Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Storrow Band

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The result of the debate was delete. —Xezbeth 06:31, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Storrow Band

Their debut album was released in May and they have since gone on hiatus. No entries at allmusic or artistdirect. "Storrow Band" gets 18 Google hits. Their album is apparently only purchasable online. RickK 05:29, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete non notable. JamesBurns 10:47, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete band vanity. Put this article on hiatus. --Etacar11 19:49, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC

allow me to respectfully make a slight correction to a couple of errors above- the entry did not say the band had gone on hiatus, but rather that one member had gone on hiatus in order to recieve a college education. The band itself is very much hard at work as demonstrated by a consistant tour schedule. Additionally, the band is an indie band which explains lack of entries on popular music sites such as allmusic. The record is available in independent record stores and the band currently has pending distribution deals with barnes and noble and other national distributors. The Storrow Band has listings on indie sites including starpolish, purevolume, sdam, and myspace music. Most importantly, the proof of this band's significance lies in the music itself, which will continue to take on more public relevance as the group continues to gather momentum.

• (above unsigned comment by 68.70.94.240)
• Keep. Real band, real album = notable. Grace Note 06:24, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • A band whose only album is only purchasable online is no more notable than an author whose books are only available through vanity presses. RickK 20:41, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. band is active and appears to be present in many indie music outlets. --Magicandmusic 19:27, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
  • User's only edits are here and to the talk page. --Etacar11 19:41, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

once again previous users' comments are misinformed; as noted above, the band has distribution through several record stores. Additionally, an independent band can absoultely hold the same validity as one committed to a major label. notability is not directly about widespread distribution; if this were the case, only popular culture icons would be "notable" in this encyclopedia, and many avant garde and fringe movements would be ignored. The same cultural forces which have enabled a site such as this to exist have also reshaped the way the music industry works, and a band without major label support can still hold relevance for a large number of people. This is a real band and the information contained in the write-up is factually true. This honors the spirit of a database that prides itself in having a wide variety of knowledge and information.

Please see WP:MUSIC and point out which of the keep criteria this band matches. RickK 23:18, Jun 7, 2005 (UTC)

• Delete. Where's the notability? The band was formed a year ago. Musicians don't seem to have any previous history. Some Google hits, but mostly for announcements of performances in pizza parlors or similar venues. WP has a low threshold of fame, but it's higher than this. ----Isaac R 22:39, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete for now. Perhaps at some future point in time they will meet wikipedia's notability requirements. --Scimitar 18:40, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
• Delete per RickK, Scimitar and others. Quale 15:11, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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