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Sarcastic advice for the working musician.

Local Dive Bars Everywhere
Joined September 2010
Feeling down because you think you had a shitty show? YouTube that Mariah Carey NYE 2016 performance. #BandTips #NoSarcasm #ForRealThough
Want to be taken seriously by your bandmates? Bring your girlfriend to band practice. #bandtips
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Band photo shoot today? Make sure you're wearing your tour laminates. #bandtips
Start your own crowd chant. #bandtips
Got added to the bill as a local opener? Download the show poster and add your name bigger than the headliner. #bandtips
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Want to kill it at the merch booth? Play 21+ venues only. #bandtips
Wear sunglasses at the merch booth. #bandtips
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Looking for some cool content to post on your bands social network page? Instagram pics of what you're having for lunch. #bandtips
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Horrible feedback happening on stage? Turn the amps up and yell at the monitor guy to put more of everything in your wedge. #bandtips
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Having a shitty show? Bitch, complain, and throw shit around so the crowd knows too. #bandtips
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Just booked 5 gigs around your home town? Print up some "tour" t-shirts. #bandtips
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Show up to load in with your stage clothes and make up on. #bandtips
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Freaked out by blood? Shave in a moving tour vehicle. #bandtips
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A fan mentioned they bought your album on twitter? Retweet it because your followers will be interested. #bandtips
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Winter touring on ice-covered mountain roads? Make sure the dude that lives in Florida is driving the van. #bandtips
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Open the set with a ballad. #bandtips
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Can't land a good manager? Have one of the band members girlfriends take the reins. #bandtips
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Think you can party like Mötley Crüe in the 80's and not die? Try it. #bandtips
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Didn't bring your instruments to open up the show tonight? Ask to borrow the headliners guitars. #bandtips
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Like tweeting to yourself? Buy twitter followers for your band. #bandtips