You may have noticed that we at Indie Band Guru are big fans of The Soft Pack. They played a bunch of shows at SXSW 2010 and killed it as usual. Here is some video of one of there shows at Trailer Space. It always amazes me the places that they find for bands to […]
So, if you didn’t know already, Indie Band Guru has been around for a while helping market independent bands, both online and through diverse guerilla marketing strategies designed to capture the attention of fans in different ways. We had been very, very selective in the bands that we have worked with limiting it to 1 […]
authored by Marc Montfleury (aka Eloh) of Indie Band Guru It’s 9:30 pm on a rainy Saturday night. You have spent the last two to three weeks sending out sending out bulk emails, passing out flyers, texting everyone in your circle. Your Facebook, your Myspace and your Reverbnation pages are stock full of event invitations […]
I heard a strange, but true story about the origin of the band, The Soft Pack’s name today. The Los Angeles (via-San Diego) indie mope-punk rockers were called The Muslims back when they got started in 2008. Maybe not the smartest choice. How far could a group calling itself the Muslims get in today’s […]
Choose your tourmates wisely! I am not sure if indie starlets Band of Horses have done this on their decision to due a 3 week series of dates with grunge rock pioneers Pearl Jam. The only similarity I see in these two bands is that they are both from Seattle. Granted opening for Pearl Jam will expose […]
Hopefully you have a few drinks in you by now and are enjoying the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Here is some great music to put you in the Irish drinking mood. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWTWd-5heyg&feature=related[/youtube] Black 47 are Celtic rock legends in NYC. They formed in the Bronx back in 1989 and have played about 150 shows each year since. […]
Welcome to another edition of music you should know. Today’s band is Sleigh Bells with the song ‘Crown On The Ground’. Sleigh Bells – Crown On The Ground The Noise-pop duo from Brooklyn has been getting a lot of hype throughout the blogosphere. Maybe too much considering that their debut album Treats isn’t scheduled to be released […]
Today we are launching a new weekly installment to Indie Band Guru. Welcome to Indie Flashback. Here we will go back in time to find songs that you may never even have heard of, but their influence can be heard in much of the independent music that you listen to today. Kerosene by Big Black Today’s […]