Members onyxrhino Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 Gainesville, Florida. I used to hang out with a girl who lived down there. Horrible {censored}hole town. Go to NYC, it's the only one of your choices that's guaranteed to have something going on all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peridot1 Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 From the jungles of Costa Rica to the jungles of NYC will take some adjusting. Reno NV is kinda nice. Large enough to get lost in the crowds with enough activity and small enough to avoid big city problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LSDis4me Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 If you live in NYC you probably won't have a car. How do you feel about getting to gigs on a crowded subway with your amp, axe, and pedal case in tow? As long as you go to a city that is at least medium-sized you'll get to see lots of good shows by bands on tour. As far as finding a town that has a lot of great local bands, that's hard to come by, and can change within just a few years. I lived in Seattle from '89-94 (moved there because of the still underground grunge scene). Saw lots of great shows for 3 years. I was lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sabicas Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 I've lived all over (internationally, as well) and have been in Portland, OR for 8 years now. I can't imagine a better music scene. I would like to see "bands per capita" stats. Portland would likely win in that category. Plenty of diversity as well. Mountains in every direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 Just move to Paris and become an "artist" and live off of socialism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members amaleelake Posted October 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 Thanks for keeping the replies coming! I am learning some great things and getting some good perspective about all of these cities from you guys Montreal is a beautiful place. and don't worry about french, just pick up greetings and simple such phrases to be polite when someone speaks to you in french. then you can switch to English, as pretty much everybody is bi-lingual. have you looked into Vancouver? it's kinda expensive, but it's a fantastic city. you can surf (cold as hell...but still) and then ski in the mountains in the same day. thriving arts scene like Montreal as well. hierophant: I haven't checked out Vancouver actually, I will read about it, but unless something really really grabs me about it, then I will stick to Montreal as far as Canada goes. It took me long enough to narrow it down to these three cities and I am still having trouble deciding. Yeah, I am actually excited to learn French, but it is good to know that it is not necessary and that I can learn it once I get there. Gainesville, Florida.HMKRich: No offense dude, but I hate Florida. I lived there for three years and the only reason I ever go back is to visit my folks and brother. Thanks for your thoughts though! From the jungles of Costa Rica to the jungles of NYC will take some adjusting. Reno NV is kinda nice. Large enough to get lost in the crowds with enough activity and small enough to avoid big city problems. peridot1: I am actually really great at adjusting to new situations so I am not worried about that so much. I WANT to throw myself outside of my comfort zone. I am starving for a city so I am sure that even though there will be some uncomfortable things to deal with, I will benefit from going through them and even enjoy the process. I have been to NV and I can't say that I would want to live there. Thanks for the suggestion though! If you live in NYC you probably won't have a car. How do you feel about getting to gigs on a crowded subway with your amp, axe, and pedal case in tow? As long as you go to a city that is at least medium-sized you'll get to see lots of good shows by bands on tour. As far as finding a town that has a lot of great local bands, that's hard to come by, and can change within just a few years. I lived in Seattle from '89-94 (moved there because of the still underground grunge scene). Saw lots of great shows for 3 years. I was lucky. LSDis4me: Damn man, you were in Seattle from '88 - '94?! You did luck out! That is a very good point however about going to gigs via the subway and I have previously wondered how the hell I would do it, but I guess I would just take a cab. Honestly, I don't think that I want to have a car no matter where I live. That is one of the advantages of living in a city - you generally don't have to have a car. So yeah, either friends or cab I guess as there is seriously no way that I could transfer all of my gear to a show by myself on a train. Thanks for the insight! Just move to Paris and become an "artist" and live off of socialism. Best suggestion yet!! The scene right now in montr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peridot1 Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 I am actually really great at adjusting to new situations so I am not worried about that so much. I WANT to throw myself outside of my comfort zone. I am starving for a city so I am sure that even though there will be some uncomfortable things to deal with, I will benefit from going through them and even enjoy the process. I have been to NV and I can't say that I would want to live there. Thanks for the suggestion though! Shoot.. I was hoping you and I can trade places. I've seen pictures of Costa Rica beaches. Drop dead gorgeous.Reno is not bad. Next to the Sierra's lake tahoe. 4 hour drive to SF.But Montreal does sound nice. Maybe some day for me. Never been to NYC btw. Just grew up in Los Angeles all my younger years and got tired of big city life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members duncan Posted October 21, 2008 Members Share Posted October 21, 2008 I thought that you were kidding at first, but I just read up on it and it actually looks pretty decent apart from it being rather flat. They seem to have a thriving arts scene. So do you live there or what? Just visited and loved it? What is your experience with the music scene there? Tell me something about it. I can't just blindly move there on a one sentence recommendation to do so i live here. its flat.it gets cold as {censored} in the winter. hot as hell in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hierophant Posted October 21, 2008 Members Share Posted October 21, 2008 haha Saskatchewan represent.^ i'm born and raised here in Edmonton. I've got mad love for the city but i couldn't recommend it to anyone in all honesty. since the Alberta boom hit it's really taken off, but it's still a hard, dirty, working class city at heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted October 21, 2008 Members Share Posted October 21, 2008 Due to the Wall St. meltdown this is probably as good a time as any to move to NYC. Real estate prices are going to drop somewhat. There are thousands of musicians and dozens of clubs to play. As far as people trying too hard to be hip and so on, that's a tourist's perspective. If you live here for a while you'll find most people a very real and upfront. I've been here my whole life (I'm 51). I've seen the city on it's knees and I've seen it at it's best. Sometimes it's pain in the ass, but most of the time it's pretty amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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