Word: gigging
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...prefab pop does enter a bear market, Bands on the Run could prove truly forward-looking, with its low-tier musicians cadging pocket change from strangers. In the series' second episode, the Josh Dodes Band plays a dismal gig at a Chicago Hard Rock Cafe, asking the indifferent crowd to pop by its concert later in the week and help it win a TV game show. "It's all based around money," lead singer Dodes explains. Self-consciously, he grins. "And what the hell isn't?" For a moment, the phrase reality TV seems just about right...
...Great gig, but at times, it can be overwhelming. "It's that power, to show people new ways of listening to music," Bloodshy says. He's also showing himself, pushing his own limits to create something fresh: "I'm waiting for that song that comes on two years later, and I'm still like, 'That's the joint!'" - By Jeff...
...hypocritical and very Old Korea and it's bad for her career, she complains. she was recently turned down for a TV commercial when the sponsors found out about her cyberjob. "The prejudice makes it harder for us." Her goal is to become an actress?the IJ gig is the equivalent of waitressing while she waits for that big break. Besides, movie stars and top models take off their clothes so why not aspiring actresses? Says Ebony: "In the U.S., even a porn star can be a celebrity. In Korea, we are in transition, but we aren't there...
...Leroi Moore, 39, the saxman. "Leroi," says Matthews, "can make me cry onstage with something he plays." There's also bassist Stefan Lessard, 26, the youngest member. "He's so inventive and melodic," says Matthews. And finally there's Boyd Tinsley, 36, the showboating, show-stopping violinist. If a gig's going slowly, says Matthews, "It's usually Boyd that wakes...
...probably hurt. A lot. But for the thoroughly jaded - and a weekly reviewing gig will do it to you, trust me - the real thrill of The Incident was watching Mike melt, watching the lepered change his spots. He'd been cleverly set up by the CBS editors, talking all episode about the thrill of the game. He even gave up a money line, heavy on the irony - "I'm a changed man already after 16 days. If I last another 16 days who knows what's gonna happen...