The local music scene in Mount Pleasant is going through some changes.
Diamonds in the Rough Promotions hosted its last show of the semester Thursday at Rubble’s Bar, 112 W. Michigan St. But DITR Promotions founder Corey Densmore said the company will not completely stop serving Mount Pleasant.
Densmore said DITR is going to slow down because of his new employment at Reggie’s Rock Club, 2109 S. State Street in Chicago.
“I’ll keep doing shows in Michigan, but just probably less so in Mount Pleasant,” Densmore said. “The bands I’ll be booking in Chicago usually don’t play a market as small as Mount Pleasant.”
DITR Promotions’ next show in Mount Pleasant is expected to be on Jan. 22, 2010.
Lake Orion junior Joe Hertler has been to many DITR shows and believes it is a bummer that there will be fewer shows.
“There’s just bigger and better things in Chicago,” Hertler said.
Rubble’s bartender Gregg Brimmer said business has increased since DITR Promotions started doing shows.
“It shouldn’t affect us negatively,” Brimmer said of DITR slowing down.
Step up
Brimmer believes DITR Promotions did help Rubble’s get back in touch with Central Michigan University.
“I’m definitely going to miss someone booking shows who’s in touch with the younger crowd,” Brimmer said.
Augie Visocchi, 27, guitarist and vocalist of The Hard Lessons, who headlined DITR’s last show of the semester Thursday, hopes someone
will step up when Densmore moves to Chicago early next year.
“He made a music scene where one didn’t exist,” Visocchi said. “Someone needs to step up to the plate or else the scene is going to dry up
again.”
Densmore said the steady income from his new job will come in handy.
“I think it will help DITR in the future,” Densmore said. “(DITR) will be able to take more risks, and it’s either a hit or miss in Michigan because of the economy.”
Densmore will be booking shows for Mount Pleasant while working in Chicago.
“I’ll still make it back for quite a few of the shows because I’ll have a flexible schedule in Chicago,” he said. “We’ll see how it goes, that’s the plan for now.”
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Amelia Eramya
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DITR Promotions and Corey Densmore, in particular, have done a GREAT job over the last couple of years bringing in awesome acts to Mount Pleasant. I hope he does well in Chicago.
The doc has the right prescription, the past few years of music talent brought up here has cured the illness of borness. Keep up the good work and good luck in future in devours.