Comments on: What makes a good music venue?

By: Jeff Albert

Jeff Albert — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:14:59 +0000

Stuart,

Yes, I am from N.O. I live in Mandeville, which is north of Lake Ponchartrain. We were very fortunate. I think the city and the music scene will be back, and hopefully it won’t take too long. new orleans has a very strong spirit.

Jeff

By: stuart

stuart — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:14:14 +0000

The one thing that can spoil a great show for me is a lousy sound system, or poor engineering of a good system!

It sounds like you may be from the New Orleans area. Are you dealing ok with the aftermath of Katrina?

I am trying to list as much info about musicians affected by the storm. Feel free to contribute to my jazz blog, http://redhousejazz.blogspot.com.

Good luck man!

By: Jeb Bishop

Jeb Bishop — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:13:10 +0000

As a musician, my favorites are always the places where you feel a direct connection to the audience. Physical proximity, not too many lights / PA in between us and the crowd, not too stiff or formal-feeling. Usually that translates into a bar or rock dive of some sort, but could also be an art gallery or small theater space, for example.
As a listener … same thing, pretty much. I usually don’t like feeling like I am watching/listening to something that’s being Presented on a Stage as a Cultural Event. (Of course there can always be exceptions.)