Any advice or words of wisdom for an up and coming alternative rock band?

We've been toether for about 4 months and I think we're pretty promising we have a gig (playing cover songs) coming up in a month or so and after that we're guna try writing our own stuff and look about for more gigs maybe stick an album together and try get it circulating so any words of advice or wisdom maybe from personal experiance would be greatly appriciated also any good bands we could draw influence from would be great, or just anything really.





Thanks alot.Any advice or words of wisdom for an up and coming alternative rock band?
yep, start writing your own stuff as soon as possible. if you wanna make music as a full time job, treat it as a full time job - put in the necessary hours of work needed to create the sounds you hear in your head.





as a devoted alternative rock fan, for what it's worth - a decent myspace page goes a long way, as do free badges or stickers - or start handing out CD-Rs. something to catch potential fans' attention that will make them remember you.





as for recommendations - which bands do you already draw influence from? it might be good to get out of your comfort zone and try something new, whatever it may be - alternative is a pretty diverse and interesting genre, and a fun one to explore.





good luck :)Any advice or words of wisdom for an up and coming alternative rock band?
Just get through your first show without doing anything extravagant. Play your songs, perhaps attempts a limited amount of crowd interaction. Oh and keep mentioning the name of your band, it means people will recognise you in the future.





I'm a music journalist so if your close to making an album message me and i'd be happy to try get you some media exposure :]
Be different. Dont make songs too repetative. Make sure you can all play your instruments correctly. When onstage have good stage presence, Get the crowd going. Dont just stand in one spot move around like you would if your at home by yourself rocking out to the music your playing. Good luck!!
just have fun and do your thing


as long as yoor enjoyin what yoor doin not much else matters





check out a friend's band, theyve been together a while and seem to be pretty popular in the local area - maybe some inspriation there?





http://www.myspace.com/a48musicuk





couple of others too -


http://www.myspace.com/chasethiscity


http://www.myspace.com/idolminds1