How to Write a Fantastic Band Setlist for Any Gig
A great band setlist should not just entertain a crowd, but also manage time, crowd energy, and more. This guide goes over how to write a setlist for any gig.
Matt Terzi
The Music Marketing Funnel: How to Find ‘Band Superfans’
The music marketing funnel helps your band maximize its reach by catering to a fan's journey, from potential fans to those much-celebrated band superfans.
Playing Out: How to Book a Gig with your Band
The idea of a band getting gigs can get pretty daunting. Many a nerve has been frayed at the prospect of standing on a stage in front of perfect strangers and performing music for them. Learning how to book a…
The Binghamton Music Scene Needs a New Music Venue!
A new Binghamton music venue would help the Binghamton music scene grow exponentially. So what are the challenges preventing someone from creating one?
Artist Profile: Buttercup Chins
If you know me personally, there’s a good chance you’re aware that I’m a huge Radiohead fan. So when my friend Maggie recently posted about her love for the Apalachin, New York band Buttercup Chins, and I spotted their moving…
NPR’s Outstanding Tiny Desk Contest 2024: Here’s How to Enter
NPR Music recently officially announced something huge for unsigned bands and solo artists. Tiny Desk Contest 2024 is on the way, with entries opening in January. And we’re stoked to hopefully see lots of submissions from talented acts representing the…
Enough is Enough! How to Fire a Band Member
Trying to figure out how to fire a band member can be a difficult and frustrating ordeal. But when it’s necessary, it’s just that—an unavoidable consequence of discovering that this person, for whatever reason, simply isn’t going to work out…
Revisiting Yolk: Their Stunning Debut Album is 30 Now
It’s difficult to believe that Yolk’s self-titled debut album is now thirty years old. My recollection of hearing their music for the first time is as vivid to me as another Yolk-related memory from just three years ago: sitting in…
Last Christmas: Winnie Covers Wham! Classic in New Single
There are some Christmas songs that people either love or loathe. A lot of people famously dislike Santa Baby. There’s one infamous Mariah Carey song that will turn me green within a note or two, and that’s only halfway meant…
Artist Profile: Peaches and Crime
Few bands within the ecosphere of the Binghamton music scene strike as unique a chord as Peaches and Crime. This talented ensemble dresses to the nines in vintage kit and puts on a theatrical, vaudevillian live show of old-timey jazz,…