The DC City Paper's just posted an article on the challenges for bands booking their own tours. Imperial China's Brian Porter gets interviewed for the article and here's a little snippet:
Imperial China recently dropped its debut full-length Phosphenes on the local labels Sockets and Ruffian, and self-booked a weeklong Midwestern tour of mostly clubs.“The ideal venue was a Velvet Lounge in every city,” says member Brian Porter. The band more or less broke even, he says, and it plans to self-book another short tour this fall. But it wasn’t easy, Porter says: “It was like a second full-time job, to be honest.” The band is recording another album this winter, and is considering looking for a booking agent once it’s ready to tour behind it—someone outside D.C., with connections to venues across the country.Touring ain't easy. And is not something a lot of DC bands do too often. Check out the full article here.
Kind of a confusing article... booking and touring is definitely not easy, but I've never heard of the internet actually making it more difficult to book shows. It's hilarious that Deleted Scenes saves the day at the end of the article.
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