The featured image to this post is actually a screenshot from the application to SXSW. I may write a bit about the pathways to SXSW another time, it’s a bit of a shit show. But for the time being I wanted to put the questions out there as a focal point for thinking about performing. […]
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September
30
BCF Select Shows – Week of 9.30.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 @ 6pm – The Darkest Timeline @ Rockwood Music Hall – Stage 1. The Timeline open up the evening of music at Rockwood’s Stage 1 to kick off October. Also on the bill are Ever More Nest, […]
September
23
BCF Select Shows – Week of 9.23.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Sep. 23, 2019 @ 8pm – Those Sensible Shoes @ Rockwood Music Hall -Stage 1. The inimitable duo of Mulcahy & Stern bring their songcraft and harmonies to the Lower East Side. It will also be Anhony’s birthday! Also on […]
September
16
BCF Select Shows – Week of 9.16.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Sep. 16, 2019 @ 8pm – Astoria Music Collective presents @ R’a’R Bar. AMC presents a month-long celebration of music at R’a’R Bar which will be closing its doors after 12 years. Tonight features Sarah Murdoch, Joe Rayome, Marissa Dwyer, and […]
September
09
BCF Select Shows – Week of 9.9.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019 @ 8pm – Astoria Music Collective presents @ R’a’R Bar. AMC sponsors a month-long celebration of music for the Long Island City bar before it closes its doors at the end of the month after 12 years. […]
September
02
BCF Select Shows – Week of 9.2.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2019 @ 6pm – Roomful of Sky presents @ Mary O’s. The first Tuesday of the month and Roomful of Sky brings five acts to Alphabet City including: Peter Wyatt w/ Jennie Ox, Jason Vitelli, Petra Jasmiina, Victor […]
August
27
BCF Select Shows – Week of 8.26.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Aug. 26, 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, Aug. 27, 2019 @ 7pm […]
August
21
The Localist: Introduction to Home Recording (Getting Stuck in the Wilderness)
posted by bigcityfolks
There’s this phenomenon where people who hear their voice on the answering machine for the first time react with violent disgust. Or when you see your face in a picture where it’s been horizontally reversed from how you would ordinarily see it in the mirror. These are just two examples of a more general phenomenon […]
August
20
BCF Select Shows – Week of 8.19.19
posted by Robert Bock
A selection of shows from the infinite sea of events in NYC this week: Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 @ 8pm – Niall Connolly & Friends @ New York Beer Company. The Monday Night Sessions return to Hell’s Kitchen this week with guest host E. W. Harris and his colleagues. (Event) — Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019 […]
August
13
The Localist: The Difference Between Good and Bad Press
posted by bigcityfolks
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. […]
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