Because with bands like the Promise Ring, even though you hit a level where you can't get any higher, they're probably making 10 times the amount of money that they would on a major and not having to answer to anybody. So we got much more proactive and started trying to get tours and just handle everything ourselves. And I think we pretty much doubled our album sales. I like the Replacements' attitude of just getting up there and rocking and then going to the bar and drinking a beer. There's a lot of competition here among bands when it comes to getting the best slots in the best clubs.
People are uptight.
I love so many of the bands here. The first show I went to when I moved here was the Dambuilders, the Elevator Drops, and Cherry 2000. Because every band just ripped it up, I thought. You said the scene is uptight. I always ask people that I'm really into to open for our shows, and a lot of my friends helped me in the beginning, letting us open for them.