Music Union : Live Your Music

“Why’d you slang crack? Cuz I had to. (…)

Story and Photo by Alexis Hawkins
Being poor in LA on a Friday night is a scary notion. (…)

Story and Photos by Alexis Hawkins
What Does This Have to Do with Music?
Perhaps nothing. Perhaps everything. More likely nothing. In fact, yes, definitely nothing. (…)

Artist Audience & Monetization
Wanted to share a bit of graphic thought on modern artist monetization.  In today’s music economy musicians have the opportunity to operate successful, self inspired business based solely on their ability to create an engaged audience and actionable products.  Like any business, artists should be looking at monthly revenues as a factor of their combined fan and product bases. (…)

Mariana Knabben, Journalist, Brazilian
I am back writing concert reviews. It’s something I really like it. This week I have the pleasure of writing about a Brazilian singer, Gilberto Gil. (…)

Mariana Knabben, Journalist, Brazilian
From my last article you can see that not only good music Brazil is made of, but when the music is good, it’s actually amazing. (…)

RVSQ
I had a musical craving the other night, for what I didn’t exactly know. I’ll try and define it for you. (…)

Dear Musicians,
I am sorry, truly sorry for the state of our industry. At one of my favorite Downtown coffee shops, Lost Souls , a little while ago I came across this “job” posting.. (…)

Mark Growden @ the Redwood
A year and a half ago I got invited to Safari Sam’s to see a line-up of accordion players appropriately named, The Monsters of Accordion. (…)

Mariana Knabben, Journalist, Brazilian
Brazil is a huge country and when I arrived there, a lot just came back to mind. (…)