Service Announcement: There's No Place Like Home

Would you be shocked to find out that people actually read blogs? Okay then would you be shocked to know that there is a lady named Evy who wants to get to know your band and then possibly write about you and/or do a podcast interviewing you?

Well both are true. Do the math.

The following is a message from one of CIMTB's favorite friends, the wonderful Evy Metal. Evy runs an 'online guide to kick ass rock and roll in your own backyard'. -- Ste. Goldie


Photo of Portland band, Prize Country at an interview for Evy Metal


----------------- Bulletin Message -----------------
From: Evy Metal
Date: Jun 29, 2008 2:31 PM


The name does not limit the types of bands Evy wants to talk to - looking to hear from any bands who are actively playing shows, recording, touring and interested in a little promotion. THERE ARE NO STRINGS ATTACHED - NOT NOW - NOT EVER.



Evy Metal is at full speed with her own recording/editing set up. Plans are to post 2 interviews a month. If you have an upcoming tour or CD release you would like to promote, or if you just want to get your name out there - get your band on the schedule now; the timing of your interview posting will be in conjunction with whatever you are promoting.



Evy Metal is all about the music ~ there are no fees ~ no strings ~ no obligations.

You show up for the interiview prepared to talk about your band and your music - Evy does the rest. Okay, one thing and one thing only is requested ~ promote the interview on MySpace or through whatever methods you have available.



Are you ready? Contact Evy here on MySpace or at evymetalpdx@gmail.com

IF YOU HAVE NOT LISTENED TO ONE OF THE PODCASTS - PLEASE GO TO THE WEB SITE - www. evymetal.

com - LISTEN TO ONE OF THE AWESOME INTERVIEWS WITH PRIZE COUNTRY ~ MORA TAU ~ MADRASO

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Blogs: My Indie College or How I learned to love SEO Chicks

Blogs are a dialog! For an example of what I mean please go to this link and read the blog and the following comments!: Example of Why Blogs are Awesome

"SEO Chicks: The SEO Blog with attitude" taught me AND provided an awesome learning environment for me.

I woke up this morning to find I had a new subscription post in my Google Reader file titled "Google Blog Search: Crappy Indie Music". I subscribe to that particular Google Blog Search so that I can see if anyone is blogging about something in my blogs' department.

And the Google Blog Search did it for me. They sent me a link to the article that somehow used the words "crappy indie music" in the text or tagged "crappy indie music".

I woke up. Got all excited and opened the article up. Read it. And then posted a really articulate and wise response to what this chick had written*.

And then I got a response about what I had written.

And then I left another comment.

And then got another response.

Please, for entertainments sake. Go to the link I provided. You will read a real dialogue between two complete strangers and find out for your bad self how you can use blogs to promote, directly or indirectly, your beautiful self. AND LEARN COOL STUFF FOR FREE!!! (woot woot, raise the roof!)

And like this work of art:



It really blows my mind!

I LOVE THIS STUFF MAN! :-)

* Like I always do. Don't hate.**
**JK!***
***not, psyche, etc...

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[Updated 8/26/08]Open Mic Nights! -- An Indie Music Staple

Open Mic's have many purposes:

1. work on stage fright
2. meet new people
3. share/shape your artistry
4. support your friends
5. have FUN!

Two of the BEST open mic's in Portland, Oregon are:

SUCK ON MY MIC

Suck My Open Mic
Wednesday Nights Hosted by Tamara J. Brown
@ The Alberta St Pub
1036 NE Alberta, Portland, OR.
"Performers of all sorts, come knock our socks off! We promise to reciprocate!" 7:30 (sharp) sign up, show starts at 8pm!

and

Someday Lounge Incubator

THE NEXT INCUBATOR WILL BE OCTOBER 14TH 2008
Hosted by Goldie Davich
@Someday Lounge Incubator
125 NW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
"movement artists, performance artists, musicians, idealists, conceptual thoughts and ideas shall take their flights of fancy for this weekly night staple. Participants and cohorts, dreamers, party crashers, brashness and courage shall all be explored to bring forth the slumbering splendor lurking in the undiscovered creative territories of this fair city Portland."

Both open mic's are:
+21
Hosted by incredibly creative, talented, supportive and endearing women.

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Another Online Community?

Yeah.

I guess.

So apparently there is a new online community for you to join and promote the shit out of yourself!

If you are down to check it out:


Indie PDX

Of course I joined :-)

If you are over mypace and are into P-town's indie music scene maybe you could start the a mass exodus....

Leave a comment and tell me what you think of this shit!

ps -- oh yeah, so there are links to start your own online community....

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