Related to the concept of a ’scene’ in New York’s musical landscape, here’s what David, the drummer of Crash Diet Crew, had to say:
“I feel like a scene is this abstract concept. Maybe if you live in a small town, you feel like it’s a scene. New York’s not not really the most nurturing city for artists. As far as as a true scene, I don’t think it exists in New York. Maybe there are pockets. To seek out other people, it can be difficult. You get into this situation where, the only place you see these people is at your show or their show, and basically it is this back-and -forth of like, ‘well I went to his, so he’s going to come to mine.”
He brings up a good point about inter-band relations, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Word of mouth, instead of air play on radio stations or MTV, seems to be the new way (and let’s be honest, it’s not really new) to hear about new and exciting artists. Bands hear about other bands, and then, so do their friends, relatives and fans. In one 45 minute interview, Crash Diet Crew must have rattled off about a dozen band names, of people their friends with and who they listen to, and that’s a dozen more bands I’ll be checking out (and passing along to you).
