Please join us this Saturday for another Bandcamp gathering, this time featuring Sophie Madeleine (performing for the first time ever in California). The details: When: Saturday, December 11th, 6-8pm. Where: The Elbo Room, 647 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Upstairs. Who: 21 and over. How much: free free free. Hope to see you there!
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Battle of the Bands, Hooray for APIs
For any and all well-rested from the holiday and ready to engage in combat: Shure is holding a Battle of the Bands where the grand prize is $10,000 worth of Shure gear and a performance at the RedGorilla Music Fest. It’s trivial (and free) to enter (all you need is your Bandcamp account), so hopContinue reading “Battle of the Bands, Hooray for APIs”
Facebook Like
You’ve probably noticed by now that we recently added Facebook Like buttons to Bandcamp-powered pages, just beneath the album art. For some (particularly the many who requested it), the reasons for adding Like may be self-evident. However, if you’re wondering why in tarrrrnation the whippersnappers slapped that newfangled gewgaw on yer internet pages, or evenContinue reading “Facebook Like”
Bandcamp is Hiring
Please see our job page.
Full Tracklist Players, Facebook Love
By extremely popular demand, you can now go to any album page, click Share, and choose from a few different types of full tracklist embedded players. Like all our players, they’re clean, free of any Bandcamp branding, and streamlined for music listening and purchasing. Here, for example, is grande-with-tracklist (cover art is optional): And here’sContinue reading “Full Tracklist Players, Facebook Love”
Free Downloads & Power-Ups
Update September 15th, 2010: Please read this. When we first started working on Bandcamp, we wondered whether it might be possible to always provide an unlimited number of “free” downloads* to artists for, well, free. Our hope was that free downloading might be highest amongst the artists who were also selling the most – forContinue reading “Free Downloads & Power-Ups”
“What is a Sufjan?”
On the off-chance that you’ve been without tubes for the past 96 hours, on Friday Sufjan Stevens released his epic new EP, All Delighted People. It sold more than 10,000 copies in a single weekend, and that was exclusively through Bandcamp (it didn’t arrive in other stores until yesterday). We spoke with John Beeler ofContinue reading ““What is a Sufjan?””
Bay Area Bandcamp Gathering This Sunday
Please join us for the first ever Bandcamp gathering in our hometown of San Francisco. Hang out, meet Bandcamp staff, get to know other Bay Area Bandcamp artists, share ideas, whatnot. When: This Sunday, August 1st. 5:30pm-7:30pm. Where: Make-out Room, 3225 22nd Street, San Francisco. Password!: Say the magic word “Bandcamp” and you’ll be grantedContinue reading “Bay Area Bandcamp Gathering This Sunday”
Fan Feeding Frenzy: AFP’s New EP FTW
From our view here at Bandcamp HQ, yesterday’s launch of Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele less resembled a record release than a coordinated strike of ravenous piranha. In one three minute period, her fanbase snapped up $15,000 in music and merch. It didn’t let up much from there:Continue reading “Fan Feeding Frenzy: AFP’s New EP FTW”
It’s a Business Model!
In the past six months, you guys have used Bandcamp to sell over $1 million USD in music and merch directly to your fans. The pace of those sales is increasing rapidly, and last week we even saw an artist make it to the Billboard charts on the strength of her Bandcamp sales alone. It’sContinue reading “It’s a Business Model!”