Jen Sorensen wins an AltWeekly award
This is a little late, since she posted this at the end of last month and the awards were posted in, um, June. But it’s still cool to see Slowpoke’s Jen Sorensen winning awards (from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies) and being interviewed. Next up: animated Slowpoke a la Boondocks?
Justin Rosolino returns to Club Passim
Speaking of indie musicians, your friend and mine, singer-songwriter Justin Rosolino returns to Club Passim next Friday, November 18th, opening shows for Lowen & Navarro and Brian Webb. Should be a good show, and an opportunity to see Justin in a format where he can build up some momentum between his songs. And an opportunity [...]
Harvey Danger as viral infection
WSJ: What if we give it away? The Journal’s free article today covers Harvey Danger’s experiment in giving away content, and in the process provides a concise description of the business model for bands today, as well as why it doesn’t usually work:
CD sales aren’t a great money-maker for most bands: Absent a huge hit [...]
