Are you feeling sick of the same music you hear on the radio every day? Or maybe you’re like me and you’re really not into the mainstream stuff, but you still tend to get sick of listening to your same favorite bands over and over again. Well, have you ever thought of giving your local music scene a try?

Local music scenes tend to all be very diverse in what they can bring to the table and it mostly depends on the area that you live in when it comes to what you can find. That tends to be the first question people ask, how exactly do you find the local music scene? A great place to start is bars, to be honest. Many bars will hire the local bands because they’re so cheap. Another great way to find your local scene is to pay attention to the openers when you’re going to see a bigger show. If the band isn’t originally on the set list, they’re probably a local band the venue was gracious enough to give some play time to.

The thing about local bands is that they can actually be the best bands out there. There is so much undiscovered talent out there that lives in the form of local bands. It is so hard to make it in the music industry anymore and without a great backing from fans, so many bands that have the potential to make it big just cannot go anywhere. So once you find your local scene and have found some bands you like, do not hesitate to pay that measly $5 they’re asking for their CD. Trust me, they need it.

Don’t be afraid to venture out into your local scene either. It can seem like a bit of a daunting task as most bands will try to fill the bars and venues with their friends and you might be one of the only few in there who doesn’t directly know the band. But I can guarantee you that if the band realizes there are some people in there enjoying their music that aren’t already friends with them, it will make their night. I have been to shows where my group of friends and I were the only ones in the crowd besides the other bands that had played or were playing that night, and the band paid us so much extra attention that it was one of the better concerts I’ve been to. And that’s the other great thing with local bands, they give their fans so much extra attention and care. They truly appreciate everything their fans do for them.

Just remember, all of those big bands you listen to were once local bands struggling to make it. If no one would have paid attention to them while they were still trying to make it in the scene, they wouldn’t have been able to get to where they are today. So go out there, find a favorite local band and stick with them. It’ll be a great thing to watch your favorite band grow into super stars one day.