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Another chapter in the Canada-US break up: To tour or not to tour? 

April 14, 2025 Amber Healy 0 Comments 8 min read

Every spring, summer tours and concert dates spring up like so many flowers, delighting music fans who eagerly grab their credit cards to get tickets to see their favourite bands. But for Canadian

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Two musicians offer some dire messages about touring

April 13, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 6 min read

If you’re a musician today, you’re worried. Costs are high, the American government seems to be in freefall when it comes to rule of law, and there are hot conflicts that threaten to

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Study: 82% of indie artists can’t afford to tour anymore

January 28, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Few artists are selling significant numbers of CDs and vinyl records. Streaming doesn’t pay the bills. What’s left? Playing live and selling merch. But what if you can’t afford to tour? Results from

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The 2024 touring season is over. Here are the year-end summaries of the top tours.

December 16, 2024 Alan Cross 0 min read

Although there’s a couple of weeks left in the year, the 2024 touring season is pretty much complete. Pollstar, the bible of the live music industry, has compiled some charts about who went

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Random music news for Wednesday, October 16, 2024

October 16, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Guinness will give out a world record for anything these days. I mean, this? Meanwhile, there’s more important things going on with music news for October 16, 2024. More music news? Look here.

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 27, 2024

August 27, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

What elements on the periodic table can you lick? Someone has sorted that out. Let’s sort out some music news for August 27, 204. BONUS: This. The time is coming. Prepare yourself. (Via

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How is the live music industry doing? Well…

July 19, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Once the pandemic ended, everyone went on tour and we all bought tickets. But now there are too many acts on tour, tickets cost too much, and we’ve run out of money. So

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 15, 2024

May 15, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

German finger wrestling: It’s a thing. So is music news for Wednesday, May 15, 2024. More music new? Look here. BONUS: Hey, kids. This is how we used to play electronic music. This

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The new visa fees for foreign artists are out. This is not good. In fact, this is an all-out DISASTER.

April 23, 2024 Alan Cross 15 Comments 2 min read

When an artist wants to tour the US, they need to apply for a special visa. That application has to be made weeks and months in advance. If you show up at a

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Random music news for Saturday, April 6, 2024

April 6, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

It’s almost high wedding season. Anyone else going to have a vampire-themed wedding? As for music news for April 6, 2024… More music news? Look here. BONUS: The last-ever Curb Your Enthusiasm is

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Random music news for Friday, March 15, 2024

March 15, 2024 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1 min read

Aw. Poor Elon. Now some ketamine-free music news for March 15, 2024. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Looking for a new streaming service? Try North Korean state TV!

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