Good stuff.... not sure that the local press is the best sort of publicity for something like this, though. However, the local rags are happy to write about anything - all you have to do is contact them.
I did a lot of this myself back in the late 1990's to get free publicity for my band and we were featured in the local press a couple of times a month for almost a year and a half, often branded "The Next Oasis" - which was nice. We got a nice local following, some airplay on local radio, and even got to play on tour with Mansun on tour in October 1998.
Be interesting to see if any sales come of it.
I did a lot of this myself back in the late 1990's to get free publicity for my band and we were featured in the local press a couple of times a month for almost a year and a half, often branded "The Next Oasis" - which was nice. We got a nice local following, some airplay on local radio, and even got to play on tour with Mansun on tour in October 1998.
Be interesting to see if any sales come of it.