reviews and why I skip gigs

Well, I skip a lot of 'new music' gigs because I'm somewhat tired of the scene and avoiding Jake. Plus I'm very selfish, and mostly focus on my own music. I have qualms about reviewing classical music as well: ethical, from the standpoint of I'm a composer of note and occasionally compete for funding, plus I wonder if I'm implicitly endorsing the elitist message of the colonisers by giving positive reviews of obscure, esoteric music. I realise nobody really cares about my gig reviews but me, but I'm building a body of work. Now that I've dipped my toe into the real world of pro writing and journalism, I think more people are aware of me as a writer, and this is my area of expertise (along with the drugs 🤣). - There's a gig on tonight, but I'm not sure I'll make it: Lucinda's got work, and I'm wallowing in my depressed vibes + hoping to read through the back half of Sultry. I've got a guitar player's skype chat tomorrow, and hoping to impress those people.