that he sucks at lead guitar even though he was respected as a lead guitar player.

Famous musicians with an unhealthy ego well Kanye West definitely comes to mind. The Gallagher brothers from Oasis for sure. I’m sure there are many others to name.

As for why I’m always talking about egos on here, I’m just trying to get musicians to think how they act. Trying to get them to realize that the way they act turns people off out there. There maybe nothing wrong with having an ego but like I said to a certain extent. A lot of musicians will never admit they have a horrible ego problem. It’s not really good for music or your career. Some of them really need to change their ego to a more healthier direction.

I can tell when a musician has a good ego or a bad one. The fans and their supporters will still support this musician with a bad ego ’cause they are not good at recognizing the signs. They will support them anyway just to be nice and friendly — to help support the local music scene. People are not smart when it comes to music.

When you want to have a healthy ego… simply don’t take yourself so seriously. Don’t always think you’re so great at everything you do… but of course… musicians will never take this advice ’cause their “huge ego” won’t let them to. All musicians are different. Some have good egos and some bad. If you have a good and healthy ego, then people will respect you more and you could actually go somewhere in music. Don’t always believe that having the “unhealthy” ego will make you the better person ’cause it will not. Be careful with how you put yourself out there ’cause people can see and read everything you do through the music world. You’re a public figure now… people will respond to your behavior.

I’ve been there, I’ve made mistakes myself.

Kev

Why don’t I ever support the local music scene as much as I used to anymore? How come I don’t go out to play gigs of my own or supporting other band shows? Well, there’s a pretty good reason for that and that is I don’t like how the music scene is currently. The way I look at it, there is no music scene. No places to play anymore. Venues are making it tougher for bands/artists to get gigs nowadays. On top of that… there are a lot of clubs/venues around here that I would avoid playing like the Putnam Den, Upstate Music Hall, etc, I wouldn’t even play open mics anymore either. I don’t like the way this area’s local music is.

I used to have no problem getting gigs back in the day but today? *sigh*

You see, the way local music used to be is that local bands and artists around here would support each other whether they liked the music or not ’cause that artist deserves a chance to be heard. That’s the way local music is supposed to be, in my opinion. It’s not like that anymore. In the old days before myspace/facebook got big… I got accepted in the music scene ’cause musicians and people were pretty supportive of other talent. I was welcomed to get promoted by other local music sites and I got my songs played on the old CRUMBS radio back in the day. That’s when I used to “suck” as a musician back in the day but the old CRUMBS radio played my music anyways ’cause they were willing to support local musicians no matter the level of talent or whether or not they liked their music. It’s not like that anymore around here.

These days it’s like you won’t be accepted around the music scene if people don’t like your music or if they don’t like you as a person. I absolutely blame that on social networking. Myspace/facebook definitely changed the way local musicians look at the music scene for sure. People won’t be openly opinionated around other musicians… everything have to be lovable and positive around them but when it comes to my music… people have no problem becoming openly opinionated about it. Isn’t that messed up or what? Other local music promoters which shall be nameless at this time are wiling to promote other bands/artists but when I submit my music to get promoted… I get ignored by all of them.

What’s wrong with this picture is that this area claims to be “supportive” of local music of all kinds but I’m not seeing that at all. It’s a lie. When you claim to be supportive of local music positively that means you should be supportive of my music too but nope. People just wanna be openly opinionated over my stuff. They’re all hypocrites… all of them.

I believe my music is good, and maybe that’s why people are having a tough time trying to support my stuff ’cause deep down inside they don’t wanna admit that my music is pretty good. I think there is something special in my music and I’m proud of the songs I write. I deserve to get heard like every other musician out there, ya know? I try my best to get my stuff out there. I really really do. You’ve seen me try so hard.

I am grateful that some people openly support my music, though… there are some people who are fans of my songs and I appreciate that. I think my songs deserve to get heard more. Like they all say, “Music should be for you, who cares what people think”. I’m starting to have that attitude, right now.

I’m trying all I can to improve my musical talent. My guitar playing is getting better and my singing is getting better too. I’m trying hard by practicing both.

You see, when I support other bands and musicians… I never cared how good they look or how many fans they have. I try to support as much musicians and bands as I can ’cause I felt that everybody deserved to get heard… it didn’t matter the level of talent they’re in either whether amateur or professional. As a matter of fact, I never looked at musicians whether they’re a amateur or professional. I just look at ’em as musicians to me.

Another thing that sucks about this area is the attitudes of musicians around here. Too many assholes around here. Too much jerking off. Bands around here claim they support the music scene but they are all about trying to be popular and pretending to be rock stars around here. That’s not what this scene is supposed to be about, in my opinion. Musicians with huge egos and weird attitudes, it’s just crazy. Too much drama and negativity around here. I’ve had it with them. This music scene is not music appreciative. It’s all about being popular with them. A popularity contest, that is.

Will I ever perform live again? I don’t know. That’s why I decided that I will soon do live-stream internet performances at home like once a month. That’ll be my way of saying, “Fuck the music scene… I’ll perform live my own way”. I think performing live for the internet is a good way to showcase your music. It might help change the way local musicians look at live performances. I’ll be doing the live-stream performance for the internet soon. It might not happen until the beginning of 2014 or later ’cause I need to get enough songs together for it. When I’m ready, I’ll make an announcement about it. This is why I want to do the live-stream performance ’cause for the people who want to see me live and won’t be able to — this will be a good opportunity for them.

This music scene is trash. It always has been. It always will be.

Kev

I just stumbled upon this funny event in facebook and I just kind of laughed. I’m like huh? The Jammy Awards? Seriously? They are calling it the Capital Region’s version of the Grammy Awards. It’s supposed to be a local version of those national awards shows you see on TV.

Check out this event, here…

As you can see they are having nominations for every genre of music. They are having live music as well. Kind of like the award shows you see on TV.

I think this is the most silliest thing I ever seen in local music and here is why…

… the truth is… we don’t need no stinkin’ award shows. We don’t need to be honored in any way. We don’t need no silly trophy or anything. Us local musicians should feel awarded and honored by playing the music and having the people liking it. That’s the only award we need. Screw some silly trophy or whatever award. We don’t need that shit.

That’s the thing with local music. When things like reality TV shows and awards shows you see on TV, the local music scene will try to create their own version of it. Kind of like what they do with Battle of the Band competitions with “The Voice”, “American Idol”, etc. Now we’re getting people creating silly award shows.

On top of that… I wouldn’t be so quick in trusting the organizers behind the Jammy’s. Tier One Talent can be pretty shady and non-trusting. I would avoid what they’re doing like the plague. This is not about me being jealous. It’s not about ego. I’m just doing it out of love for the people who are quickly falling for this thing. For the bands jumping aboard to perform on this thing, I would back out of it if I were you before your career get destroyed by Tier One Talent. Tier One Talent is not doing this for the love of the music scene or for the people, he’s just doing it for his own agenda and using it to promote himself. This is just a warning about the organizers behind this thing, that is all. Just trying to save some face for the bands and the people hoping to be a part of this thing.

Kev