Originally written and appeared at: http://www.29-95.com/music/story/what-houston-artists-do-day-jobs Written by Mike Damante Working while making music is a juggling act many Houston bands and artists struggle with on a daily basis. Whether the goal is to make the...
PUT YOURSELF in Billy Gibbons’ shoes. Back in the eighties, you fronted one of the biggest bands in the world. You sold tens of millions of albums, toured the globe incessantly, and became the weird, bearded face of Texas cool. But that was a gen-eration ago, and now...
Startup flopped? Blame the labels. Alienating the artist community? Blame the labels. Creative vision railroaded? Blame the labels. Got bad credit? Blame the labels. It’s not that the major labels won’t force you into an unworkable deal, bleed you of every...
Startup flopped? Blame the labels. Alienating the artist community? Blame the labels. Creative vision railroaded? Blame the labels. Got bad credit? Blame the labels. It’s not that the major labels won’t force you into an unworkable deal, bleed you of every...
Feel good about 2012, Haters are a sign of positive growth Haters Gonna Hate To be clear, I like to ‘cheerlead’ for Houston’s music community not just because it is some kind of self-fulfilling prophecy to say ‘shit is good’. No I do so because ‘shit is objectively...