Well, as you've probably heard from me, Eastern North Carolina is pretty much dead on the folk/acoustic scene. Not even plain old rock & roll is that big here. You gotta be either rap or hardcore to get any gigs. Oh, and Carolina Beach Music, but that's cool stuff. It's kinda like baseball. You wanna sign with a really good team, and sit back, play easy, and go to the World Series? Or do you wanna go to a loser team, and help build it into something to be proud of? Where the grandkids can say "Back in the old days no one cared about them cause they were losers, but once someone gave them a chance, they rose above the rest."

--Matt (free to be whatever I choose and I'll sing the blues if I want)