Eager Music - The Independent Musician's Resource

I recently went to a Red Jumpsuit Apparatus show, and while it was awesome, something really stood out to me during the opening acts; some bands have really poor presence on stage.   Now, I don't mean to sound condescending in any way, this is just my honest opinion, but, a couple of the opening acts did very little to engage the crowd during their performance. They were stiff, with very little movement on stage. Despite their music sounding great, I felt disinclined to approach the stage and rather stood in the back having a beer and talking with some friends. It wasn't until Rivals, the band prior to RJA, came up that I really felt urged to get up close, because man did they put on a show.   Established bands typically have a great grasp on having great stage presence. They have the benefit of playing recognized music that the crowd can sing along too, and can feed off of the crowds energy. Smaller, local bands do not have that same benefit. They have to transfer their energy off of the stage to the crowd t