Supporting Local Talent

For all the crap that may come out of America's Got Talent, you see often times a tiny jewel of a person who has amazing talent. The show tries to spin it that they discovered this new talent because they held auditions. This is only meant to lend them credibility for a show that only pumps out singers while advertising that the show is open to all acts. These people who only sing in the shower or only sing at church, and come out with amazing voices is something that we do not always hear about. A lot of times you have local bands who are singing about issues and topics that really matter. But the same concept of supporting a local band is the same as supporting US companies. Supporting local stores instead of big box stores helps the local economy, and has a direct impact on a local business in your town. If you spend $100 a week at Wal-mart, you are not going to see Wal-mart suddenly start hiring in your local town. But if you spend your money at a local store, you are more likely to see a direct impact in your life by seeing that small company hire new employees.

There are a few local bands here that are getting and could get major exposure. One is Transparent who will have one of their songs, "New World Order," featured on the NASCAR 2012 video game. Bands like that have important messages to share that actually inform an audience.

While huge stars like Lady Gaga and others only sing about songs that are meant to hyper-sexualize their young audience, other more wholesome bands sing about other things. There is no greater way to support local bands than to spread the word about their talent. One such band, the Tuesday Tuesdays, is currently in a contest to sing at this year's Grammys. Until January 24th, you can follow this link, Like the page, and vote 10 times, every day for this band. What better way to support local talent then to put them on one of the biggest stages in America.

So support local talent in your area, support local businesses, and support businesses who make their products in America.