Honestly, today I didn't feel like going through this weeks list of concerts and events. It's hard to justify spending several hours a weekend sifting through countless bands passing through Little Rock when your site is hardly getting any hits. That is... until I heard Travis Linville from Norman, OK and The Good Time Ramblers from right here in Little Rock.
Hearing their music on their Myspace pages completely reminded me why I started this in the first place.
For the music.....
That's right, not for the thousands of viewers, advertising revenue, or hits on the Myspace page. -G and I started this site in order to force ourselves to get out and listen to some unheard of artists that we never would have given the time of day before. Travis Linville is one of those artists. There is no way I would have stumbled upon him by reading Sync or the Arkansas Times. There is no excuse for The Good Time Ramblers. Unless I missed something they are a local band that also do not receive a bunch of much needed exposure.
Little Rock has a music scene that showcases most of its talent during the work week. Let's face it, when you are only getting 200 or so people for a weekend show, most respectable bands are going to drive straight on through. Over the past month or so I have begun to realize that Monday-Wednesday shows are typically the best. Claire Holley, Ryan Bingham and Band of Annuals are the three best acts I have seen since I moved here 2 years ago. All three shows were on either a Monday or a Wednesday. I realized unless you actually go out of your way and actually give some of these artists a listen there is no way you are going to show up for their gig.
Anyways, today I was slowly getting ready to throw in the towel. My thanks to Travis Linville and The Good Time Ramblers for their incredible music and reminding me why this site still matters. :)
-T
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