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> I've noticed lately, that allot of my favorite musicians have been > spending more time touring Europe and seemingly less time in the States. > Maybe it's just perception, but is the live music scene and music > appreciation just better in Europe? > From what I gather, the Europeans appear to be a bit more adventurous > in the music they listen to. Also, the civic support for musical events > seems to be better and more varied than in the U.S. > This is not to say that there isn't support for interesting and > experimental music in the U.S.... > > Perhaps in Europe the support is wider and more lucrative? Greg, I think it's just that foreigners are more exotic and interesting... seriously, I find it really hard to get gigs in London, and much much easier in Calfornia - partly cos people will come out to see 'the guy from England', whereas in London, 'the guy from Southgate' doesn't really have the same quality to it... :o) There is a scene over here, but it's pretty narrowly defined - if you're not weird enough, one crowd won't book you, if you're not jazz enough, another crowd won't book you, etc. etc... If you're a solo bassist who plays nice tunes mixed in with FSU-electronica influenced stuff (just wait for my next album... :o) then you've got no chance... ..although, changes are afoot - watch this space for groovy news of rather big tour for me in the not too distant future... sorry, I'm rambling. The scene is what you make it - go to Santa Cruz and Rick Walker IS the scene - not because he fits the scene, but because he created his own, with over 25 years of seriously hard work and creativity. He's a huge inspiration to me to stop complaining about the scene here in London and start to try and create my own space... cheers Steve www.steve-lawson.co.uk