…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead announce a headlining North American tour kicking off July 26th at Jelly NYC’s Summer Pool Party Series in Brooklyn, NY at the newly located 5,000 capacity Williamsburg Waterfront music venue. 

The tour also features performances at two major US music festivals:  All Points West on August 1st and Austin City Limits on October 3rd. 

This announcement comes on the heels of the bands’ triumphant return from their wildly successful tour through Europe, Asia and Australia supporting the release of their new album The Century of Self, out now on Richter Scale/Justice Records. 
 

Independent bands struggle to see how much exposure they can gain online, because they have the daunting task of making sure their music is solid enough for strangers’ ears to hear their finished product.

Indie bands need to realize that they can create a market for their music before it is completed just by generating a presence utilizing social networks that are out there for them.

Bands need to look beyond Myspace and Facebook to gain the superior online presence they expect  when they use the internet.

The World Wide Web is more than what mainstream media says it is, but bands are too preoccupied with what they are told by them. The bands need to realize that there is more than Twitter that should be occupying their time.

Loren Weisman is an accomplished music producer based in Seattle,
Washington. Having worked on over three hundred albums, Loren has also
worked on numerous television, film, video game and radio productions,
from New York to Los Angeles, Boston to Seattle. Loren is also the
founder of Brain Grenade Entertainment LLC, and the author of the
Freedom Solutions Recording Plan.

People tend to want plenty of time to explain themselves, their sound, their vision, their goals and anything else that has to do with them. People like to share as much information as possible. They feel they need to explain as much as possible when it comes to getting a fan, finding a label, a manager, an agent, etc.

However, the fast pitch, the one liner, the quick explanation or the elevator pitch is the most effective way to present yourself. It shows consideration for the person to whom you are pitching, and it proves your overall organization and professionalism.

It is understandable that you want to use as much time and as many words to describe yourself, your goals and your abilities, but when it comes down to it, you need to remember a lot of others are doing the same exact thing. The more professional your presentation, the better you will be heard and the better impression you will leave.

EmbedVid.com has generated an application for Twitter, which allows independent bands to spread their videos in real-time.

The application gives bands the option to distribute to their fans  a new music video that has been completed, or a video that was taken on the road.

For example, a band can capture video of a song, which they have performed live  that night and embed the video, and send it out to their fans right away using the app.

You will receive an autographed poster if you pre-order the indie band’s CD, Infomaniac! You Can Purchase Through The Nightmare Of You Store!

The band are currently on a United States tour, so look for them in a city near you.

With a recession occurring, it can be very difficult for music lovers to dish out the money to see their favorite bands live. Whether the bands be major or independent the cost of purchasing concert tickets, or the actual music can take an unnecessary hit to the pocket book.

I believe this time of penny-pinching can favor the independent bands and the affordable pricing, which comes with their movement.

Indie bands can offer their music for free and can provide an affordable price for a ticket to watch their show. Unsigned bands can definitely take advantage of this situation, because they have no one over their shoulder asking them for a share of their sales profits.

To Write Love on Her Arms has plenty of reason to be excited for Warped Tour this summer. For their third Warped, TWLOHA will be doubling their presence in the Take Action! Non-Profit Area. With two tents instead of one, TWLOHA aims to focus more on introducing their message of hope, help and community.

They will be showing PSA’s and other videos that highlight their surprising journey. There will also be computers with internet access so that people can check out twloha.com or sign up to support TWLOHA via SocialVibe.com. But more than anything, the goal is conversation:

“We love Warped because it’s music and people. We believe that music is powerful, that it has the unique ability to bring people together, to remind us we’re alive, to remind us it’s okay to ask questions. With that, we think Warped is the perfect place to connect with people. We’ve learned that when it comes to issues such as depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide - these are things that millions of people live with but very few talk about. We want people to know that it’s okay to talk about these things, that maybe hope and help begin when we start to let other people in.” - TWLOHA founder Jamie Tworkowski