out the best way to go about it
He recalls two instances in
because it’s a messy process and which that advice paid off. Once
it’s not very rewarding at times,”
was near Houston where the two
ing to scrape by to get money.
mic night. A local music blogger
he said. “Everybody is just try-
I’m new to this, but Daphne has
been doing this for five years.
My brain automatically goes to
‘how can this become better?’
and I’m not even done with the
first tour!”
One piece of advice Martin
were featured artists for an open
was in the audience. He came
over and talked with them, saying they would get a write-up.
Another time was in Kentucky
where they found themselves
performing in front of a small
audience. Scanning the crowd,
gave him is something every art- Martin noticed that one of the
ist should learn: always play your guys in the room was from a
best regardless of how many
rather popular group in the area.
says he’s played enough bars in
you play. You play your fuckin’
background music that he can
you never know who’s stand-
ment of a small crowd, but five
time you’re in town you’ll be
take. But he soon learned she
he’ll be able to help you out big
are in the audience. Lombardi
“Daphne was like ‘That’s why
which he was nothing more than heart out every night because
initially brush off the disappoint- ing at the back corner. The next
or six shows of that are tough to
was right.
NewJerseyStage.com
able to give that guy a call and
time.’”
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