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but my son and I got a radio show so shits lit. tune in sundays at midnight on 104.9 wrbb and wrbbradio.org

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve actually left them”

Me and the rest of Diva Karr will be on 104.9 WRBB in Boston between 9-10pm tonight. Check it out for some gross jams

After a late night in Brooklyn bouncing between venues, day three quickly rolled around and it was back to the Downtown Dream Hotel for some more panels....and local brewed over-priced coffee.

PUBLISHING IN THE STREAMING WORLD // PANEL

With the conversation about music in recent years transitioning from piracy to streaming, we were curious to sit in on a panel of industry professionals and have them offer insight into what’s going on behind the scenes of publishers, labels, and artists careers overall. The panel consisted of the following speakers:

Craig Michie - Big Deal Music

Lacey Swain - Sub Pop Records

Susan Busch - Domino Records

Overall, the panel was somewhat informative and eye-opening. With two panelists openly admitting they don’t use Spotify at all, the credibility of the panelists (self-identified experts in streaming) instantly went down. Despite that, there were still several good points made by Lacey and Susan who reiterated the progression of streaming figures into physical sales alongside the predictability of success for the artist. 

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT // Oh, Malô

As a part of their ongoing collaboration between Vanyaland and Berklee College of Music, Oh, Malo was selected as one of the seven current or graduated Berklee students representing the prestigious music school down the street. The showcase was held at the infamous Carroll Place in Greenwich village and featured several other Berklee acts.

VANYALAND & BERKLEE SHOWCASE LINEUP:

Oh, Malô

Honeysuckle

Eternals

mar | co. 

“Oh Malô (oh-muh-LOW) presents colorful soundscapes through their eclecticism and dynamic arrangements. Delicate vocal melodies are met with intertwining ambient guitars and driven by powerful, aggressive drums. Oh, Malô pulls influence from such bands as Bombay Bicycle Club, Radiohead, Local Natives, Daughter, and Jeff Buckley to create a consistently unpredictable blend of timbres and arrangements.” - Oh, Malô band site

ATYPICAL BEASTS & AUDIOFEMME // SHOWCASE

@Pianos 

Just making it in time for the start of the show, we headed off to Pianos (Upstairs) to catch the Montclair, NJ indie-folk band, Stolen Jars, play a few tunes. Balancing three vocalists, two guitars, a drummer and a bassist on top of complex rhythmic layouts, this young band set the tone for the fast-paced, exploratory nature of the rest of the night. The showcase also included the following bands who played earlier....

SHOWCASE LINEUP:

Marlon Williams

Idgy Dean

Multimagic

Outfit

Lena Fayre

NEON GOLD // SHOWCASE

@ Webster Hall

One of the more hyped-up events of the week, Neon Gold Records presented it’s larger than life label showcase Thursday night at Webster Hall and held some of the most captivating performances we saw all night. Notable standouts include LA-based indie-folk band, Bird Dog and enigmatic New York natives, Lewis Del Mar. We even caught a the Disney legend  Joe Jonas walking around before his gig with new band, DNCE!

photos of Bird Dog by Adam Kenny