My point is I’ve been doing this for a long time and KNOW when I’m being fleeced. Chances are you’ve encountered this rant because you know who I am – but if you don’t, my name is rob Hinkal, I’ve been a professional musician for most of the last 2 decades, make my Living this way, and my band ilyAIMY has played everything from coffeehouses to colleges, huge festivals to Living rooms in 45 states across the country. I ALSO wanted to wait on weighing-in till after I’d played a Sofar show – and we did that last night. I wanted to fire back because I took issue with the specific problems he saw on the music scene. Last night’s gig was that rarest of all things – all three – in no small part thanks to the unique BUSINESS model of Sofar Sounds.Ī friend of mine forwarded me this article by Josh Constine over at Techcrunch that has a whole lot of BAD to say about Sofar Sounds, a unique concert startup that’s no longer just starting up. We’ve always said there are three kinds of gigs: gigs that feed your career, gigs that feed your pocketbook and gigs that feed your soul. My rough count was about 100 people attended the show including listeners on neighbouring rooftops. – rob 6/5/19 May 24th, 2019 – Sofar Sounds Baltimore presenting one of their “secret shows” in an abandoned lot at the corner of Howard and Franklin in Baltimore, MD with ilyAIMY, Christen B and Jaydee Polo. A quick note : I’d incorrectly stated that this show was made possible through the partnership of “Sofar, the City of Baltimore and a couple of other organizations” – the partnership was actually between “ Sofar and the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore “.
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