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Engage

Recently, a group of seasoned improvisers in the SF/Sacramento area were debating/bemoaning the ‘sad state of artistic support’ out there (tipping, cd sales, etc) on a discussion list.
I can’t count the times I’ve been too lazy/bitter/whatever about asking for support at a gig and consequently not being tipped or sold a single cd. Guess [...]

CD = Art?

The self-published indie artist model has usually been, make 1000 or so CDs, give away a bunch, sell 300 and then let the rest take up space in a storage area. Check out avant garde artist Eugene Chadbourne’s hilarious telling of this phenomenon in I Hate the Man Who Runs This Bar.
While big name [...]