Band Management: Blog 30: What’s Not Working

I am managing “Band A” of a year – and I have an idea for direct psychic intervention of underground music into the larger world. Boomboxes. I’m gonna carrying one around playing the best of Asheville, Australia, world-wide underground rock-n-roll. Kind of think it would be fun if we all got second-hand boomboxes and walked around everywhere with them. 
Also, in case you didn’t know the Holy Crap Records Podcast name came about because 1) I did some street art stuff in NYC as Holy Crap (a combination of the sacred and the profane), 2) I am super interested in the legacy of all the great indie labels (Clare Duplace), and 3) We started a podcast…
We’ve had bands approach us to see if we want to put out their record – and I’ve told them we’ll know after a year of managing “Band A” if we can actually do anything to help a band. I don’t want to be bullshit – so if “Band A” gets significant publicity and playing at festivals then maybe we can actually be a label. 
Which gets me back to the boombox idea. The only problem with the boombox idea is you need cassette tapes. And then this leads Holy Crap Records Podcast toward releasing a cassette with our favorite underground bands (like BURGER RECORDS and Godless America Records)… Anyway, that’s a future decision, and in the meantime I think I’m going to start making Spotify playlist each month of the bands we played that month.. 
A couple of updates: 
1) What isn’t working: I sent out 30 packages of “Band A’s” CD to 30 publications and radio stations. Crickets. It wasn’t a genius packet like The Space Buggy – but it had a sticker and a pin in it. A couple of months ago I simply emailed 30 college radio stations about “Band A” and had three respond to me. So emailing actually seems to be working better than regular mail. Also, buying FB likes doesn’t work. I spent $5 on FB likes for “Band A” and I got three extra likes. 
2) Drunk Mums w/ Tongues of Fire and Tan Universe at The Grey Eagle. We have an event where the best of the Asheville underground Tongues of Fire is playing with the best of Australian underground Drunk Mums on Aug 1 at The Grey Eagle! 
3) This is the start of an epic month or so – we’re promoting Fleetwood’sand the Fleetwood’s Fest // Saturday line-up on August 10th. In case you didn’t know – Fleetwood’s has done an amazing job of curating and supporting the underground sound of Asheville and touring bands coming through. And we’re promoting the Beer City Metal-Fest that’s happening on September 12-15 at Sly Grog Lounge and 27 Club Asheville. Also The Styrofoam Turtles are headlining the The Orange Peelon August 10th…