How Do You Promote a Band Within the Local Scene?

[fatalpotato]

My mates and I are trying to promote ourselves within the local hardcore scene in Sydney. We keep hitting dead ends and I know there are plenty of avenues especially with modern social networking aps and sites.

 

Inviting Facebook friends, telling strangers in mid conversation, promoting every gig on Facebook, making gig posters for each show, studio pics, telling people to check our page and tracks out at the end of gigs, these are hitting dead ends. How do you develop a fanbase?

 

What's on the agenda:

Finishing an EP to hand out after gigs

Finalizing some shirts and stickers

 

Cheers guys!