Monthly Archives: January 2020

January 30

BCF Private Encore: Chris Riffle

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Welcome back to “Private Encore”! As an extension of our weekly Song Club, we’ll have the featured act (in this case, Chris Riffle) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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January 27

BCF Select Shows – Week of 1.27.20

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A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 @ 8pm – Chris Q. Murphy & The Coolest Ranch @ Lizzie King’s Parlor. Brooklyn singer/songwriter Murphy brings his band back to 5th Ave for a night of songs and stories. (Event) — Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 […]

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January 21

BCF Private Encore: Those Sensible Shoes

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Welcome back to “Private Encore”! As an extension of our weekly Song Club, we’ll have the featured act (in this case, Those Sensible Shoes) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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January 20

BCF Select Shows – Week of 1.20.20

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A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 @ 8pm – Butch Phelps & the Elevators @ 11th St. Bar. Phelps’ high-energy swamp-folk goes to the East Village for a night of great music that will also feature Fawn Segerson. (Event) — Tuesday, Jan. 21, […]

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January 13

BCF Select Shows – Week of 1.13.20

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A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 @ 9pm – Bad Faces @ Mercury Lounge. The psychedelic Americana rock band shares a bill with The New Administration in one of the Lower East Side’s prestigious venues. (Tickets) — Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 @ 7pm […]

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January 11

The Localist: Don’t Compete Locally, Compete Nationally

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One of the fundamental mistakes of musicians trying to grow a music career is that they try to compete locally instead of competing nationally. Under the local competition mindset, gaining success on a larger level is a matter of winning at the local level, where winning at the local level helps you to “get to […]

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January 08

The Localist: Setting Concrete Goals

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The start of a new decade is a good time to start setting a concrete plan for yourself as a musician.  I think a lot of people have a general idea that they want to be “successful” as a musician, but from there things get a little bit hazy.  For many musicians, the plan oftentimes […]

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January 06

BCF Select Shows – Week of 1.6.20

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A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 @ 7pm – The Foxy Johnstons @ Arlene’s Grocery. The duo of Foxen & Johnston join a bill that also features Babe, Kirsten & The Pretty People, and Gabby Sherba. It’s all happening on the Lower East […]

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