Podcast up with Brandon Schmidt (Interpol), Tom Sarig (Blonde Redhead)...

Good news: the podcast of the August 17 Management session of Indie Night School is NOW AVAILABLE!

For direct downloads of the mp3 (in two parts), please visit: http://www.iconocastic.com

To subscribe to the INS podcast (FREE), please enter www.iconocastic.com/xml/indienightschool.xml in your iTunes

The speakers that night included:

- Brandon Schmidt, Manager of Interpol
- Tom Sarig, Manager of Blonde Redhead, Le Tigre, and others
- Jonny Kaps, Manager of stellastarr* and many others
- Brian Long, Manager of VHS or Beta
- Polsia Ryder, Manager of The Cloud Room
- Geoff Sherr, Manager of Robbers on High Street, and others
- Eddie Applebaum, Manager of Local H, Morningwood, and others

Get it soon! It was one of the best INS panels to date.

Tom
The Black Spoons
www.theblackspoons.com
http://indienightschool.blogspot.com

p.s. Don't forget about next week's INS Katrina Benefit on 10/4 co-hosted with Fringe Benefits. Speakers include Alex Coletti (Producer of "MTV UNPLUGGED"), Sam Kinken (Irving Plaza talent buyer), Adam Shore (Vice Records), Todd P (indie guru/promoter), one of the co-founders of Music For America, and Marni Wandner (Brooklyn Responds/Double Blind Music) Bands include Dave Deporis, Bravo Silva, and us, The Black Spoons. Email me for details.

Creator of "MTV Unplugged" to speak at special 10/4 Katrina Benefit session of INS

Dear Friends,

On October 4, Indie Night School is hosting a special session on the topic of "When Every Second Counts: How to Organize a Successful Benefit Concert ASAP." Immediately following, Fringe Benefits will present an evening of music with Dave Deporis, The Black Spoons, and Bravo Silva.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
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ALEX COLETTI
Creator and Producer of MTV Unplugged, Producer of the MTV Video Music Awards

SAM KINKEN
Ron Delsener Presents, Renowned Promoter at Irving Plaza, Town Hall, and Central Park's Summerstage

ADAM SHORE
Vice Records

TODD P
Indie promoter extraordinaire, heralded as the "One-Man Scenemaker" by Time Out NY

Information
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Where: Mo’ Pitkins, 35 Avenue A, New York, NY
When: 7-8:30pm Indie Night School, music begins at 9pm
How much: $15 advanced, $18 day-of
Tickets HERE

All proceeds benefit WWOZ, the New Orleans radio station (now in exile) that is leading the drive to rebuild the shattered NOLA music community (www.wwoz.org)