Our New Show Calendar

So lately we've been thinking about the way we do things around here and actually taking the time to listen to our audience for a change: we know it can be kind of a drag to wait until 5 o'clock to see our It List every day, especially if you'd like to, you know, make plans to go see a show and need a little more advance than we've been able to give you lately. And while we can't promise that we'll be able to post It Lists earlier every single day, we are going to make a few changes that will allow us to post lists at 3 or 4 in the afternoon as opposed to 5 or 530 from now on.  So that's the first thing we're going to do to make you people happy.

Next, even though we don't plan to change the content of the It Lists all that much, we do feel that it might be important to give you guys a more comprehensive look at upcoming shows, including shows that will occur a few weeks in advance, without having to write about all of them. Furthermore, we receive dozens of email and Myspace messages every week from people telling us about their shows, and unfortunately, we sometimes overlook these messages completely by accident, resulting in shows being left off our lists, and occasionally, a few hurt feelings to go along with it :-(.   So we wanted to do something that would help us with both of these issues, which is why we are introducing the We Shot J.R. Show Calendar. 

If you click on the link above, you'll find the simple beginnings of what the show calendar will become.  We'll be adding all different kinds of shows to this list in the next few days, including some of the bigger shows that might be happening months down the road.  The show list features all the usual show info you'll find in other places (time, place, cover, venue, bands, etc.), as well as links to bands' Myspace pages and venue websites (all of this will develop over the next few days, so please be patient).  And perhaps the best part, especially for bands, booking agents and venue operators, is the "add show" feature in the top left corner of the calendar-- you can click on that and submit information about an upcoming show of your choice using a very simple form-- there's even a space for you to include a line up list with hotlinks to Myspace pages, and you'll also be able to describe the bands, copy and paste short press releases, and share any other information you'd like to provide about the show in the "description" section.  As long as your information is legit, we'll add the show to the calendar without considering whether or not we personally like the bands involved.  If it's a real show, we'll add it to our calendar ASAP.  This doesn't mean we'll talk about everything on the calendar in the It Lists, but the information will be there for all to see in that section.

Essentially, this will be the best way to alert our staff about an upcoming show, and it will also be a great resource for readers too.  Give it a try... we think you'll like it.

And PS-- if you have any technical problems, please email richardsonheights@weshotjr.com to let us know.  We'd also like to thank RH for all the hard work and long hours spent making this thing a reality.