Author Archives: bigcityfolks

January 31

BCF Private Encore: Casey Black

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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, Casey Black) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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January 29

BCF Private Encore: Nick Horner

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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, Nick Horner) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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January 26

The Localist: How to Submit Music to a Blog

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Many musicians who are just starting to put music out inevitably run into the solid brick wall of trying to promote it. This invariably leads them to look up e-mail addresses of bloggers, music journalists and editors, and send out an e-mail requesting some sort of publicity – usually in the form of a premiere […]

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January 15

BCF Private Encore: Sam Brown

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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, Sam Brown) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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January 14

Interview: Niall Connolly

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I first ran into Niall Connolly when he was running an open mic at a now-defunct venue called Buskers. At the time, I had been in New York City for over a year, but was still wending my way through the expansive underground music scene on the lower east side and Brooklyn. I hadn’t seen […]

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January 08

BCF Private Encore: Rachel Sumner

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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, Rachel Sumner) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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January 06

Interview: Bert Lee

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Open mics are an important cultural institution that is a vital part of developing songwriting communities and encouraging new talent.  It’s because of this that I was concerned last year when I found out that Caffe Vivaldi – along with its long running open mic – was closing.  Luckily, the host of the open mic, […]

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January 02

BCF Private Encore: Warren Malone

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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, Warren Malone) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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December 27

BCF Private Encore: Ruby Landen

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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, Ruby Landen) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.   BCF: Tell us a little bit about the song you picked?  RL:  […]

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December 18

BCF Private Encore: Brendan O’Shea

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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, Brendan O’Shea) play just one more song – one that they didn’t already play in their set – for our cameras.

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