this can be deleted in a day hopefully

so my band Kiss The Sky is going on a small tour and we need a show on the 23rd in philly. i know its extremely short notice, but our show got canceled and its incredibly inconvenient. if ANYONE can get us on a show for july 23rd, it would be extremely appreciated.

it could also be anywhere in the philly area. doesnt matter

again, you can delete this if anyone can hook us up or in a few days. whichever comes first.

thanks

screw that.. play NoVA.

I could probably get you on a show somewhere in the lehigh valley. I have hookups with all the venues.

If not I could even put one togeather.

exhibit #1: how to be an unhelpful asshole

i dont have any friends that go or host shows. well i do, but i dont talk to them unless i run into them.

Shitty. I called up a place called Brenda and Jerrys to see if they need a band for that date.

She informed me that I'm actually playing there on that date, and they did need a band up untill 2 days ago. But they cant book anymore because all the bands are touring except us and one other.
I'll check around still

ah too bad. thanks so much for trying though.

if anyone else can do anything, that would be so amazing

Do you mean the NorVA?

He might have meant NoVA as in northern virginia, play at northern virginia, not as in the venue NorVA. NorVA's kind of far from where he's at too.

Check these guys out. Mantis Entertainment www.myspace.com/stevethemantis

They book in the Philly area. They hooked my band up when we went throught on tour. Ill see if I know anyone else

This post is probably not going to be helpful for the 23rd:

The only punk rock booking dude that matters in Philadelphia, Sean Agnew, and his "company" R5 Productions are probably a good starting place. If Sean likes your band, you can probably get some shows in this city.

I think there is a guy named Ben at the Millcreek Tavern that might be able to help you out. He books A LOT of bands. Email him as soon as possible for a show so soon.

There are tons of house venues (Danger! Danger!, Veggieplex, Buckinghammer, Plan B House) but most of them aren't active during the summer. The punk rock frat PILAM and SPAZZ House might be putting on shows this summer. If you play PILAM they will party with you and give you a spot to crash as well.

Alas, all of my people have stopped booking hardcore because of increasingly young and dumb crowds. They've moved on to that nu-punk, electro-noise, spankotronix bong-bong boogaloo that the (21+) hipster kids eat up these days. Also, 16 year olds do not buy cocaine or whiskey. How are DIY promoters supposed to get paid? (Jokes.)

Good luck.

i appreciate (read: am horribly jealous of) your voice.

enjoy the tour, i hope you get that show.

nova community college? thats stupid.

if you meant northern virginia, you must be retarded, because that is one of the worst places in the country/world/universe.

Come on, Ian, it's not THAT bad. There are worse places than nova.

If you feel like coming down to Jacksonville, Florida, I can get you shows down here.

Anybody really.