Unless I'm wrong more of yr summer posts than not have been free for all. I'm also willing to bet that you plan out yr listings several weeks in advance to accommodate all that weekend travel, schlepping Baby Strain to camp, etc. So what about this: a subscriber-only "Show Paper"-style listings sheet for the months of June/July/August previewing the cream of the summer concert crop, with free annotated posts weekly -- just the listings, no long-form journalism/criticism. Subscribers still get value for their dollar, newbies have incentive to scale the paywall, and you don't have to bang out 1500 words on Lester St. Louis (tho u know I love the content). Wins all around.
Thank you for the thoughtful note Yung Jake. Some of the listings are indeed planned a few weeks ahead, but most are **not,** the late announcements (especially re: the DIY shows and small clubs) come in late, and are added last second. So there's always a ton of last-min work done.
I am personally not a fan of producing "Show Paper"-style listing, which other folks do really really well. (Forever S/O to NYC Noise, Tapped In Live, Extended Techniques or Lament for a Straight Line.) What I believe differentiates Bklyn Sounds is the contextual write-ups and the links to music.
I'm also trying to figure out how not to divorce the "1500 words" (of all shapes and sizes) from the listings, as - and hopefully a few of the autumn features make this clearer - I think longer pieces also add context to the listings, and to the whole idea of "Rhythm Improvisation Community" notion that guides the entire newsletter.
That said, I am not sure whether this marriage is as feasible as I want it to be, or if it brings the value that Dada Strain subscribers want from the newsletter.
But, again, thank you for the note, and the food for thought!
FWIW if you were to divorce the long reads from the listings my experience wouldn’t be impacted personally. 9 times outta 10 I scroll to the latter first and then come back for the former when I have time to give em a close read
Unless I'm wrong more of yr summer posts than not have been free for all. I'm also willing to bet that you plan out yr listings several weeks in advance to accommodate all that weekend travel, schlepping Baby Strain to camp, etc. So what about this: a subscriber-only "Show Paper"-style listings sheet for the months of June/July/August previewing the cream of the summer concert crop, with free annotated posts weekly -- just the listings, no long-form journalism/criticism. Subscribers still get value for their dollar, newbies have incentive to scale the paywall, and you don't have to bang out 1500 words on Lester St. Louis (tho u know I love the content). Wins all around.
Thank you for the thoughtful note Yung Jake. Some of the listings are indeed planned a few weeks ahead, but most are **not,** the late announcements (especially re: the DIY shows and small clubs) come in late, and are added last second. So there's always a ton of last-min work done.
I am personally not a fan of producing "Show Paper"-style listing, which other folks do really really well. (Forever S/O to NYC Noise, Tapped In Live, Extended Techniques or Lament for a Straight Line.) What I believe differentiates Bklyn Sounds is the contextual write-ups and the links to music.
I'm also trying to figure out how not to divorce the "1500 words" (of all shapes and sizes) from the listings, as - and hopefully a few of the autumn features make this clearer - I think longer pieces also add context to the listings, and to the whole idea of "Rhythm Improvisation Community" notion that guides the entire newsletter.
That said, I am not sure whether this marriage is as feasible as I want it to be, or if it brings the value that Dada Strain subscribers want from the newsletter.
But, again, thank you for the note, and the food for thought!
FWIW if you were to divorce the long reads from the listings my experience wouldn’t be impacted personally. 9 times outta 10 I scroll to the latter first and then come back for the former when I have time to give em a close read
Both are of tremendous value to me but the way I consume them are in total opposition