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• Youth Venues And You

  One of the most under documented and yet incredibly important parts of the underground music scene are obscure little all ages and high school friendly venues. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Exhibitionism is a Hoarder’s House of Rolling Stones History

  To get to the Rolling Stones’ traveling career retrospective, Exhibitionism, you have to follow the path of many tongues through Chicago’s Navy Pier. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Nirvana Is The Key To DIY Music

  What if I told you the most influential rock band of the last thirty years was fronted by a guy whose favorite bands included Swans and Celtic Frost? Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The State Of Festivals Today

  Festivals are in a weird place right now and I’m not sure how I feel about it. Obviously we have seen an influx in festivals in recent years, especially... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Nobody Knows Anything – The Pain Of The Industry

  One of the most frustrating parts of the industry is dealing with the fact that you can’t really expect anyone to know things. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Being An Auxiliary Dude

  It’s okay to not be the main dude in your bad. I know I’ve written about this a little bit before ,bu I wanted to grow on this. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Disappearing Music Contacts And You

  Something that you need to be aware of in the music industry is peoples incredible ability to disappear. I know it sounds corny and even a little USSR-like but... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Most Important Stat For Indie Bands To Check

  I want to take some time today to talk to you about the single most important statistic when measuring the success of your band, especially in the live arena. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Contracts Are A Good Thing

  One of the things that bands seem to screw up the most and give me the most headaches with is contracts. Now this isn’t really a complaint – it’s the fact that ... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Went to See At The Drive-In & All I Got Was This Bruised Rib

  

  Cedric Bixler-Zavala pointing to the door, with At The Drive-In, May 2017. All photos by Eli Jace. It started with maracas. An afro outlined in white light. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Attributing Responsibility In Your Band

  I think one of the hardest parts of being in a band is holding people accountable. I had a whole chat with a client about this today and some of the difficultie... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How To Get The Most Out Of Patreon

  I think one of the single best things that a band can do in order to promote themselves is to exploit the true power of Patreon. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• There Are People in This Industry, They Don’t Need to Be ...

  There are people in this industry, they don’t need to be called out by name, who ask for far too much in the name of ‘helping out the bands’. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Band Photos And How To Not Screw Them Up

  So one thing that I think a lot of bands struggle with, even if they don’t want to admit it is the all important band photo. Band photos are the sort of thing... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• How To Not Be Corny On Social Media

  So an issue I’ve been running into lately and that I’ve had to talk to a lot of bands about is figuring out how to help bands avoid corniness in their social... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Death Of DIY Venues

  So as you may be aware, I live up here in Brooklyn. Just across the bridge in north Jersey there used to be a venue called the Meatlocker. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• What Happens When Your Main Dude Sucks?

  So earlier this month I wrote an article about the “Main dude” in a band and how that can impact band dynamics. It got quite a bit of traction, especially, I... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Things Take Time

  , there is no other way around it. In the music industry when you routinely have to go through two or three people just to get anything done you simply have to... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Beer, Bars And Bands

  One of the things I find interesting about the music industry is the connection between bars and music. When I started trying to do this for real I didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Having A Main Dude And Band Dynamics

  I wanted to revisit a theme from last weeks set of articles – the concept of the “main dude”. For the uninitiated the “main dude” is the guy who does most of th... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC