If you’ve read this column over a period of time, you’ve probably noticed that I theme most of my biweekly selection of campaigns. In part, this is to help me weed through the dozen or so possibilities I have […]
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In case you haven’t heard the news, Bandcamp Fridays are back for the remainder of the year. For those unfamiliar, Bandcamp is a site that caters to independent and small-label artists, and Bandcamp Friday is an idea that began […]
Most weeks, this column has a theme. It isn’t always meant to. It just happens that I look at the dozen or so albums I’ve got bookmarked for consideration and similarities come out. Not this week. So I’m taking […]
AmericanaFest just released its daily schedule for its annual September gathering, and, as always, the conflicts are murder. As I tried to work out my own viewing preferences, it set me remembering just how far things have come since […]
In my time doing this column, I’ve gotten to talk to a number of artists about crowdfunding, either in person or by email. Sites like Kickstarter have become something that’s just expected as part of a young band’s growth. […]
At its core, roots music is all about minimalism. The image of a couple of people sitting on a porch with a guitar and banjo is an enduring, if a bit stereotypical, depiction of roots music for most casual […]
When I was a young journalist, I would often write “Best Female Artist”-type listicles. I did this because everyone did it and, when you’re starting out, you’re a bit like a cow — your instinct is to follow the […]
In my last column, I wrote about how some artists use personalized experiences with fans to generate the kind of higher-dollar pledges needed to meet goals of $10,000 or more. This week, I’m going to look at another way […]
Crowdfunding has changed the way albums are made, eliminating the label machine from the equation for artists too small or too niche to fit a neat genre box and allowing fans to decide which bands thrive. If labels are […]
What is roots music? You would think that No Depression, of all places, could answer that question unanimously. But conversations with my fellow writers and columnists over the years have confirmed that while there is a basic thread of agreement, […]
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