Summerfest bands for 2008

The notices are in the mail. Some have already come. If you are a local, or low-level touring band, and you tried to get onto the Summerfest bill, you should have a "Yes" or "No" by now.


I wonder if we will see some of those bands where the guys are 45+ years old, and wear their favorite Levi 505's because that's what they always wear when they play a show. On top of that, they can't do without their New Balance shoes. I mean C'mon, they are sporting their colorful Hawaiian style shirt, so who looks at their jeans and shoes? They have their Ray Bans on, so back off, they look so hot. At least that is what their wives tell them, and she took the latest photo that's on the home page of their website, so she should know. I'm talking about the shot where the flash from the camera has eliminated all the stage lighting, and the band is motionless, staring ahead. The Bass plaer has his guitar strap up so high that it rests on his chest. The drummer has that look on his face that says "I'm mentally somewhere else right now." You know what I'm talking about? It's the same photo from the night were they got to play on the big stage at the cool club. Never mind that there were only six people in the audience. That can be cropped. Where was I going? I guess that I was trying to point out that there are lots of bands filled with great musicians that have forgotten about the look that should go along with the sound. Perhaps they should find someone under 25 years old and ask them what you don't want to see on stage. The youth of the world seem to have more visual acuity. All hope is not lost. Here is what a local Milwaukee rock band should look like on stage. You see what I mean?