Sam opted to quietly record
with additional instruments,
testing, teasing,
torturing sounds out of new tools
until he knew exactly what he wanted.
When he released the EP,
eight people bought it.

Amy introduced her band
one song at a time
into her solo acoustic show.
By the end of the night,
she had a trio
plus horns.

Jon had a band,
but didn’t bother to tell anyone.
He just scheduled a show
and bam!
Expected the fans to be on board.
There were no fans.

And then there’s a different approach:
booking two shows
at two clubs
with a two-piece
that had had two rehearsals.
Certainly,
that was a another way to go
and, as you guessed,
it was too good.