3.6.00

uhhhh. i hate writing this sorta thing…

SOCALEXP, for lack of a better name, is what you’ve subscribed to here. in short, this list is meant to be a forum for people in southern california interested in the following musics & any combination thereof:
jazz, improv, new music, noise, ambient, psychedelic, drone, space, electronic, contemporary composition, umm...you get the idea. basically anything to which the term "experimental" can be applied is grounds for discussion here. in other words, it's not really meant for discussions of Korn and No Doubt (not that there's anything wrong with those bands...) the idea of providing a list of relevant bands/artists here occurred to me, but i'd rather not try to limit things right out of the gate by proclaiming something is permissible and other things are not.

mainly this is being started to provide a place for people who are into this sort of thing to meet and announce shows going on, talk about new local releases, etc... it's meant to focus on stuff in southern california, but discussion of music related in any way to things happening in so cal is welcome also.

i realize this is all wonderfully vague, and it's meant to be. there are no rules here, i won't be kicking anyone off of this list unless i recieve complaints from other list members, or you are being a real jerk for the sole purpose of being a real jerk. hopefully it will be a self-policing thing. this manifesto will probably change as the list progresses.

questions, comments & advice can be lobbed at chowderhead@peachfuzz.net

in the near future, an oh so groovy website will accompany this list; you will hear about that when it's launched.

if you're into this sort of thing, please introduce yrself to the list when you join up.

to post, send email to:
socalexp@onelist.com

oh, and when i say "SoCal", i'm talking anything from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

thanks for enlisting, and please spread the word.

cheers,
dave mosso
aka dj chowderhead