Livehouses: Ear Plan Before the First Chord

Good shows should not cost next-day hearing.

Field notes on Livehouses — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

Stand off-axis from stacks; bring plugs; leave if the mix is pain, not music.

1. Observe once at the hour you'd actually use it.
2. Write the Chinese name the same day.
3. Keep proof for money steps.
4. Build a backup before you need it.
5. Revisit after thirty ordinary days.

Myth worth dropping

"More research always means a better decision." Sometimes it means avoidance. Decide, date it, revise later.

Defaults beat novelty. Near beats famous. Dated notes beat memory.

Protect your Tuesday-night self — that's who lives with the plan.