Bands do this all the time: Something goes wrong, and we're all treated to a vitriolic 1,000-word tome about how this club sucks or this band sucks or this town sucks because no one comes to shows.
Yes, all those things are annoying, but to blog about them and volunteer information that makes your band look bad is just about the worst thing you can do. That blog takes on a new life. It might spread around, or somewhere down the line someone who wants to book you might look at it and decide you're a bunch of prima donnas or whiny brats, or untalented morons who can't draw a crowd. Perception is reality, and if you're perceived in a bad way, you just made things that much harder on yourself.
The moral of the story: Bad things happen. Keep them out of your blog.
John Zaremba is the guitar player, tour manager and booking agent for Say When, a rock band from Boston that has been touring the country independently for two years. He can be reached here.















































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