This is Part one in a two part series listing Houston’s music press. Back in 2008 when I first listed Houston’s music writers my point was that anyone who has more than a casual relationship with music should know who their local music writers are. These are the people on the ground grinding to make sure [...]
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Free ebook on Booking Your Band in Texas
February 1, 2010 – 10:00 pm
I’ve compiled a free ebook on booking a show for your band in cities within a four hour drive of Houston. It lists venues and their contact information as well as some contact templates and basic advice for how to get your band booked. Many of the ideas inside of here were developed through extensive [...]
Bandcampus: 1/31/10 BOOKING PARTY Recap
February 1, 2010 – 6:21 pm
Yesterday’s Bandcampus was a loud celebration of touring and music careers between over 15 bands and a mix of Houston music writers. As this was the first Bandcampus of the year people were understandably excited to share their progress with each other and it didn’t hurt that Marc Brubaker brought a keg of St. Arnold’s. [...]
Twitter as a Cultural Artifact
January 29, 2010 – 10:11 am
This semester in COMP 300: Society in the Information Age we’ve been discussing our changing world and the shifting perceptions brought to us with the addition of technology. In a previous session we examined the Information Age through the lens of Marshall McLuhan’s teachings. McLuhan was a leader in the field of media theory and [...]
Booking Your Band in Texas Guide – Day 5, Victoria/Corpus Christi Area
January 27, 2010 – 6:00 am
Welcome to the final day of pre-release of the ebook ‘Booking Your Band in Texas’. The compiled ebook will be available for free download on Monday, February 1st, 2010. This guide is designed to help you contact and book yourself a live show at venues around Texas. Today’s venue list covers areas near Victoria and [...]
Booking Your Band in Texas Guide – Day 4, San Antonio
January 26, 2010 – 6:00 am
Welcome to Day 4 of the release of the ebook ‘Booking Your Band in Texas’. This guide is designed to help you contact and book yourself a live show at venues around Texas. Today’s venue list covers San Antonio, known by the public for their Riverwalk and by bands as having a large number of [...]
Booking Your Band in Texas Guide – Day 3, Houston
January 25, 2010 – 12:08 am
Welcome to Day 3 of the release of the ebook ‘Booking Your Band in Texas’. This guide is designed to help you contact and book yourself a live show at venues around Texas. Today’s venue list covers Houston, the fourth largest city in the nation but a city not known for it’s music community. Booking [...]
Booking Your Band in Texas Guide – Day 2, Dallas
January 19, 2010 – 6:28 pm
Welcome to Day 2 of the release of the ebook ‘Booking Your Band in Texas’. This guide is designed to help you contact and book yourself a live show at venues around Texas. Today’s venue list covers Dallas, the cosmopolitan center of Texas and also, a hotbed for rodeo. Booking Your Band in Texas – [...]
Booking Your Band in Texas Guide – Day 1, Austin
January 18, 2010 – 6:00 am
Welcome to Day 1 of the release of the ebook ‘Booking Your Band in Texas’. This guide is designed to help you contact and book yourself a live show at venues around Texas. Today’s venue list covers Austin, “The Music Capital of the World.” Booking Your Band in Texas – pt. 1, Austin This download [...]
Booking Your Band in Texas Guide – 5 Days of Career Building Information for Bands
January 17, 2010 – 10:56 pm
Any band looking to step up their game in 2010 can initiate their excitement engines. Over the next 5 days I’ll be releasing a list of venues within a four hour drive of Houston that you can contact to book your band a gig. This list is a lead up to Bandcampus: BOOKING PARTY which will be [...]