This Monday, I Promote Good Bands is crossing new territory in order to expose the good people of Portland to some truly fantastic music. Ella Street Social Club was kind enough to allow me to host a show at their amazing venue the first Monday of every month. Helping me kick things off are Midnight [...]
Last night, I Promote Good Bands and BeatCrave.com took three awesome Silverlake bands and threw them in Glendale, just to see what would happen. Turns out – Silverlake bands sound more awesome in Glendale. Isn’t that exciting and groundbreaking news? The show was put together in honor of everyone’s favorite music writer, Seraphina’s birthday! Robotanists [...]
I Promote Good Bands is testing out a few new calendar options to help display the maximum amount of information for each show. If you’re having any problems with the calendar please send an e-mail over to rian@ipromotegoodbands.com. As always, there will be a blog post about each show a few days prior. Please be [...]
Good news! My favorite album of the year, thus far, will be released on vinyl! The Deadly Syndrome is getting set to release their brilliant sophomore album, Nolens Volens, on vinyl but they need your help. The guys started a cool project through kickstarter in order to bring you guys the best music format. All [...]
This past Saturday, Eliza Rickman played yet another wonderful show at Hotel Cafe. Eliza was joined by her infamous string trio, and she debuted her new looping pedal. Sadly, I was unable to make the show (I’m the worst), but Eliza told me that the crowd really enjoyed the night. A day or two later, [...]
This Wednesday, July 28, I Promote Good Bands teamed up with BeatCrave.com to deliver a fantastic show. Rumspringa, Vanaprasta, and Robotanists will be taking the stage at LaBrie’s for a cheap show for those that are drinking age. It’s also my friend Seraphina’s birthday, so it’s guaranteed to be a great time. Starting things off [...]
Yesterday, I Promote Good Bands presented its first show at The Lab in Costa Mesa. Two solo acts played from 3-5pm in front of Urban Outfitters. I helped Ashley Eckenweiler set up the PA system, and I must say how proud of myself I am. Kaleb kicked things off with a great set. He recently [...]
Lately, IPGB has taken on quite a bit of shows, which is exactly what the goal is. Several shows also means several trips to put up posters. Usually, I go up to Los Angeles two or three times per show. Starting in September, I’ll have a minimum of two shows a month in LA, in [...]
IPGB artist Eliza Rickman recently debuted her first music for the song “Cinnamon Bone”. The song was filmed at Mindfruit Studios with Damon Stea and Cassandra Chowdhury. Eliz Rickman had to sing the song backwards at two and half times speed in order to capture the mood of the song. Take a look at the [...]
