Thanks to streaming, recording industry revenues are back up to pre-internet levels, but musicians are poorer than ever

Ooooooh nice. Will be finding out more about them. Thanks for this.

Still a fan of Brownout (their percussion and brass sections just tear. it. up.):

and Grupo Fantasma (some members of Brownout play in Grupo):

(turn it up, y’all! and if you can, go see these guys live–amazing–and buy their stuff!)