On Friday night I went to 13th floor for the Luli Presents show and saw Jeremiah Jackson for the first time. Super cool dude and talented. He is very animated on stage and the band plays all kinds of different rock music.
also saw a band called Telefaze that was very good. The guitarist was tuning to some Grateful Dead, which naturally caught my ear
on Saturday i went to SXSGrass at Radio East. It was chilly and windy but the music and the people rocked. I like all kinds of music but there is nothing like being surrounded by Deadheads.
the band Fennario Flats was my favorite. The guitarist from DeadEye, the Austin Grateful Dead tribute also plays in this band. They played an awesome cover of “Eyes of the World” to close out the set.
yesterday i went to a Builder’s Happy Hour and talked with some developers and entrepreneurs. It was cool to see that I can hold my own in those conversations.
i’m realizing that while Extra Chill is a cool underground movement, it’s not the most profitable business model. It’s super cool for networking and making friends in the music scene, and of course getting me access to cool events like SXSW. But to make a living i will need to do a lot more.
i’ve been building a tool on the side for Automated, AI enhanced cold email outreach and I think it is viable as a product that makes money. I just have to finish building it.
sort of off topic for music journalism but it’s the reality of someone in my position. If i want to be an entrepreneur for real, which i do, i will need to find a way to make money
the ads on the site do make some money but not really enough to replace a job. And looking at the landscape, it seems that blogging as a business model is on the out. It’s a rewarding thing to do, and it’s fun, but to make a living running a blog is an outdated idea. There has to be more going on, or it’s a passion project
i love Extra Chill of course. And i will continue to run it for a long time. I’m just being realistic about what it is and what i see happening in the future
