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Music, Millennials and the Spotify Effect
What can music mean when anybody can access 30 million songs via a device the size of a pack of gum? No cover art, lyrics, liner notes, band members, instrumentation, songwriters’ names, or production credits: call it the Spotify Effect where
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Tip Jar Ethos — “You Can Take that $1.00 and… ”
Musicians are wondering what’s up when the tip jar gets passed and people who’ve been enjoying the show give nothing, or worse, a dollar. In 2017, there’s really no such thing as a free show,
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Amado’s Is SF’s Newest Music Venue
Amado’s, located at Valencia and 21st where Veracocha used to be, is S.F.’s newest music venue. Booking hasn’t ramped up as their liquor license is still pending, but they did kick it off this
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The Riptide’s Happy Ending
The Riptide secured it’s music permit, but not without a struggle but David Quimby and Les James did win a big one for live music. The five-member Entertainment Commission voted unanimously to approve the bars entertainment license and granted
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