The weekend before last I saw A Sunny Day in Glasgow and My Teenage Stride at Pehr. The show was fun, and my new earplugs turned down the volume without distorting the sound.
I did notice a few things that might help small bands make more money on the road:
- When you sell your t-shirts and CDs at shows, be sure to have enough change so that you don’t have to turn people away.
- Make sure you sell your music and merchandise online, and make sure people know about it. Feature a placard or business cards with your website and offerings on your merch desk.
- Own your own web domain. For the love of heaven don’t use MySpace as your primary identity.
- Expose your show calendar and blog/news as RSS feeds so people can keep up with you.
