Another video from the album; "Careful What You Play We Are Listening" for the song "You Think I Change"

Like an idiot I heard a song a couple of weeks ago while watching @onlythehost and I searched for an artist; ka-shume but, found nothing. Then just now I caught the amazing @StarveDevil on the Twitch stream... Oh, it's a song! Duh! Really good one too. Thanks Hosty.

Didn't watch the live stream (like me)? There's always the replay! Great way to discover some of the best music you never heard before with ⁦@onlythehost⁩

Always flattered to be included on this fabulous indie showcase and grateful to @onlythehost for what he does for recording artists. Watch the stream people!

Winter ice storm. Five days without internet, low data mode cellular and trees down everywhere. Luckier than some that I have power. January baby here. I can take it. Happy birthday to me.

Watching @onlythehost replay on Twitch and have to say that finding artists like @bigbaldbenmusic on this show is exactly why I watch. Always discovering great music here. Oh, and connecting with these artists too!

Saturday, Jan 24th, Only the Host Presents.... A Pre-show Album Listen: On The Beam: A PixieVerse Jazz Story (@ThePixiePost) Tons of Featured Artists: @bigbaldbenmusic @jhadleymusic1 @atslmusic @woodyRRT @MarinoXt4848zx @timwoodruff_msc @UncleFunkbeard @_TruckDog_ @StarveDevil

https://t.co/vHwYALTLZh

End Davos! Not the city. It seems quite nice. However, fuck a bunch of elitist dicks having a confab to tell me what my future is going to be. Spoiler: I can see the future and you're not even close.

Thanks Uncle!

Get your snow shovel ready!

New discovery thanks to @UncleFunkbeard and this week' Indie Music Showcase.

Want to support #indiemusic ? Submit your songs to the Indie Music Showcase and join one of the community's best, @UncleFunkbeard!

Here is the Spotify playlist for today's episode of the Indie Music Showcase, so you can do a deep dive into your favorite artists after the show. Later, I'll post the replay here on X, but you don't want to miss the live chat on Twitch! https://t.co/e2nvcIloEI

Join us tomorrow for a new episode of the Indie Music Showcase. We've got rock, pop, acoustic, dance, metal, and more! The rest of the week, IMS Radio will air daily from 4 to 10 PM Central. Follow me on Twitch to get your #indiemusic fix all week long! https://t.co/f0U5hz4tiI

I'm watching the replay now!

So, that's my rant. But, really it's a plea to all of you that are making connections between recording artists and people that love discovering music. Stay strong. Keep building. There will be setbacks. There will be success. We are rooting for you.

It's just good business to serve needs. However, X needs a music player so music can be posted and played within the app. External links are not user friendly and, let's face it the algo does not want you to leave X. And we need to post music in a way that works.

Sucks, right? You're indie. You made it this far on your own because you have that indie drive. Now it's time to work with your indie counterparts and create a platform that works for you. It can be X. If enough of us are asking, then X will want to serve that audience.

We don't have corporate pull. Or the privilege that brings. Take @Spotify for an example. The big artists get all the tools and perks. Someone just starting out does not and is at a disadvantage. How do you get plays if you don't have the same tools?

Are you feeling that your music is not being heard on X and that there is really no good way to share your stuff? Well, that is true and there are legions of us. So, we have to come together and coerce the platform to accommodate our needs. The indie community is... independent.