So I've been playing guitar and singing for almost 25 years and my acoustic partner has been playing longer. We've been jamming for over 5 years now and have a great chemistry. I've been out in Halifax and Dartmouth and have listened to a lot of crappy acoustic bands and wondered to myself, "How the hell did these yahoos get booked here?" Most recently, we've decided to give it a go and have run into one wall after another.

"Well, (fill in the blank) does all the music bookings and he only works Monday to Wednesday from 8 to 12."

"Leave me a CD and I'll get back to you."

"You guys sounded great during the open mic, but I am booking gigs for next year and I have contracts with bands I need to fulfill."

I am starting to sense that bar owners are either clueless about music or don't care. Rather than just bitch about this, I would like to ask if anyone out there in bitch land has any advice (or connections) on how to get a bar owner to give a great acoustic duo a chance in this city? —Just Wanna Play