Independent artists are small business owners. Already, the low return rate from streaming has harmed their incomes, with live performances being the only solid way of gaining revenue, until now.
With all venues either facing severe curfews or complete shutdown until further notice, this last revenue stream for artists has now effectively been halted.
The website Bandcamp is doing something about it, again. You may recall they did a “revenue cut free day” in March. It will once again forgo collecting its share of revenue from sales on the site made TODAY, May 1. The initiative will be active until 11:59 p.m Pacific time tonight. All sales will go to the artists and can assist greatly in this time of crisis.
Need some top choices? Here’s MusicTAP’s Dw. Dunphy with some suggestions.
And How
The solo project of multi-instrumentalist Sean Severson, And How has amassed a large discography, and at nearly every stage, you’re bound to find songs you’ll be humming for weeks.
Beki Hemingway
Both Beki and husband Randy Kerkman (from Spiderfence, also on this list) are veterans in music. You say you don’t recognize them? Well, that’s your fault, isn’t it? Correct that today.
https://bekihemingway.bandcamp.com
Paul Melancon
His back catalog was already envy-inducing. Now Paul Melancon has returned with a stellar new record, The Get Gos Action Hour. You’ll need this for the tracks “The New Decay” and “St. Cecilia” alone, but there’s more where that came from.
https://paulmelancon.bandcamp.com/album/the-get-gos-action-hour
The Futureman Records Label
Futureman is the home of some of my favorite people: Gretchen’s Wheel, The Vapour Trails, Pop Co-Op, and so many more. You can catch up with them all the latest various artist compilation project, Garden of Earthly Delights – An XTC Celebration.
https://futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/
Dolph Chaney/Big Stir Records
Dolph Chaney, indie pop wizard, has landed on the prestigious Big Stir label. You’ll want to check out their roster along with Dolph’s latest, Rebuilding Permit.
https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/
| A | |
| Aaron Archer | aaronarcher.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Admiral | admiral.bandcamp.com/track/eternal-companion |
| Alguno Hombres | algunoshombres.bandcamp.com |
| Alls Done | allsdone1.bandcamp.com/music |
| Altar Boys | thealtarboys.bandcamp.com/ |
| Amanda Palmer | amandapalmer.bandcamp.com/ |
| Anastasia Minster | anastasiaminster.bandcamp.com/ |
| And How | andhow1.bandcamp.com |
| Andy Tillison/The Tangent | andytangent.bandcamp.com/ |
| Anny Celsi | annycelsi.bandcamp.com |
| Artist Formerly Known as Vince, The | theartistformallyknownasvince.bandcamp.com |
| Astromanticos | astromanticos.bandcamp.com/ |
| B | |
| b-attitudes, the | theb-attitudes.bandcamp.com/ |
| Beki Hemingway | bekihemingway.bandcamp.com |
| Ben Vogel | benvogelmusic.bandcamp.com/album/whistling-after-midnight |
| Big Stir Records | bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com |
| Black Tape For A Blue Girl | blacktapeforabluegirl.bandcamp.com/ |
| Bonnie “Prince” Billy | bonnieprincebilly.bandcamp.com/ |
| Bram Cools | bramcools.bandcamp.com/ |
| Breidablik | breidablik.bandcamp.com/ |
| Brian Jones Was Murdered | brianjoneswasmurdered.bandcamp.com/ |
| Building Rockets | Buildingrockets.bandcamp.com |
| Buzz Music | buzzmusic.bandcamp.com |
| By Torchlight | bytorchlight.bandcamp.com |
| C | |
| Cait Brennan | caitbrennan.bandcamp.com/music |
| Caved Mountains | cavedmountains.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Cherryfez | Cherryfez.bandcamp.com |
| Chris Neri | chrisneri.bandcamp.com/ |
| Chris Taylor | christaylor.bandcamp.com |
| Chunk Archives | chunkarchives.bandcamp.com/music |
| Clara Engel | claraengel.bandcamp.com/ |
| Coopers, The | thecoopers99.bandcamp.com |
| Creeping Hush | creepinghush.bandcamp.com/ |
| Cudas, The | thecudas.bandcamp.com/ |
| Curry Cuts Music Label | currycuts.bandcamp.com |
| Curtis Eiler | curtiseller.bandcamp.com |
| D | |
| Daniel Prendiville | danielprendiville.bandcamp.com |
| Dann Gunn | danngunn.bandcamp.com/ |
| Deirdre Forrest | https://deirdreforrest.bandcamp.com/music |
| Denny Smith | dennysmith.bandcamp.com/ |
| Derri Daugherty | derridaugherty.bandcamp.com/ |
| Details, The | thedetails.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Dig Records USA | digrecordsusa.bandcamp.com |
| Dolph Chaney | bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rebuilding-permit |
| Dragmatic | Dragmatic.bandcamp.com |
| Drew Neely and the Heroes | DrewNeelyandtheheroes.bandcamp.com |
| Drywall Heels | drywallheels.bandcamp.com/track/confucius |
| E | |
| Embryos, The | theembryos.bandcamp.com/ |
| Eric Matthews | ericmatthews.bandcamp.com/ |
| Eve Selis | eveselis.bandcamp.com |
| F | |
| Flowers of Evil, The | the-flowersofevil.bandcamp.com/album/after-geography |
| Futureman Records | futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/ |
| G | |
| Gaelynn Lea | gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com/ |
| Gold Needles, The | thegoldneedles.bandcamp.com/ |
| Golems of the Red Planet | golemsoftheredplanet.bandcamp.com |
| Gretchen’s Wheel | gretchenswheel.bandcamp.com/ |
| H | |
| Hell Yeah Babies, The | thehellyeahbabies.bandcamp.com/ |
| Hollywood Horses | hollywoodhorses.bandcamp.com/releases |
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| J | |
| James Byron Schoen/Edensong | edensong.bandcamp.com |
| Jeff Elbel + Ping | ping.bandcamp.com/ |
| Jim O’Dell | jimodell.bandcamp.com |
| John Sally Ride, The | thejohnsallyride.bandcamp.com/ |
| Johnny and the Razor Blades | johnnyandtherazorblades.bandcamp.com |
| Josh Lory/Young Earth Records | youngearthrecords.bandcamp.com |
| Julian Leal | julianleal.bandcamp.com/ |
| K | |
| Ken Shane | kenshane.bandcamp.com/ |
| Kerosene Halo | kerosenehalo.net |
| KLANK | music.klanknation.com |
| L | |
| L.S. Underground | lsunderground.bandcamp.com/ |
| Lannie Flowers | lannieflowers.bandcamp.com/ |
| LittleTrainRec | littletrainrec.bandcamp.com |
| Lonely Dogs, The | thelonelydogs.bandcamp.com/track/bad-girl-shes-a |
| Lonely Together, The | thelonelytogether.bandcamp.com |
| Lost Dogs, The | thelostdogs.bandcamp.com |
| Lost Marcianos | losmarcianos.bandcamp.com |
| M | |
| Magic Cobra | magiccobra.bandcamp.com/ |
| Marissa Nadler | marissanadler.bandcamp.com/ |
| Matt Shane | mattshane.bandcamp.com/track/peace-commercial-no-2 |
| Maxi Dunn | maxidunn.bandcamp.com/ |
| Michael Knott | knott.bandcamp.com/ |
| Michael Roe | michaelroe.bandcamp.com |
| Mike Bankhead | mikebankhead.bandcamp.com/ |
| Mythical Motors | mythicalmotors.bandcamp.com/music |
| N | |
| Nervous Twitch | nervoustwitch.bandcamp.com |
| Nick Miller | nick-miller.bandcamp.com |
| Nite Sobs | nitesobs.bandcamp.com/releases |
| O | |
| Ojo Taylor | ojotaylor.bandcamp.com/ |
| Orbis Max | orbismax.bandcamp.com/ |
| P | |
| Paranoid Void | paranoidvoid.bandcamp.com/ |
| Paul Melancon | paulmelancon.bandcamp.com/ |
| Pete Mancini | Petemancini.bandcamp.com |
| Phil Keaggy | philkeaggy.bandcamp.com |
| Pozers, The | thepozers.bandcamp.com/ |
| Pugwash | pugwashtheband.bandcamp.com/ |
| Q | |
| Quantum 56 | quantum56.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Quiet Sunday | Quietsunday.bandcamp.com |
| R | |
| Rachael McElhiney | rachaelmcelhiney.bandcamp.com/ |
| Rent Party | rentparty.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Ric Alba | ricalba.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Rich Yarges and the Pop Mechanics | richyargesandthepopmechanics.bandcamp.com/album/are-you-ready |
| Rick Barry | rickbarry.bandcamp.com |
| Rob Clarke and the Wooltones | robclarkeandthewooltones.bandcamp.com |
| Roger C. Reale & Rue Morgue | rcrrm.bandcamp.com/ |
| Ryan Rumery | robfordexplorer.bandcamp.com/ |
| S | |
| Sailor Boyfriend | sailorboyfriend.bandcamp.com/ |
| Sam Hallenbeck | samhallenbeck.bandcamp.com/track/afternoon-tv |
| Seventy Sevens, The | the77s.bandcamp.com |
| Sills and Smith | sillsandsmith.bandcamp.com |
| Skeletons | skeletonstv.bandcamp.com/ |
| Speed of Sound, The | thespeedofsound.bandcamp.com/ |
| Spiderfence | spiderfence.bandcamp.com/ |
| Steve Layton | stevelayton.bandcamp.com/ |
| Street Carnations | streetcarnations.bandcamp.com/ |
| Successful Failures, The | music.thesuccessfulfailures.com/ |
| Superkick | superkick.bandcamp.com/track/uncomfort-able |
| T | |
| Terry Scott Taylor/Daniel Amos | danielamosboots.bandcamp.com |
| Tiger Castle | tigercastle.bandcamp.com/ |
| Tim Anthony | timanthonytheagentsthebrambles.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Tommy Sistak | tommysistak.bandcamp.com/ |
| TRVSS | trvss.bandcamp.com/ |
| U | |
| Undercover | undercover.bandcamp.com/ |
| V | |
| Vegas With Randolph | vegaswithrandolph.bandcamp.com/ |
| W | |
| William Steffey | williamsteffey.bandcamp.com/ |
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