George
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I guess that's how the Americans see it.
It's really hard to describe, though.
First words that come to my mind would be dereliction, bohemian, stagnation, party, mutli-culturalism, debauchery, Frenglish, overrated.
Honestly, I've traveled to a couple of big cities, mainly Paris and US East Coast and Montreal is nothing like it, even if some people will try and describe that city as a mix of both. It's nothing like the rest of Quebec, and even less like the rest of Canada either. Come experience it for yourself...

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low-gain
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low-gain
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George wrote:


First words that come to my mind would be dereliction, bohemian, stagnation, party, mutli-culturalism, debauchery, Frenglish, overrated.


all things that dont come to mind when i think of the united states outside of the east coast and maybe part of the west coasts.. the rest are a bunch of religious conservative hicks.. Come to the mid west and you can experience the love here.. tongue

BR1GHT PR1MATE
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low-gain wrote:
George wrote:

Not to brag or anything, but we have been getting good turnouts in Mtl : we did about 80 for a show in the middle of February on a Thursday night and Toy Company usually brings anywhere from 200 to 300 people.


Is mtl part of the united states? If i remember correctly. isn't MTL like the closest thing to being in Europe w/o actually being in Europe?
Totally doesn't count

Boston 8Bit shows have been doing 300-400ppl recently, and at top venues. Granted, we keep the ticket cost pretty low, but still... thats a pretty big deal. Also, the local media has been very receptive; interviews with artists, features in local magazines, etc. A lot of people are working really hard and there is some serious scene building going on here, NYC, Philly. 

not to interrupt the pity party or anything ;D

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low-gain
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BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:

Boston 8Bit shows have been doing 300-400ppl recently, and at top venues. Granted, we keep the ticket cost pretty low, but still... thats a pretty big deal. Also, the local media has been very receptive; interviews with artists, features in local magazines, etc. A lot of people are working really hard and there is some serious scene building going on here, NYC, Philly. 

not to interrupt the pity party or anything ;D


Once again.. East Coast.
300-400... wtf.. why haven't we been seeing live footage video coming out of boston!? c'mon boston.. get your shit together! smile

Boner
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BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:

Boston 8Bit shows have been doing 300-400ppl recently, and at top venues. Granted, we keep the ticket cost pretty low, but still... thats a pretty big deal.

Could you please tell me which venues these are?

akira^8GB
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low-gain wrote:

isn't MTL like the closest thing to being in Europe w/o actually being in Europe?

No, MTL is totally like USA but they speak french. It has to be the less european french-speaking place i have seen.

e.s.c.
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low-gain wrote:
George wrote:


First words that come to my mind would be dereliction, bohemian, stagnation, party, mutli-culturalism, debauchery, Frenglish, overrated.


all things that dont come to mind when i think of the united states outside of the east coast and maybe part of the west coasts.. the rest are a bunch of religious conservative hicks.. Come to the mid west and you can experience the love here.. tongue

we also have chicago smile

e.s.c.
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akira^8GB wrote:
e.s.c. wrote:

Nikaena Vizukae was on one of their "reality" shows

I meant Mr. Spastic's music. A bit more related to this forum wink

i know, was just being literal for humor value smile

low-gain
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e.s.c. wrote:
low-gain wrote:

all things that dont come to mind when i think of the united states outside of the east coast and maybe part of the west coasts.. the rest are a bunch of religious conservative hicks.. Come to the mid west and you can experience the love here.. tongue

we also have chicago smile


what about chicago? lol

nickmaynard
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who do i have to blow to get my band on this show?

herr_prof
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Have to, or SHOULD?

George
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akira^8GB wrote:
low-gain wrote:

isn't MTL like the closest thing to being in Europe w/o actually being in Europe?

No, MTL is totally like USA but they speak french. It has to be the less european french-speaking place i have seen.

Yeah, all those French-speaking African cities are very European...

akira^8GB
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George wrote:
akira^8GB wrote:

No, MTL is totally like USA but they speak french. It has to be the less european french-speaking place i have seen.

Yeah, all those French-speaking African cities are very European...

Read again: "I HAVE SEEN"
Never been in Africa.

George
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I was just pointing out that Africa has some of the biggest French speaking communities, that' s all smile

George
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Hey just a question/observation/comment/etc... regarding chip shows in Mtl vs the rest of the East Coast.
We've been having a "problem" here : people don't really drink at chip shows in Montreal, though Montreal as a whole is a drinking city.
I mean, it's bad : venues make 50% or even less in alcohol sales than they would usually make with any other comparable turnout.
How is that an issue : with turnouts like that, we should be able to book venues for free/at discount. But it's the other way around : we sell-out at the door, but sometimes have to pay extra fees because the bar didn't even break even, and/or venues aren't interested in having us again.
It's not like I want people to drink more but, as someone who's involved with booking/organizing/promoting I sometimes think "if everyone here only had ONE drink just to help support the venue..." But yeah, I guess that most people don't understand that supporting the venue, just by having a 7up or something, they help support future shows.

From what I have seen in NYC, that doesn't seem to be an issue at all. Any input from the rest of the East Coast/US/World?