Carbondale Regulars

Carbondale Regulars are the bands that frequent the Carbondale bars. Here, we will discuss race, class, and gender of bands and their audiences that visit our area often. We've each researched a particular band and observed them, as well as their marketing tactics. The four cover bands we have chosen to follow include the following: Hairbangers, 17th Floor, Mike and Joes, and Wedding Banned. Our goal is to open your eyes and mind to each band's own style. These bands are just one form of alternative media that Carbondale has to offer.
Our goal for this project is to explain to everyone how race, class, and gender does or does not play a role in the music world. We are mainly targeting the students of Southern Illinois University, partially because these particular bands are Carbondale's local favorites, but this could also be targeted towards anyone who enjoys music and attending live shows. By closely examining these four bands, we want to explain how race, class, and gender plays a role amongst the band members themselves, and also among the audiences who gather to watch them perform. We will explain it by addressing various issues such as, the genre of music that each bands plays, a brief history about each genre in general, the role of song lyrics and how bands use them to target certain people specifically, the different types of audiences that bands try to reach, and anything else we can think of that will help us explain how race, class, and gender plays a role in music. We purposely chose four very diverse bands who each play a very different type of music. By observing each of them, we are able to draw conclusions about the kind of music they like and the types of people they are trying to attract strictly based on their musical preferance.
One of our main objectives is to prove that music is a way for people of any race, class, or gender to come together and share their appreciation for a mutual liking, despite their cultural differences. So you will just have to read yourself and decide if race, class, and gender plays an important role in the performing arts.

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