Sunday Throwdown: Todd P Vs. JellyNYC
You honestly don’t have a lot of choices this Sunday, but your SAK correspondent wants you to be aware that you can either go corporate at McCarren Pool or you can roll sponsorship-free on Roosevelt Island. Just make sure you get drunk (and have fun). It shouldn’t be that hard either way.
June 28th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
i really hate it when i see comments which refer to jelly as corporate. do people like you have ANY idea how much ass those guys….all 5 of them….bust ass to make those shows happen? that’s right. 5 people in a tiny office without regular paychecks let alone health and dental. do you have any idea what kind of major personal life sacrifices or how many work week hours they undergo? do you know what it costs to hire a band, a venue, security, blah blah blah? shit like that doesn’t come cheap let alone free. especially when we’re talking about well known and liked bands rather than fringe ones. .i.e. without some sort of sponsorships those shows would never happen.
if jellynyc charged a live nation fee for the shows they produce, the haters would come out in droves for alternate reason. 5-8,000 people = a lotta potential ticket sales.
free shows + major expenses = far from rich promoters
besides. last year the so-called ‘corporate’ presence was absolutely minimal. i didn’t get swamped advertising nor feel like i was in a corporate environment in any way.
be a little less whine-y in the future.
June 29th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Very thougtful, “Alfred.” Thank you. I’d like to point out that the above post doesn’t favor either option explicitly (in fact, I said they both would probably be rather fun), and, had I been in able to attend either show, I don’t know which I would have gone to (but I’m currently in Ohio, where I saw Tom Waits last night–SUCKAS!!!).
Anyway, there’s still a notable difference in tone between the two types of shows, and that difference is most explicit concerning whether or not attendees also have the opportunity to find out about the latest cell phone when not rocking out.
The Jelly shows are a really good, hassle-free time, though. There’s no denying that. They’ve made Williamsburg Sundays something to look forward to the last two Summers. I’m sure this one will be no different.