I’ve mentioned in the past, that one of the things you should be trying to do at a gig is to have fun. After all, who doesn’t like fun? There are people who field questions from the crowd. I was in a band that would grab women out of the audience to sing backup on ...…
Black Friday is the day after Thanks giving (November 27th). Stores have insane sales, open their doors in the wee hours of the morning, resulting with people lining up and going crazy. Why should your band miss out? You can participate as well. Send an email out to your fans stating that if they buy ...…
While there may be times when you hate that the “buck stops here” with your band, and it seems like you have to do everything, that is a good thing. It means you are in control. Recently, Tim McGraw’s record labeled decided to put out another “Hits collection” when he has only put out one ...…
Well its fall here in the US, and everyone around me is already getting sick. They are sneezing, they are vomiting, it is the official start of “Cold and flu season.” There is nothing worse than playing a gig when you are sick (I once played a gig where I was numb on cough syrup ...…
Why Indie Bands Should Want the Sirius and XM Merger to Go Through Right now in Cleveland Ohio (the biggest market I’m near) you can’t find much (if any) local music on the radio. In Akron you may find some on the college radio (but only if you play a certain style). Canton Ohio used ...…
In my last podcast I talked about handling constructive criticism, and how the best thing to do is NOT flame out on the reporter. Instead I said to ingore it. Why? Because there are people like the guy from Maxim magazine that gave the new Black Crowes CD 2 out of 5 stars. The interesting ...…
