Mike Orren Staff

Russian roulette.

Seriously, though, I'll let Erin give a fuller answer since this is her baby. She's busy pulling together all the details, so that may be a day or two. But I know it's relevant, because we're so going to start earlier next month ;-)

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Erin Rice Staff

I'm so glad you asked because it gives my neuroticism a forum.

The plan is to have a different type of showcase each month. This month we have bands that play various kinds of music on the rock spectrum (from acoustic, to more pop infused, to a more alternative sound). While they share enough similarity that the crowd at the showcase won't necessarily feel alienated by one band, they are different enough so when the videos of the night (interviews and performances) are posted as stories on our site it won't be the same exact genre all month long. Next month we might try a showcase based on different types of roots music (celtic/americana/bluegrass), or blues/jazz/soul, punk/metal/industrial, or Hip-Hop/dance/bit-pop.

We'd also like to book bands from different areas in DFW to fully represent our entire music scene. This month two of the bands are from Dallas and one from Denton. Expect in the future to also see Fort Worth bands, Arlington bands, etc. You may have noticed that there aren't any women in this showcase, which was not intended. You'll definitely see a little more estrogen on the stage for future showcases.

We were also interested in bands that had recently released an album or have an upcoming release. And it helps when the bands have the night open.

So yeah, there were a lot of factors, but in the end these bands are just great and they are going to put on a fantastic show. I hope you have a good time if you make it out!

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Erin Rice Staff

Ghosthustler is a great suggestion and I would definitely want to include them in a future showcase.

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Mike Orren Staff

Dates aren't yet firm, as they are partially dependent on our editing speed -- we're going to be mixing in interview clips as well. We'll be sure to post here when they are going to air. This is our first run, so all subject to change, but the original vision is that each band will get an episode. In a perfect world, each showcase will net 3-4 episodes. We'll also run them here and provide them to the bands in a format they can run on their sites, MySpace, etc.

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Mike Orren Staff

Erin can give better detail, but since she's at Mayfest, a quick answer for Michael:

The first one was great, but enough work that we decided to retrench and figure out a better plan for the long haul, which Erin's been doing. I'm thinking it'll be every 6-8 weeks once we're rolling.

Meantime, we're doing some mini-events, filming bands in the West End on Wednesdays in May and June. Those are free too and a lot of fun. This coming Wednesday is Hung Gibson:

http://www.pegasusnews.com/events/200...

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Erin Rice Staff

Hey Michael,

We are tentatively planning for mid-June. Don't hold me to that, however! All I can promise at this point is there will definitely be another one.

Thanks for inquiring.

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