Guides

Indie tips from the van.

Short, practical, and written by people who have loaded in through the kitchen. New ones go up as we learn them.

Booking

Bookers skim. Give them everything they need in six lines and nothing they don't.

A stage plot and input list turn a chaotic changeover into a ten-minute one. Here's what goes on it.

Talent gets you one show. Being easy to work with gets you the next ten.

Most flyers are art projects that forget to say when the show is. Fix that first.

Most small bands make more at the merch table than from the door. Set it up like you mean it.

A two-week run can lose a thousand dollars quietly. Do the math on one sheet first.