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Here’s a few items that have been lingering around in squarepegalliance.net circles:
- Chris Hubbs has launched [andrewosenga.net], designed to be your unofficial resource for all things Osenga. Check it out. [And if you've got a Peg that you'd love to build a similar resource for, let me know and we'll work out the details.]
- You might have noticed that site performance stunk on ice for the last couple of weeks. Even after some performance tuning on the server, it became clear that we just needed more horsepower. We doubled the RAM in the server [to 4GB], and things now run much more smoothly. As a result of the tuning, however, IndieRiver.net had some changes. Nowadays, you must connect with a TCP port in the range of 56000-56999; everything else will be rejected by the server. If you’ve been trying to grab a show and failing, that’s why.
- Eric Peters and I have been working on a HOWTO on how to book a Square Peg. Please let us know what questions you might have in the comments below; we think we’ve got everything, but you might come up with something that we don’t know.
As always, thanks for your patronage of the Square Pegs and of squarepegalliance.net.
March 4th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
I’ve read about some folks referring to being book at a house show - as in someone books a peg to perform in their home for a small group of friends. How does that work and how much does that usually cost?
March 5th, 2007 at 7:59 am
Vicki: Various Pegs have been interested in it at various times. Most of them go through seasons of it; right now, Katy is the only one booking house shows.
The idea behind a house show is having an artist enter your home and your local community as a result; they bring their existing message into things.
As far as cost, that’s going to vary per person. Best thing I can tell you is to just make an offer.
March 5th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Thanks Geof.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:50 am
Vicki, if you are still checking in, note that Andy Gullahorn has updated his website with a Q&A section dealing with this very topic. Though offbeat and quite funny, there is some really useful information on this topic provided too.
I’m surprised that more of the Pegs aren’t into this. It seems like a perfect win/win for supporters and the artist, particularly when a given artist is going to be in an area “anyway.” Rather than hang out at a hotel or head home, the artist gets to earn some change and interact with supporters on perhaps a more intimate basis than might otherwise be possible in a more traditional show setting.
We have a local venue located in a cool part of town that regularly brings in mainstream acoustic artists and it’s been a hugely successful endeavor. I love house concerts.