BillboardMarshall to Support Independent Venues With Customer Membership Program
‘Music Is the Message’ At Chicago’s Metro — And It All Started With a Voicemail From R.E.M.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/indie-venue-month-metro-chicago/
After $41 Million in Renovations, San Francisco’s Castro Theatre Is Ready for a Sam Smith Residency
Milwaukee Study Calls for Tearing Down 117-Year-Old Venue Amid Live Nation Expansion
L.A.’s Hotel Café Is Closing Its Doors, But Not Before Hosting a Charity Showcase With Em Beihold & More
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/la-hotel-cafe-closing-2026-host-charity-concert/
How The Bluebird Café — an 86-Seat Room in a Strip Mall — Became Country’s Proving Ground
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/indie-venue-month-bluebird-cafe-nashville/
Shaun CuffAn up-close and personal performance from John Bramwell (I Am Kloot) at Strings this evening.
If his name doesn’t ring a bell, do yourself a favour and go listen to ‘Natural History’ (produced by Guy Garvey of Elbow) — it’s a gem.
#LiveMusic #JohnBramwell #IAmKloot #StringsIOW #IsleOfWight #SupportLocalVenues #IndependentVenues
How Seattle Venue Neumos Survived Destructive Fans, Changing Trends & a Global Pandemic
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.billboard.com/pro/indie-venue-of-the-month-neumos-seattle/
Substandard NerdRise in vinyl sales at concerts gives indie artists a vital lifeline
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/28/rise-in-vinyl-sales-at-concerts-gives-indie-artists-a-vital-lifeline
Good to see the marvellous Roxanne de Bastion get to say something in that piece. I have seen her a few times in the delightful Green Note where there is little danger of an artist getting lost or the venue taking a merch cut. 🙂