The Low-Tech Times recently published some pointed commentary saying Facebook Accounts are Completely Unnecessary. Much of the same criticism could also apply to MySpace pages; however, I think it may make sense for bands to be on MySpace.
I admit it is nice to go to a MySpace page, immediately hear song samples playing, and often find other good bands in the same genre. I suppose a band could also accomplish the same things with their own site, but MySpace.com probably helps with promotion.
Last Friday night, some friends joined us to watch the Hackensaw Boys perform at the Strasburg Theater. While not traditional bluegrass, the band plays acoustic instruments with punk rock attitudes. The band has a nice and unusual tradition of ending their performances by stepping away from their mics and performing a short set completely unamplified.
Personal favorite Hackensaw Band tracks include Oh, Girl and Baltimore from their newest release Look Out Dog. It was a blast from the past to hear my old college roommate Ward Harrison perform again after all these years when he sang Oh, Girl. Baltimore is a very catchy number coupling a Beach Boys-style melody with Violent Femmes-style vocals.
From their Keep It Simple album, my favorite tracks are Ruby Pearl, Nashville, and Keep it Simple. Nashville features an energetic percussion solo in the middle played on an elaborate device worn across the player’s torso. The Low-Tech Times featured the Keep It Simple track in the background of it’s World’s Thinnest Notebook video.
If interested, I’ve included links to listen to Hackensaw Boys song samples or purchase the aforementioned albums below. Or check out their MySpace page.
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I’m a myspace convert. Originally I was prepared to HATE it, judging it by all the negative controversey surrounding the social networking site. But a few people convinced me to check it out, and I have to say: it’s FUN!! You don’t have to be a high-tech geek to set up a halfway decent page, and your creativity can lead you wherever you want to go with it: blogging, photography, music, networking, whatever.
A person just has to watch out that they don’t spend too much time on myspace, however. Time flies when you’re online!
Pamylla, thanks for your comments. These days more people are trying to convince me to get on Facebook, but at least one friend said I should get on myspace. I’m still holding out though!
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