Music is a very small part of the crowdfunding landscape. For example, the high-water mark for funding for a music campaign on Kickstarter (Amanda Palmer) is just over $1 million. Just last year, fantasy author Brandon Sanderson raised $41 […]
As the end of summer, and the summer outdoor touring season, heads toward its end, bands begin turning their thoughts toward their next album. As a result, there’s an uptick in crowdfunding campaigns this time of year. This week, […]
The sound of a cassette tape slipping into a boombox and the click of the record button begins Modern Age, the newest release by Jill Andrews. That throwback sets the tone for an album full of nostalgia for the simpler […]
When I featured three smaller campaigns in last month’s column, I hadn’t intended to counterpoint it this month with three higher-profile (and higher-dollar) campaigns. It just happened that three artists who are well-known in the roots music scene, especially […]
On City of Gold, the second album from Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, wanderlust is a central theme, as are its consequences, both positive and negative. Tuttle’s stellar band, Golden Highway (comprised of fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, mandolinist Dominick Leslie, banjoist […]
Summer is the slow season for crowdfunding campaigns. With artists touring the festival circuit or just playing outdoor shows, most aren’t thinking about an album until fall or winter. But in some ways, summer is my favorite time for […]
The Wikipedia entry for Ben Harper lists eight genres he’s associated with. A stylistic nomad, Harper roams freely on his new album, Wide Open Light, finding a genre to fit the needs of the song rather than writing a song […]
Some musicians are poets, exploring the human condition in rhyme. Others are storytellers, writing 3 ½-minute short fiction with fully fleshed-out characters and the kind of fine details expected of a novelist. On What Matters Most, Ben Folds proves himself […]
I’ve done several columns highlighting bands from outside the musical hubs of America. One of the nice things about online crowdfunding is that it’s no longer necessary to pack up and move to the Music City or any “music […]
The adage “stop and smell the roses” is a reminder to slow down and enjoy life and the wonders nature provides. But in a society more likely to take an Instagram-ready picture of the rose, does the adage still apply? […]
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