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The venues don't have to be fancy. Sometimes the best music happens in a hole in the wall.

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Open the doors and windows, let the music out and people will come in! Create a fun, hip and exciting atmosphere downtown.

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Other cities in SC tell great musicians to come to Aiken because it is a great place to meet new band members, get a gig, and get written about

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The old geezers work to mentor new musicians and share their experience.

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There is a safe environment at all the music venues in all neighborhoods where they are located.

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There is great collaboration and sharing through a hands across the river approach with Augusta.

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People talk about what great talent we have in Aiken and that you can hear them on any given night around town.

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We have famous and noteworthy musicians highlighted in museum shows to show the long history

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Other musicians come to Aiken to record because we have the best studio musicians to sit in on the sessions.

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There are a lot of weekend festivals and other groups tack onto the target markets for each kind of festival.

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The policies for busking around town are clear and welcoming to the artists. There are a lot of places where you can get your music heard without getting a gig. No one has "their" corner - all are welcome.

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You don't have to be 21 to go hear live music around town.

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There are laid back places you can go hear an artist without being in a bar scene.

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There are a lot of publications and a central website where you can figure out where the music is on any particular night.

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Improving Aiken's visibility as a melting pot of the arts. Bringing in creative people from around the southeast.

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Don't have to go out of town to cities like Columbia to have a fun night with friends.

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You don't have to go to Ashville or Charleston to hear world-class talent and a variety of music genres. We have it here in Aiken!

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I feel like in order to be a hot music town there has to be a variety or original and cover artists instead of just cover bands

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I would expect to be able to hop from place to place and hear quality live music.

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Because the entertainment should be paid. Supply and demand pricing.

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There is a local restaurant that is willing to tolerate the Waffle House style crowd within walking distance of the venues. Ha.

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You check into your hotel, pull out the live music guide, walk or call Uber to take you downtown, go to dinner, and then decide what you are in the  mood for.  After the show or when the noise ordinance kicks in, you can continue on to local watering holes that have music and dancing.

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Live music feeds business to studios, technicians, retail, publications, web designers, social media consultants and PR firms, bar and restaurants, listening rooms, and other  entrepreneurial activities.

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We are sort of old school - where the intimate relationships with the musicians are valued.

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USC-A students consider Aiken to be a great place to study music and begin to get their 10,000 hours in before they set off on their own paths. There are a ton of opportunities for them to play music and be heard around town.

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Simply press the + button and post a description of what you would expect if someone told you to go check out the hottest small town for music in SC.... Note: If you highlight text, it gives edit options but this is pretty informal straw polling.