Dubstep in NC or Southeast VA?
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:17 pm
Anybody know of any live dubstep in North Carolina, or Southeast VA (hampton roads?) I've never heard live dubstep and I really want too...thanks!
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sameTkun wrote:I've been wondering the same thing as S & M. I live in North Carolina (around Raleigh) and would love to see a dubstep show. Even if it's just a guy playing other people's music, it'd be nice to feel the vibes of the crowd and listen to the music on a proper setup.
hmm baltimore isnt THAT far i guess...would be worth the trip! my bro is the only one I know who listens to dubstep around here haha maybe me and him will make a road trip...collige wrote:The DC scene is fairly dead, but Baltimore is getting Skream and Benga in a couple months.
Kate... wrote:Don't hold your breath... but keep your hopes up!
I just drank one of those last night. Good stuff! Hit me up next time you're in town.pompende wrote:
Sounds pretty typical for the area. I was blessed with a pretty good turnout when I played Asheville last, but 9 times out of 10 all of the kids are at the lame party next door. Top 40 is permanently blowing up here while the good stuff goes unnoticed. If the music invokes any kind of thought or emotion other than "whooohoooooo!! Jager, bro!!!!" then it gets snubbed. It's been said that we are several years behind the rest of the world in the southeast, but really I think the bible belt might be a little too tight around the waist of the youth here.relik wrote:I just played some shows down that way. The scene was pretty beat. Was kind of disappointed with the crowds because it was like a 10hr drive for me. Last show I played was at The Garage in Asheville. That venue had the best sound system I played on the whole time I was there. They even had the place acoustically treated.
There's a lot of culture down there, but seemed like there was little to no support. I don't think it was lack of promotion either because my friend that lives there had fliers up everywhere and was giving them out to people on the streets left and right.
Played in Blacksburg, VA and Greenville, SC and those scenes were even worse. We were lucky to have gotten maybe 50 people at a couple of shows. The show in Greenville had maybe 5 people and then right around the corner there were all these top 40 clubs with juke boxes that were packed with people in lines waiting to get in. I didn't get it. We were doing a diverse showcase of live hip-hop, dubstep, jungle and other various experimental electronica. Prolyphic from Strange Famous (Sage Francis) did a couple shows with us and he had no support either. I don't know if it's just the venues we played at or bad time of the year, but the scene in my hometown rocks out harder.
Yeah I totally get it man... Not really the kind of music people listen to around here. Just generally in the South or southern states people seem to be a lot more close minded. Plus you dont have as much as a variety of people seems like its kind of the "born and raised" southerners or whatever. I mean yeah Asheville is a cool town and it has a lot of culture but still it is pretty small and I guess the majority of people never heard of dubstep before..Kate... wrote:Sounds pretty typical for the area. I was blessed with a pretty good turnout when I played Asheville last, but 9 times out of 10 all of the kids are at the lame party next door. Top 40 is permanently blowing up here while the good stuff goes unnoticed. If the music invokes any kind of thought or emotion other than "whooohoooooo!! Jager, bro!!!!" then it gets snubbed. It's been said that we are several years behind the rest of the world in the southeast, but really I think the bible belt might be a little too tight around the waist of the youth here.relik wrote:I just played some shows down that way. The scene was pretty beat. Was kind of disappointed with the crowds because it was like a 10hr drive for me. Last show I played was at The Garage in Asheville. That venue had the best sound system I played on the whole time I was there. They even had the place acoustically treated.
There's a lot of culture down there, but seemed like there was little to no support. I don't think it was lack of promotion either because my friend that lives there had fliers up everywhere and was giving them out to people on the streets left and right.
Played in Blacksburg, VA and Greenville, SC and those scenes were even worse. We were lucky to have gotten maybe 50 people at a couple of shows. The show in Greenville had maybe 5 people and then right around the corner there were all these top 40 clubs with juke boxes that were packed with people in lines waiting to get in. I didn't get it. We were doing a diverse showcase of live hip-hop, dubstep, jungle and other various experimental electronica. Prolyphic from Strange Famous (Sage Francis) did a couple shows with us and he had no support either. I don't know if it's just the venues we played at or bad time of the year, but the scene in my hometown rocks out harder.
VA sucks man.... i only go up there to buy some shit and then bounce...its so congested I dont know anybody can live there..justrob wrote:this thread brings back bad memories of SEVA for me.