Live Music Society offers more grants for small music venues
Live Music Society, a non-profit organization that has supported small venues and listening rooms across the U.S. since 2020, announced that applications are open for its second annual Music In. Continue reading
Live music will drive ‘Funflation’ as consumer spending slows says BoA analysis
There’s good news for musicians and the live music sector in a new report from Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich. According to the analysis, funflation – the post-pandemic. Continue reading
6 Questions with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James
For this latest edition of ‘6 Questions With…’ I caught up with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James while he was prepping for his 27-date fall tour. Onstage, James can be wonderfully. Continue reading
How Indie Musicians can sell more tickets to live shows
Unfortunately, even if your music is impressive, it’s not the only thing that will get people out to your show. Here are some key ways to motivate old and new. Continue reading
FREE WEBINAR: ‘Understanding The Future Of Live Music’ this Wednesday
Bandsintown and MIDiA are presenting a free webinar, “Understanding The Future Of Live Music,” this Wednesday, August 16th. Earlier this month, top music and entertainment consultancy MIDiA released ‘Return to live. Continue reading
Rockwood launches GoFundMe, benefit concert series to save indie venue
Like many independent music venues, The Rockwood Music Hall is fighting to stay open. To help save it, The Preserve Rockwood campaign has launched a GoFundMe and a benefit concert. Continue reading
Two major agencies APA & Artist Group Int’l merge to form the Independent Artist Group
The post-pandemic consolidation in the talent agencies continues with the merger of the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) and the music touring agency Artist Group International (AGI). The combined. Continue reading
How to get modern fans to buy concert tickets: Artist Discovery vs. Consumer Satisfaction
With everything a fan could need being online at the tip of their fingers, the motivation to buy concert tickets does not seem as strong as it once was. Here. Continue reading
How to get more tips at your next gig
How do you turn a standard music gig into a higher-paying affair? Step one: make it easy for fans to tip you. by Andre Calilhanna of Disc Makers Blog Good-paying. Continue reading
Why isn’t Hip Hop conquering Live Music as it has Streaming?
The new “Return to live” study by MIDiA Research based on data from Bandsintown showed that Hip Hop ranks lower in genres that music listeners prefer to see live. Report. Continue reading