by Mike Errico | Feb 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
O-H-I-O! I’ll be conducting a songwriting workshop at Oberlin College, and playing a solo set at Cat in the Cream: 8p Cat in the Cream 180 W Lorain St, Oberlin, Ohio 44074 FACEBOOK INVITE IS HERE Also: I’m still making the best-selling items from my Pledge Music Campaign. Check it out here: MERCHANDISE (Lyric prints, signed lithographs, T-shirts, subscription to Tallboy magazine, etc.) MUSIC (The largest selection of my work on ANY platform, includes deluxe editions, unreleased live tracks, podcasts, singles, and more) or STREAM ON SPOTIFY (check out playlists, too) STREAM ON APPLE MUSIC (if you can figure it out, that is…) I hope to see you at the Cat!...
by Mike Errico | May 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Can I ask a favor? Music blog Ear to the Ground has added “My Sinking Ship” to a poll of new recordings to determine which album will get a full review. You + two mouse clicks could win me a post with quotes from them like this: “His lyrics are dripping with truth and passion. The song goes down smooth.” Click here, scroll to the bottom, and click on my name. That’s it! Would ya? I’d really appreciate it. Thanks....
by Mike Errico | Feb 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
credit: Stan Horaczek
by Mike Errico | Feb 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
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by Mike Errico | Jan 26, 2016 | Text Journalism, Uncategorized
Touring is, of course, the most ancient business model available to artists — and in many ways, it remains a vital part of their livelihood, even while the surrounding industry undergoes major upheaval to accommodate the new paradigm of streaming music. In response to the shift in revenue sources, standard recording contracts now intrude into the numerous nonrecording aspects of an artist’s career. But the advice given to the creative generators of this multibillion dollar industry is still one that would be recognizable to a medieval troubadour: Go on tour. And yet from a business standpoint, it’s hard to find a model more unsustainable than one that relies on a single human body. This is why we have vice presidents, relief pitchers and sixth men. When applied to music’s seemingly limitless streaming future, the only scarce resource left is the artists themselves. You would think the industry would protect such an important piece of its business model, but in fact, the opposite is true. With snow, and now ice, covering a large swath of the country, my latest piece in the New York Times discusses the dangers facing touring musicians, particularly in the coming months. It stresses the importance of keeping writers’ rights alive, and seeks to undercut the tired refrain that touring is how musicians should make money in the “new paradigm.” This is the “gig economy” as seen by those who popularized the term. “Touring Can’t Save Musicians in the Age of Spotify“ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/magazine/touring-cant-save-musicians-in-the-age-of-spotify.html?_r=0 Drive safe out there, friends. M (Getty...
by Mike Errico | Dec 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
“The Circle,” by Dave Eggers: The book didn’t surprise me as much as it should have, but I think that’s because this work of “fiction” describes a data-driven dystopia we are, in many ways, already living. I Keep a Pinterest board called Books Worth Reading. There are good books there, if you’re looking for...
