One would think that a booking agent would, at minimum, know the correct spelling of his/her bands. We've appeared in the City Pages a few times now, and not once has the spelling of the band been accurate. Jeff, as expected, blames the venue. "Oh, that's really up to the venue to do accurately." Then he tells a tall tale about some horrible inconvenience his band had to endure 17 years ago, which I guess is an attempt to make us thankful for what we have. Which, to recap, is a poor booking agent.
To prove that he isn't pulling his weight, our venue for tonight's show, Bunkers, was not even aware that we were playing. You won't find any "Tonight at Bunkers, Summit Ave. and The Subsidies!" banners this weekend. And here's this week's City Pages ad:
What? No Subsidies? Hell, at least before we had a mention, albeit a misssspelled one. So, upon questioning Jeff about his lack of attention to detail, he returns the following email:
"I don't know what you are talking about. Everything looks fine to me on the attached ad." And the following is attached:
So, if you know of any good, or even mediocre booking agents, let us know. In the meantime, we'll keep paying Jeff 125% of what the venue pays us, as well as reimbursement for his meals and attire, which I swear is exhorbident, but he claims is the industry standard. The rock star lifestyle is not what I thought it would be.
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