Red 7 is holding another band lottery

Red 7 is at it again with another band lottery. I had the pleasure of covering the entire process of the first one for Accent and I really think it's a great idea, not only to participate but also as a spectator watching what musical gems everyone comes up with at the final show.

Going under a new moniker this time "La Lotteria," the guys are going for bigger enlisted 16 drummers instead of six as captains of the lottery. As captains, the drummers randomly draw names of their new band members and thus begins the writing process. It's a really simple procedure and with all the creativity and sometimes silliness musicians seem to have, the outcome tends to guarantee a good time.

For a quick recap of how it works, here's a photo slideshow of the entire process I made from the first lottery.

We Are the Lottery League photo slideshow from Sarah Vasquez on Vimeo.

Anyway, so right now Red 7 is taking submissions for those interested in attending, but gotta act fast because once the spots fill up, you'll be stuck waiting for the next La Lotteria.

Here are some rules from Red 7's event page:

1 - No flakes. If you have to work or play another show on the 14th of August, please be considerate of the other 4 people in your band who are going to have to cater to your scheduling needs etc. If you don't think you're reliable enough to get involved, there's plenty of room for spectators.

2 - Flexibility - There's no guarantee this is going to be the hard core band or psych garage stuff you assumed you're signing up for, if you can't be flexible in working with other people and you're not okay with the absolute randomness of who you're playing with, then your ego is going to make the other four people involved miserable too. Obviously, the absolute randomness and forcing people to work together who (under normal circumstances) would never be in the same room together forces your creative juices to work extra hard.

3 - Having your own gear - I can't afford to rent a back line, and this is either going to be a free show, or a very small cover with the proceeds going to HAAM, so you're going to need to bring in your own gear and/or rely on each other to share to make this work.

To sign up, send an email to lotteriaaustin@gmail.com.