The recording industry is complaining about how much they are losing through file sharing but the blame isn't exclusively on file sharing.

Musicians get calls to play unpaid gigs all the time for parties, benefit gigs or fundraisers, jazz gigs or rock gigs and even venues that are having like 5 bands playing and you get to play a 30 minute set. So what do you do? Do you take the gigs?

Getting your band booked in the local club scene can be a challenging task to say the least.  It’s hard enough to get your email or press pack noticed by the club booker, but once you get your foot in the door, there are still numerous factors that can dictate whether or not you actually get a gig.  It’s [...]

I read this great post by Glenn Boothe owner of the Local 506 and 250 capacity venue in Chapel Hill NC. Glenn also worked for Island Records, Epic Records, Caroline Records and Sony Music Distribution. He talks about the etiquette musicians should adhere to when their the opening act somewhere. I found this to be [...]