Phish At The Forum: A Teachable Moment For Every Band
You may not get Phish. But that's because you've never been to a show. Phish isn't their hits (they've had one - 20 years ago). Phish isn't their albums (however some are […]
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When Paying For Music Works
My ears are ringing.I bring ear plugs wherever I go. They're in a little plastic pinch-to-open container on my keychain. I put them in whenever I'm at a loud concert. Well most […]
How To Kill a 30 Year Career in 5 Minutes
The simple answer is: alienate your audience. This is exactly what Michelle Shocked did last Sunday at Yoshi's in San Francisco.Shocked had built a career over 30 years of activist folk music […]
How To Pimp Out Your CD Release Show
The night of your album release show should be the biggest night of your career to date. If you've done your job right, the show will be packed if not sold out. […]
Free Bird! (Covers vs. Originals)
Scott Palahniuk wrote in (via the Request a Topic below) and asked about cover songs and how an opener should order their set. And Ian J wrote in asking: 'they ask you […]
How To Setup A Headlining Show
I've played countless 'local' gigs with a 4 band bill where everyone had an equal draw, many 'opening' gigs where the headliner clearly brought the majority of the room and I've headlined […]
9 Things Every Musician Needs To Know About The Sound Guy
As much time as you spend in your rehearsal space perfecting your sound, it won't mean anything if it's botched coming out of the PA. All the money you spent on new […]
Technical Difficulties ARE Your Fault
Anyone who has seen my solo live show knows that I have a lot going on on stage. I run multiple instruments and microphones through a mixer into my loop station and […]
Smash Your Shitty Guitar
When I was 14 and wanted to learn guitar my mom took me to a pawn shop to get my first guitar. I knew absolutely nothing about guitars and picked the one […]
How To Be A Great Opening Act
Being the opener for a more established act can be one of the best ways to make new fans. I can pinpoint specific opening gigs where I gained a large amount of […]
