Small-town original bands struggle because
- Bars want cover bands
- There are only 5–10 venues total
- Nobody tracks outreach
- They don’t know how to build momentum locally
- They feel isolated
Matt
Golden Parasite, Springfield
We always had a list of venues floating around in texts and DMs. The tracker made it simple to see who we contacted, who replied, and when to follow up. Within a month we had two new originals nights booked.
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