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Mar 10
Van and Gear Pics!
Keep an eye out for this van during SXSW! Register here to win!
We’ve got some pics of the gear for ya too.
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Mar 10
SXSW Panel – Line Up Announced!
If you’re going to be at SXSW and have a music badge swing by our panel “Friendbases to Fanbases: Why you must tour now!” on Thursday, March 18th on 12:30 in Room 13B.
We’ve got a sweet line-up of panelists: Tom Windish, owner of The Windish Agency, Marc Allen of Red Light Management, Seth Hubbard of Polyvinyl Records and Matt Hickey of High Road Touring.
If you want to tour, don’t miss this panel. We’re going to talk some serious shop! Details here…
13
Mar 10
Van Giveaway Site Announced!
We’re going to do this thing on Saturday, March 20th @ 6pm @ The East Austin Artist Lounge. Everyone who has entered will be able to get in for the drawing. It’s going to be a huge day.
We’ll send out at couple reminders through out the week. And you can always follow us on the Twitter @bettrthanthevan.
Map To East Austin Artist Lounge
15
Feb 10
BTTV Van Giveaway Is On!
We said we’d do it and here it is.
The 2010 BTTV Van Giveaway is alive!
We’re giving away a van filled with gear from Epiphone, Zildjian, Taye Drums, Visual Sound, Pro-Mark, D’Addario, Ernie Ball, Substream and Woodshed Percussion.
The lucky winner will be picked in March at SXSW. You have to be 18 years old to enter and PRESENT at SXSW to win!
7
Feb 10
VAN GIVEAWAY…details coming soon
Just a heads up! This year at SXSW we’ll be giving away a van filled with tons of music gear. We’ll be announcing all the details in about a week!
5
Jan 10
Get Your Ad On
Like most websites we run on pixie dust and ethanol. That said, we’ve decided to offer some ad space for sale on the site.
Our rates are competitive (read: cheap) and our audience is loyal.
You can throw an ad up on the profile pages or be included in our bi-weekly emails.
Interested? Go here for details and ordering.
Pricing
1 Week – $10
2 Weeks – $20
3 Weeks – $30
1 Month – $50
2 Months – $100
3 Months – $150
4
Jan 10
Sell More Merch With Your iPhone
Bands! Soon you will be able to take credit cards via your smart phone! This is kind of huge if you’re looking to squeeze out some extra cash via the merch table.
How? A start-up called Square created a super simple solution the plugs into a phone’s headphone jack. It is still invite-only but you can follow them to keep up for when it goes public. Watch the video for a demo.
