so how does a band make it?

yeah, i know we actually wrote a "guide" for Koream but that was written from the trenches, right outta the cages, and not from the nostalgic (yet edifying) hindsight that comes from years and years of band drama, shady record deals, and misadventures on the touring road. i admire the irony of how that all worked out BUT the question still remains unanswered.

really, is it a matter of playing show after show after show at any venue you can get? practicing enough? social networking? shameless self-promotion? a combination of all of the above? or does it all come down to time and luck.

the real underlying question is probably whether there are shortcuts, to which im gonna guess the answer is NO.

(unless you have family ties in the business.)