An interesting new showcase night will 'pre-launch' with a Christmas party at The Luminaire in Kilburn on Monday night. Called 'Community', this new regular night aims to give bands registered with My Space or other similar online communities (hence the name) the opportunity to play live.
It works like this. Unsigned bands from My Space etc will be selected to play. They will then be encouraged to promote the night to their fanbase, and to relevant online communities. The band will then receive £1.50 for every ticket bought by one of their fans (the night's ticket site will be able to tell which band website a ticket buyer came from). Additionally, the line up of the night will be based by how many tickets each band has sold. And finally, the whole night will be recorded and available via podcast. On yes, and ticket holders will be able to submit music from unsigned bands which will be played between the main sets on the night, and will also appear in the podcast. Phew!
Tickets for Monday night are £5 in advance from http://www.tickets.podcastbrewery.com, £6 on the door. Press info from [email protected]