Where to send for reviews and indie labels!!!

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I am in a band called "BLACKFALL" We are based in Los Angeles and are giging in and around LA at some cool and kind of big places. We have a 4 song demo that is mastered and packaged and a press kit and all that good shit! Have been sending it out to some places in hopes of getting it reviewed and/or label interest. Mostly indie labels because we ARE NOT mainstream music. It is all acoustic (2 12strings/1 6 string) bass, wurlitzer, and hard driving hand percussion. The music is ROCK music but very alternative. (Think, Alice in Chains meets an african tribe, smokes some green stuff and jams.)
Anywayzzzzzzzzzzz, my question is where do you or have you sent alternative music to get reviews or do you know of any cool indie labels looking for bands. WE ARE VERY TIGHT and have our shit together in every phase of our music. Please hit me back with any and ALL info you might have and as always, THANK YOU!!
Sorry, dont have a link up YET to our website. Peace, the dude
 
OH and if anyone is interested in hearing our demo, you can email me your address and I will send you one. WE wrote, performed and RECORDED the entire thing ourselves in my homw studio. Had someone else master it. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. If I DO send you a demo, all I ask is that you email us and tell us what you think. good and bad. Thanks again., later fellas. email to: blackinthefall@hotmail for free 4 song demo~
 
sorry blue bear, no links YET. we have a website that will be up and running in less than a month. Kind of behind in that area:(
 
It's hard to give you advice on where to go without hearing your music (which certainly sounds interesting). I can't imagine that there aren't a million 'zines in L.A. dedicated solely to the music/art scene...? Try finding press in Iowa :rolleyes:

My best 'generic' suggestion would be to grab a copy of the Indie Bible. Though I haven't used it much myself, it claims to offer thousands of website, zines and ezines, indie radio stations, etc. that are willing to listen to, play, and review independent bands (some obviously better than others). You can check it out for yourself at http://www.indiebible.com

If we were closer in style, I could point you to some sites that we had luck with but I'm willing to bet that we're a little more aggressive than your band... Best of luck -- if you find any good places, be sure to come back and share :D

J

P.S. If you've got your live shows happening, make a web presence your top priority -- even if it's just an mp3 page on one of the many services (mp3.com, broadjam.com, nowhereradio.com, etc.). It's a must have for an indie band in this day and age...
 
Tape op reviews demos and stuff in their mag. If you have a subscription, you should be able to find the address in there. If you don't have a subscription, GET ONE! It's free :D

travis
 
Yes, TapeOp is great!! It's like the Mix of home and project studio recording.

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maryslittlesecret said:
Try finding press in Iowa :rolleyes:

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Haha, no shit. I live in Burlington, IA and there is ZERO music scene. Cedar Rapids, eh? How is it up there? I recently got in touch with another musician from CR. Is there a scene up there?
 
mbuster said:
Haha, no shit. I live in Burlington, IA and there is ZERO music scene. Cedar Rapids, eh? How is it up there? I recently got in touch with another musician from CR. Is there a scene up there?
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Ummm guys?

Is there zero music scene? Or is there just no press for the scene? I mean, if there's enough musicians in your general area then maybe you should create your own press? Start with a website... arrange a "battle of the bands" thing etc...

just my 2 cents... which with the current excange rate means I still owe $12.95 Canadian :D :D :D :D

- Tanlith -
 
tanlith said:
Is there zero music scene? Or is there just no press for the scene? I mean, if there's enough musicians in your general area then maybe you should create your own press?
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Exactly!

You can create a scene simply by going out to clubs 2-3 night a week. If everybody did that...instant scene.

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Hey guys, thanks for the help. I set up an account with CDBABY.COM. our music will be up in a matter of days, hopefully today! It is under the name BLACKFALL. take a listen and let me know what you think. Again, it SHOULD be up today or tomorrow. Thanks again everyone! peace the dude abides
 
the dude said:

Anywayzzzzzzzzzzz, my question is where do you or have you sent alternative music to get reviews or do you know of any cool indie labels looking for bands. WE ARE VERY TIGHT and have our shit together in every phase of our music. Please hit me back with any and ALL info you might have and as always, THANK YOU!!
Sorry, dont have a link up YET to our website. Peace, the dude
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It's time to get a magager or at least and agent who has access to the inside.managers and agents are on every street corner in L.A. so you wont have any trouble.
 
"Hollow" is a good tune man.You guys shouldnt have any trouble getting representation of you are serious about your career.

Talk to some of the other bands that play on your circuit and ask them who represents them etc.,and who they would reccomend.
 
thanks kramer! appreciated the info. Yeah We ARE serious and actuallu have been approached by a producer but right now we are trying to get some reviews or press so that we can LOOK like we are serious about it. and not just talk that way. later bro
 
Sorry to bring this back up, but I just got back online.

To clarify, I understand and agree with the philosophy that you need to create your own scene, but I also think that it's not always that simple. No disrespect intended -- I'm a big fan of your articles, books, site, etc., Dave.

I would gladly go out to clubs 2-3 nights a week if only there were original music in town that frequently. We have essentially one club that focuses on live music and they can barely book the weekends with cover bands, let alone original artists (the heart of a 'true scene', IMO).

We're doing our part to build the scene and have brought in some great out-of-town bands as well (there's no one else in town), but I get a little frustrated with the 'build it and they will come' solution -- great mindset, but not always realistic...

Just my jaded 2 cents ;)

J
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maryslittlesecret said:
To clarify, I understand and agree with the philosophy that you need to create your own scene, but I also think that it's not always that simple. No disrespect intended -- I'm a big fan of your articles, books, site, etc., Dave.

I would gladly go out to clubs 2-3 nights a week if only there were original music in town that frequently. We have essentially one club that focuses on live music and they can barely book the weekends with cover bands, let alone original artists (the heart of a 'true scene', IMO).
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Believe me, I understand where you are coming from. Your goal is to change the scene though...not support it as it is.

This doesn't happen all at once. If you only have limited places you can go, or limited nights with original music, just do what you can. And let the club owners know what you want to see more of...

This stuff doesn't happen overnight.

The club owner is doing covers (or whatever) because people come for it. If more people come for original music, he'll change things up.
 
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