Filed under: Reviews, Show | Tags: Cold War Kids, Fender, Heineken, Inspire Chicago, Lollapalooza, Matt & Kim, Ravenswood Billboard
Saturday night Heineken threw an “Inspire Chicago” event at the Ravenswood Billboard. Let me tell you… they know how to party. I went for the Matt and Kim, but stayed for the free food and Heineken. Also see: shirt silk screening, Fender guitar lessons, Wii on the roof, Rolling Stone souvenirs.
Credit: Heineken
But back to the show. I’m officially putting this band on my list of top three live bands. Their energy was awesome, they were completely fluid with the song mixes and both of them had the biggest smiles on their face of any artist I have ever seen.
Kim bashed the drums like her life depended on it, Matt stood atop his keyboard for fist pumping (no, not Jersey Shore style) and they both demanded room-wide cheers among the 21 and overs for the company who put on the event. The duo produced an energy that got even those who had never heard of them dancing around the room.
Next up was Cold War Kids – since I only stuck around for one song, I won’t report on it, but my point is: go see Matt and Kim immediately. They’ll be at Lollapallooza for the Friday date!
Filed under: John Doe | Tags: Bamboozle, Bamboozle 2010, Daylight, Featured Playlist, Fences, fun., Get Over It, Girl Talk, I See Stars, In Reverie, Kevine Devine, Kids, Matt & Kim, MGMT, Motion City Soundtrack, My Favorite Accident, Myspace, New Jersey, OK Go, Paramore, People Are So Fickle, Perfect Situation, Play Your Part (Pt 1), playlist, Saves the Day, Twitter, Walking the Dog, Weezer, What This Means to Me
Today Myspace challenged their Twitter followers to a playlist-off. That’s right, they want their listeners to create a Bamboozle 2010 mix to pump up Bamboozlers in New Jersey this weekend. The two Friday winners get face-time on the Myspace home and Featured Playlist pages.
What are the rules? Myspace lists them on its blog -
Over the next few days, create a playlist on your profile featuring your favorite artists who are playing in New Jersey this weekend—like, say, Paramore.
Then once you have made your playlist, either:
• Direct message your URL to @MySpaceMusic on Twitter
• Or @message us your URL to @MySpaceMusic on Twitter
Did I make a playlist? OF COURSE I made a playlist. -
Matt & Kim Daylight
Weezer Perfect Situation
Saves the Day In Reverie
fun. Walking the Dog
Kevin Devine People Are So Fickle
Motion City Soundtrack My Favorite Accident
Paramore Fences
OK Go Get Over It
MGMT Kids
I See Stars What This Means to Me
Girl Talk Play Your Part (Pt. 1)
Do I have a Myspace account? No. But that doesn’t mean I don’t use it ten times a day for music streaming and sampling. Whether or not you have a Myspace or are even going to Bamboozle, the lineup is awesome and eclectic – if you’re going, know that I’m jealous.
What would be on your Bamboozle playlist?
Filed under: Notes From the Industry | Tags: Animal Collective, Billboard, Billions Corporation, Booking Agency Directory, Boutique Booking Agency, Chicago, Girl Talk, Matt & Kim, New York City, Social Mention, The Windish Agency, Tom Windish, Twendz
Currently listening to: Crystal Castles – Vanished
In the ever-revising music industry, it is becoming increasingly difficult for musicians to find a promotion powerhouse with artist-focused motives. The Windish Agency, a Chicago-based booking company, is the exception. With a roster of over 200 artists over a span of seven countries, this inventive team makes professional relationships and clients’ success their priority. Tom Windish, the owner of the agency, started his endeavor with the intentions of signing only indie bands, and only those that had music that caught his ear for talent in addition to having personable managers and publicists. It is this innovative thinking that earned The Windish Agency the number one place on Billboard’s The Indie Issue: The Visionaries and nominated for the Boutique Booking Agency of the Year in 2008.
With artists like Girl Talk, Animal Collective and Matt & Kim gaining popularity, as well as a laundry list of over-seas acts dying to play shows in the Big Apple, it only makes sense that The Windish Agency make a home for themselves there. That is why in January, Tom Windish announced the early February opening of their second branch, located in New York City.
So, how is the media reacting? Industry friends such as Billboard, No Door Agency, The Rock Garden and IOU Music are eager to spread the word. To what extent? Take a look at this:
In just a week’s time, the agency has achieved a 6% reach throughout the social media world. One can assume this is because Windish, who started with a lawn mowing company in high school, graduated to an agent at Billions Corporation, then began The Windish Agency in his apartment in 2004, is a man with endless experience, connections and drive. And while his goal is not to take over record labels’ territory, he does sense room for growth in the agency’s role:
“These days I think agencies are fulfilling a lot of roles that used to be handled by record labels or managers” said Windish in his 2010 interview with the Booking Agency Directory.
Bold. And it is this type of break from tradition that provides propellant to my ongoing inquisition: what will be the future model of the music industry?
