When you sign up to play in a new band, you're basically accepting that you're going to be working for free. All those hours cutting teeth and toiling away in the rehearsal space, all those hours booking shows that will yield less than $50 in the pocket at the end of the night, all those hours listening to whatever awful bands are sharing the bill - there really isn't much to show aside from (hopefully) some good songs that people enjoy and maybe a record.

But one zealous Seattle-based band, who describe themselves as "a new power pop post pop punk band with significant momentum and big ambition" and posted an intern recruitment ad on Craigslist earlier this week, doesn't want to accept their responsibilities as a band building themselves from the ground up. They want someone else to do their work for them.

The band is looking for somebody to help handle the day-to-day operation, including booking, research, follow up calls, and everything else that it takes for us to promote, perform and sell our music. This internship will be hands on and give you experience much greater than simply being a gopher for coffee and doughnuts. You'll actually be part of our team. Previous music industry experience is helpful but not required.

They are a band that float the words "music industry" around in order to catch the attention of some clueless marketing undergrad seeking an internship within the "music industry." But all of the tasks at hand, by default, are generally performed by the band themselves, at least until they're financially in a place to hire someone (as a paid employee, publicist, booking agent, etc.) to assist the day-to-day operations. If the band had "big ambitions," they would be ambitious about doing it themselves (and less ambitious about getting what technically boils down to as a personal slave). At least they're willing to admit that making coffee runs is one of the basic duties as an intern. However, it's uncertain if the intern foots the coffee bill.

So, if you're willing to truly "experience what's happening" in the "music industry" and can spare ten to fifteen labor hours per week, with at least a six-month commitment, then this is the internship for you. It truly isn't "a job for everybody."

h/t Rachel Ratner