Monotron wrote:

I might be moving to San Diego, anybody from California know how the scene is there?

All i can say is that most gigs are 21+ so that means i usually cant make it because of that
;________;  Pat!!!! We need to busk moreeee mannnnn.....

Bummer, maybe if there ends up being enough of us we can start up some all ages shows

I might be moving to San Diego, anybody from California know how the scene is there?

All i can say is that most gigs are 21+ so that means i usually cant make it because of that
;________;  Pat!!!! We need to busk moreeee mannnnn.....

but really quickly: san diego scene isn't as robust as the scenes in SF or LA, mostly because we don't have as many chiptune guys here. playing shows, however, is pretty easy if you know a couple people/venues to deal with! so it's a nice compromise -- we don't have quite the "scene unity" as the other places, which means not as many chiptune-only shows, but we do have way more opportunities for people to play out than other places I've been to. and that doesn't mean we NEVER have chiptune-only shows, either; we do, it's just that none of us have much of a draw, so if we ever do end up having chip-only shows, they're usually on weeknights so we don't risk the venues' bar sales

and the music scene in general around here is a little fickle when it comes to show turnout -- you need to have a lot of buzz if you want good turnouts at your show/any show in general because people are less willing to drive out for a show that just sounds good on paper around here. most of the music scene is concentrated in the gaslamp district downtown, which is basically nightclubs or bars trying to be nightclubs, which means EDM. the rest of the venues are spread out across various neighborhoods which aren't actually that far apart. the problem is that it FEELS like a long distance (freeways are a big thing here) which kind of increases the fickle-ness of the music-goers around here. there isn't as much of a rallying point for the indie scene as there is in other places, which hurts us a little, imo.

not that it isn't a great place to do music! it's just different. and we also get sun like 360 days of the year, and seasons don't exist so you can go outside at night in January and wear shorts, which is a huge plus as far as I'm concerned (and I don't even wear shorts)!

(that wasn't so quick sorry guys)

I passed on the PNW after my visit there late last year.  I found the people to be a bit standoffish, not as inviting as I've found elsewhere in the country.

That and my SP with my unreleased third album got stolen at the show.  Kind of soured me.  Unfair, I know, but I took it as a sign not to give it any further serious consideration.

I'm looking at somewhere in California, NYC, or (maybe) STL at the moment.

I might be moving to San Diego, anybody from California know how the scene is there?

And I was surprised how many people there were on considering it was monday night, after some huge blizzard and the venue didnt have license to sell alcohol at that point hehe.

sorry to hear about that man!   though i think i can understand what you're talking about, people in the PNW tend to be a little more insular and avoid engaging each other compared with elsewhere.  i'm not referring specifically to the chip community here per se but just people in general, that's how a lot of us like it