I’ve been hearing complaints from bands over the last year that the quality of press coverage has been just plain awful. Not that blogs are giving harsher or more negative reviews of their music – but that the coverage is oftentimes riddled with spelling errors, or simply repeats information contained in the artist’s press materials. […]
August
12
BCF Select Shows – Week of 8.12.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 @ 7pm – House of Songs presents @ Brooklyn Rooftop. This rooftop event will feature two Big City Folk regulars Jo Kroger and E. W. Harris as well as Our Man in the Field and Aviva Jaye. Guaranteed […]
August
09
The Localist: Timeline for Scheduling Release of a Record
posted by bigcityfolks
So you are nearing a fully mixed and mastered EP or LP and want to work out the release. What does a typical timeline for release look like? Many musicians rush the process without proper planning and ultimately it results in a release that gets no exposure. To properly work a roll out of a […]
August
07
The Localist: Introduction to Home Recording (Commercial Standards)
posted by bigcityfolks
When listeners and reviewers take in a new piece of music, there are a variety of unconscious standards relating to the general sound and production that inform their opinions of the music within the first few seconds of listening. I’ll refer to these standards as “commercial standards”. If you put music out for commercial consumption […]
August
05
BCF Select Shows – Week of 8.5.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 @ 8pm – Niall Connolly & Friends @ New York Beer Company. The Monday Night Sessions return to Hell’s Kitchen this week with the Cork-born Singer/Songwriter and his colleagues. (Event) — Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 @ 7pm […]
July
30
BCF Select Shows – Week of 7.29.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, July 29, 2019 @ 8pm – Niall Connolly & Friends @ New York Beer Company. The Monday Night Sessions return to Hell’s Kitchen this week with the Cork-born Singer/Songwriter and his colleagues. (Event) — Tuesday, July 30, 2019 @ 7pm […]
July
22
BCF Select Shows – Week of 7.22.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, July 22, 2019 @ 8pm – Niall Connolly & Friends @ New York Beer Company. The Monday Night Sessions return to Hell’s Kitchen this week with the Cork-born Singer/Songwriter and his colleagues. (Event) — Monday, July 22, 2019 @ 6:30pm […]
July
17
The Localist: Introduction to Home Recording (or The $500 Studio)
posted by bigcityfolks
Even in the indie music and folk music industries, it is still very common for people to do their recording work in a studio, oftentimes with producers and additional musicians. The costs of doing so can be very prohibitive, though some recording studios are certainly more budget friendly than others. Recording at home, however, can […]
July
15
BCF Select Shows – Week of 7.15.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, July 15, 2019 @ 8pm – Niall Connolly & Friends @ New York Beer Company. The Monday Night Sessions return to Hell’s Kitchen this week with the Cork-born Singer/Songwriter and his colleagues. (Event) — Monday, July 15, 2019 @ 10pm […]
July
15
The Localist: The Fear of Losing Relevance
posted by bigcityfolks
I released a single last year, which is something I don’t usually do. I had a leftover song about holiday melancholy that I had sitting around and decided to officially release it. It bumped up my Spotify hits for about a month (the month leading up to Christmas) and as it turns out, it was […]
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