Blog 8 Obzeet(3)

The major difficulty in describing this music culture is that it is so diverse. It is quite hard to find things in common from one band to the next (although that may not be the primary goal). I have been trying to find things in common that maybe the restaurant owner saw in all the bands, but I have been struggling so far. Next time I go, I plan to ask specifically if there is indeed anything in common between the bands. So far the interviews have been fairly easy, because I just ask a waiter or waitress questions if they have time to discuss it. The only problem that arises here is that I haven’t gotten the same waiter/waitress yet, so I have to repeat the fact that I am doing a music culture project each time. The only other difficulty is that normally the bands play outside on the patio which makes up about half of the restaurant, but with the cold and rainy weather, the bands have been playing inside the store which is adjacent to the actual indoor section of the restaurant. This causes the atmosphere to be different, and the bands aren’t nearly as accessible. It also prevents audience participation (dancing) which was probably my favorite part of the Obzeet culture.