How A Small Music Festival Revived A Texas Town [It’s Not Austin]
35 Denton is a local music festival in Denton, TX that features the excessive wealth of local talent in the Denton indie music scene while also including unique headliners. Begun. Continue reading
Ovation: Sell Live Recordings Right After The Show
Offering fans the opportunity to purchase live recordings right after a great show could be a powerful future revenue stream for musicians, and Migratory Music is offering the Ovation Tower. Continue reading
String Cheese Incident Scalps $20,000 Of Own Tickets In Battle With Ticketmaster
Continuing their ongoing battle with Ticketmaster, jam rockers String Cheese Incident sent 50 fans to the box office of LA's Greek theater armed with $20,000 in cash from the band.. Continue reading
Two Festivals Reclaim The Indie Spirit: Mass Creation & Northside
SXSW is a hugely successful festival that began as a small gathering of indie music bands and fans back in the 20th Century. While its current combination of music, film. Continue reading
From Dive Bars To The Daughtry Tour: How Mike Sanchez Is Using New Media To Realize His Dream
Guest post by Chris Borchert of kickshuffle. Just before Mike Sanchez finishes his set, he whips out his iPhone and snaps a picture of the crowd. “Follow me on Twitter. Continue reading
Look Sessions Austin: 27 Bands Performing In A Hotel Room During SXSW
Look Sessions is a series of stripped down live performances envisioned and videotaped by musician/media artist Andrea Alseri. Alseri emphasizes an aesthetic and practical approach she terms "One Mic, One. Continue reading
Live Nation Revenue Up 2%, Losses Widen In Q1 2012
Concert, event and ticketing giant Live Nation shared their first quarter 2012 earnings summary late yesterday and losses for the period widened to $69.15 million over $48.46 million in the. Continue reading
Gigfunder Launches Crowdfunding For Music Tours
A new crowdfunding site dedicated to funding tour dates launched early this morning. Gigfunder has numerous similarities to established crowdfunding services such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo but focuses solely on. Continue reading
Tech Investors Silver Lake Buy Major Stake In William Morris Endeavor Agency
Mega-booking agency William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) has sold a major stake to a company best know for investing in technology, private equity firm Silver Lake. While the official announcement. Continue reading
Who’s The Pirate Now? How One Band Generated $83,000 In Revenue On The High Seas
Guest post by Matt Bryant of Headwater. Piracy is killing the music business. Album sales are a nightmare and millions of would-be consumers are now low-life thieves who prefer to. Continue reading
