Riffing On the Tradition: Say It Over and Over Again — Making music listings count
March 11, 2013 By
This is the third and last article devoted to how we can prepare for the festival season. We discussed improving our Web presence and how venue operators who truly want to work WITH us can raise the bar, [...]
Riffing On the Tradition: The Joint Is Jumpin’ — Working with our music venues
March 4, 2013 By
Like many of you, I constantly struggle with the contradictions of local music’s role as a cultural expression of, and for, the community versus a commodity of our hospitality industry. Last week, I began counting down to festival [...]
Riffing On the Tradition: Countdown — time to prepare for OUR season
February 25, 2013 By
After a short hiatus, this week I want to remind the music community that we only have about six weeks to get ready for OUR season. I’m glad my editors gave me a couple of weeks off while [...]
Riffing On the Tradition: The Bucket’s Got a Hole In It
January 21, 2013 By
Watching a harsh winter unfold in Europe, musician Evan Christopher takes a closer look at a new service for local musicians called "Digital Tip Jar."
Riffing On the Tradition: Blues In the Air
January 14, 2013 By
Musician Evan Christopher has two important announcements about how musicians can take a huge step forward in creating a sustainable career.
Riffing On the Tradition: ‘This Could Be the Start of Something, a 2012 wrap-up
December 31, 2012 By
Musician Evan Christopher looks ahead to the new year, with a cultural laundry list of ways to grow the music communitry for all of us.
Riffing On the Tradition: ‘This Could Be the Start of Something, a 2012 wrap-up
December 31, 2012 By
Musician Evan Christopher looks ahead to the new year, with a cultural laundry list of ways to grow the music communitry for all of us.
Riffing On the Tradition: You Must Believe In Spring
December 24, 2012 By
A chance meeting with a "talking drum" from Ghana taught musician Evan Christopher how to look beyond the worldwide violence of winter 2012.
Riffing On the Tradition: Do You Hear What I Hear?
December 10, 2012 By
I'm trying to get into the holiday spirit. Since my travels excused me from post-Thanks-having consumerism campaigns, including “Black Friday” (Whatever.) and “Cyber-Monday” (Huh?), I hoped something in the air would eventually put me in a more festive [...]
Riffing On the Tradition: Festival de la Clarinette
November 26, 2012 By
New Orleans musician Evan Christopher discovers similarities between the musical legacies of Martinique and New Orleans. But that Caribbean country has much to teach us.
