Big Announcement! The New Twist on the Art Scene Writer - By N.L. Belardes

Forget all the wimpy crying and complaining from me, N.L. Belardes; forget that the Filthies think I’m the biggest puss since Potsy cowered to Fonzie in his office. (don't worry, you'll still read THAT email. It's great!) There’s a new music scene writing and podcasting strategy in town, and that would only be from nlbelardes.com.

“What’s the difference? I can’t see anything new…?” you ask.

Au contraire. There are differences. Let me so kindly point them out:

Features both old and new:

I am once again attending shows and writing N.L. reviews. Attending shows began the night I saw Midnight Panic out at Studio 99 (Former front man for Adema, Mark Chavez and company). That night will be explained in a blog and in an exclusive ‘on the road’ podcast… but to sum it up I wrote that I wouldn’t attend a Mark Chavez show unless Mark Chavez phoned. OK, so he didn’t call me, but his buddy did, so I still ate crow. Yes, that means I will continue my Free Community Service Blog to help build and illuminate the arts scene. (And that still means I don’t get paid to hang out with The Filthies, Heath Dobbler, or Throatshot. Although I should). But will I go to Jerry’s Pizza? That’s the big question.

New Culture Calendar: Yes, nlbelardes.com is once again attempting an arts calendar. Who else is? Only this time I’m not doing it. Calendar Man is. You can submit arts/music/theatre events to him at calendarman@nlbelardes.com.

There will be a link from my arts page to the Calendar in the coming days.

Blackboard Press News and radio? Not only will the music and arts scene be illuminated through Bakersfield Music Gossip and the Arts, I will also be writing once a month for that ‘other’ newspaper in town, and possibly appear on the radio once per week. That means Bakersfield residents can get news about the Bakersfield Music Scene several ways from N.L. Belardes: Blog on nlbelardes.com, Buck City Podcast, blog on Bakersfield.com, news article in Blackboard Free Press, and on a hundred different arts, band, and theatre sites that have the N.L. Belardes link.

New Podcast sound and live in studio capability! Oh yes, with the addition of a mixer and some new technology, the annoying hiss is gone starting with the upcoming Calico Sunset Podcast who even played live in the studio in a recent podcasting session! How’s that for helping to illuminate to the world that Bakersfield music and the arts exists?

N.L. Belardes expectations:

Uh-oh, what does N.L. expect in return? First born children? Blood bonding when N.L. has personal art/book shows that guarantee bodies showing up? Ransom notes? I’m not the media, but I do say, ‘Be the Media’. I don’t expect anything further in return for my services. Why?

As a mere gesture of goodwill. Simple as that.

Now, welcome to the new N.L. Belardes scene writer…

Look forward to pics from this past Saturday night very soon!

And sorry about the technical difficulties with the podcast. Seems we have to shorten up the shows. Once they reach a certain time threshold I am finding the feed doesn’t pick up the entire podcast… live and learn and keep moving forward I say…

Oh, and as for the few short-sighted artists out there who think I am completely self-serving, self-promoting, who can't, won't, or don't buy into a greater arts community vision: go take a flying leap through a rolling donut...

This is just a blog. I can write that.

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