The Top 5 Ways to Build a Better DIY Music Scene According to “Salad Days”
It’s not so much the unpaid gigs. That you can handle - for now, at least. It’s more the lack of sustained recognition; the very real blood, sweat and tears channeled into creating and sharing your music, only to receive enthusiastic responses in fits and starts. Those silent pockets of time between gigs make you want to put your mic stand through the computer screen. [caption id="attachment_3203" align="alignnone" width="530"]![The struggle is real. Photo of The Faith by Jim Saah.](http://www.youbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jimsaahfaith.jpg)
![The truth hurts. Minor Threat. Photo by Jim Saah.](http://www.youbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jimsaahminor.jpg)
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![I don't know what it is but I like it. Photo by Jim Saah.](http://www.youbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jimsaahcrowd.jpg)
![Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson of Minor Threat, hard at work in the front porch/Dischord Records office.](http://www.youbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dischordoffice.jpg)
![Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat has a moment. Photo by Jim Saah.](http://www.youbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jimsaahwelcome.jpg)