With that, she might just make it. So enjoy your success, LeeAnne. Focus on that half-full glass of Budweiser sponsorship, and keep cashing those checks from your regular gigs at collegiate sports bars. There is, however, a difference between professional, well-placed marketing and megalomania. If I had to cite one reason for the inertia of the music scene in this town, it would be the lack of business savvy and good self-promotion on the part of the majority of Tucson's bands, as well as a few clubs.
Word of mouth is a fine but extremely limited tool.
Don't forget your local media are only as good as the information they get. So in the future, just give us the facts, ma'am. It's time once again for The Tucson Folk Festival , held May 2 and 3 in El Presidio Park downtown. Chris Smither , widely acclaimed for his own recordings as well as the songs he's written for folks like Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall and Rosalie Sorrells, is headlining this year's festival with two performances on the Plaza Stage, at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 2, and at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3. Call the Tucson Kitchen Musicians 749-9770 for more information about Folk Festival events.