ruining the local scenes (dancing, country, hardcore, house, indie)

stay in line · 07-30-2004, 11:30 AM

I've been wondering if anyother of you have the same problems as the local music scene in small town Kansas.

About a year and a half ago some guys opened up a coffeehouse (which isn't really a coffeehouse cause the only thing you can get there is water that looks like tea) where local bands and small touring bands can play. When the place opened it was really nice and clean.

Two months later there's not ceiling left, the walls are dotted with holes where people have punched and kicked. The place was just trashed after two months. They got a "staff" of local kids to work there for free and try to keep the place up. It worked for a while.

The problem is after a year of strong and steady buisness they're closing. Not because of financial problems.. because the kids that come tear the place apart. They said they're closing because the kids are too violent and they don't respect the music. The people in the town now seem to think that kids only want to go to concerts to beat the crap out of eachother and things. The scenesters are ruining the local music scene because they wanna look like a tough guy in front of their girlfriends.

It makes me really mad because that place is like a home away from home to me. The regulars are the nicest people I've met, but it's all ruined now thanks to people that don't care about the music. Now I have to drive 50 miles to the next town to see any kind of band play.

So does anyone else have too many anarchy-wanna-be's in their local music scene? It makes me really mad.

07-30-2004, 11:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
stay in line Groupie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: a place where the cows out number the people Posts: 9	ruining the local scenes I've been wondering if anyother of you have the same problems as the local music scene in small town Kansas. About a year and a half ago some guys opened up a coffeehouse (which isn't really a coffeehouse cause the only thing you can get there is water that looks like tea) where local bands and small touring bands can play. When the place opened it was really nice and clean. Two months later there's not ceiling left, the walls are dotted with holes where people have punched and kicked. The place was just trashed after two months. They got a "staff" of local kids to work there for free and try to keep the place up. It worked for a while. The problem is after a year of strong and steady buisness they're closing. Not because of financial problems.. because the kids that come tear the place apart. They said they're closing because the kids are too violent and they don't respect the music. The people in the town now seem to think that kids only want to go to concerts to beat the crap out of eachother and things. The scenesters are ruining the local music scene because they wanna look like a tough guy in front of their girlfriends. It makes me really mad because that place is like a home away from home to me. The regulars are the nicest people I've met, but it's all ruined now thanks to people that don't care about the music. Now I have to drive 50 miles to the next town to see any kind of band play. So does anyone else have too many anarchy-wanna-be's in their local music scene? It makes me really mad. __________________ I'm a punk, cause I can quiz you about stuff that happened in the 60's and 70's!!