updated 11.12.00

Festivals

Midwestern Music Festivals - all the local fests
Festivals.com - all about fests
Summer Festivals - national fest listing
the Northern Ohio Hippie Fest page - various events
Sunshine Daydream - music festival campground, multiple fests all summer
Kanawhapalooza - February, Kanawha, WV, 15 bands, industry contacts and seminars
Undercurrents - May 15-17, Cleveland, Ohio, 12th year ~130 bands
Wilmington Exchange Festival - mid May, N Carolina, 5th year, ~40 bands
Quarkstock 2000 May 27-28, Ruby Tuesday's, Columbus, Ohio, 8 bands
Hookahville - one in the spring, one in the fall, Central Ohio
Peach Tree Gathering - June 2-4, Coolville, Ohio, 2nd year, ~12 bands
Fitzapalooza 2000 - June 10, South Vienna, Ohio, ~12 bands
Camp Buzz - June, Southern Ohio, 8th year ~18 bands.
Musicstock 2000 - June 23-25, Upstate NY, 60 bands
Comfest - late June, Columbus, Ohio, multiple stages
Strange Daze Spacerock Festival - Aug , Nelson, Ohio
Millenium Music Festival - Aug , northeast Ohio
Mountain Jam - Sept 22-24, Chillicothe, Ohio

Local Scenes n' 'zines

Musician's Assistance Site - amazing site. Must see. Info all across this country and others too.
Band Utopia - Searchable database of all things music related
Volume.net - musicians database, listings
181-4 Music Database - another database, submit via forms
Local Music Network - several cities throughout the US
Local Music Scenes - links to other music sites
North American Local Music Directory
Indie-Music.com - yet another national database
Musiconn - Search this database for other musician, gear, or info
the Ground Floor - nationwide database of venues and radio for metal bands.
Music Scene International - world-wide alphabetical database of all things music related, free form listings
Localmix - links to numerous local scene pages and contacts
Local Music Store - National listings (bands, clubs, sites, etc...)
AUTOreverse - 'zine dedicated to home recording artists, will review your music
Moo - news monthly that covers most of Ohio.
OhioMusician.com - Ohio Musician Magazine Online
Central Ohio Musician's Clipboard
Ohio music - get your band listed here
Ohio Shows List
Cringe - Columbus, Ohio scene
Aural Innovations - Space rock mag, way cool
Out of Order - Columbus e-zine and cable access show.
ColumbusMusic.com
Cowtown Music - musicians, clubs, links for Columbus
Columbus Alive - Columbus news weekly.
the Columbus, Ohio band list
Canton Akron Bands - covers most of northern Ohio
UMA - based in Lancaster, Ohio has a featured artists page and some connections.
Cincinnati Music Online
Cinci.com bands
City Beat - Cinci news weekly.
Athens Musician Network - local scene in Athens, Ohio
Dayton Band Resource Page - great mailing list, very informative
Rock City Dayton, Ohio
Miami Valley Music Home Page More on Dayton and the surrounding area.
Sponic - Dayton indie scene
Joe's Garage - Dayton local music radio show and web site
Mutant Renegade Zine - reviews music, movies, lit, food, and life in and around Dayton, Oh.
Scene - Cleveland news weekly.
Cleveland Livewire
Cleveland Metal
Crazy Christ Chronicles - home of Speed Bump Jesus Prod. Based in Portsmouth, Oh.
Bacchus - Keeping the music scene alive in Portsmouth.
PMS? - Portsmouth, Ohio bands, shows, and related links
the Village Buzz - covers the Ashland, Ohio scene.
Lexmusic - Lexington, Ky scene
Louisville Rocks! - What's happening in the Louisville, Ky area....
Music Hub BBS - Kentucky regional message board
The Amplifier - South Central Kentucky entertainment
Graffiti - West Virginia entertainment guide
DetroitMusic.com
961melt.com - more info on the Detroit scene
The Independent Music Site - indy artists/ home recording/ local
Enigma'zine - punk pages.

Promotion, Publicity, Booking, DIY sources

mp3.com - go get yourself a page, post your music for the world to hear
Music Monster Network - band listings, post your audio, classifieds, message board, etc...
Homegrown Music Promotions - free promotion tool (USA, Canada, Australia), listings
GarageBands.com - post your mp3's, review others, earn points for free gear, shirts, etc...
The Indie Contact Bible - Promote your music to the world!
Just Plain Folks - great networking site, lots of links (add yours)
Riffage.com - upload mp3's, sell CD's (they take 15%), promote
Music Promotions Network - get tips on making your band known to the online world
Taxi promotions, kind of expensive
the Music Review - searchable database
Kathode Ray Music - Columbus Promotion
New Talent Radio - Real Audio webcast of new up and coming bands, open to submissions.
Magic Bus Music Forum - band and venue listings, resources, promotion
Hungry bands - unsigned, independent artists, get listed, audio samples
Outer Sound - online independent music community, all kinds of info, must see!
Audio Galaxy - post mp3s, chat, discussions
Soundclick - internet music charts, , audio samples, get listed here...
kidpowered.com - lists bands in the States that want to trade shows
the Hook-up - message board, mailing list, chat, info, band listings
Local Music Store - resources, mailing list, sell your discs, network, reviews
CD Baby - great online CD store for indie rock!!!
Ear BuzzM - need to sell some more CD's?
Outer Seventh Records - online cd store, advice, good promotional tool
Rainmaker Publicity - promo services
Local Songs - will sell your disc online, $25 setup fee
440 Music - bringing you the best in original music
Lick Records - 'zine that helps you sell your CD's
All Independent Music - online indie CD store, FREE listing, no comission, mailing list
indiebiz.com - free promotion tips/consulting/mailing list
Daydream Music Promotions - free internet postings and promotion for indie bands
Stompingground site for independent artists, music news, free listings
Music Industry News Network - music news wire for music professionals trying to keep up with a rapidly changing industry
Groovenet - internet music resource, get listed on the artist page
BasementBands.com - free listings, resources, links.
Rain Music - Music Promotion News, Reviews, and Opportunities on the Internet.
Zebra Music - free tips on how to survive the music business
United Music Association - they will post your music on-line.
Creative Musicians Coalition - dedicated to advancing new independent music
Music Economy Basic Information Service - website for facts and background information about the music business
Shavano Music Online - great articles on gigging, recording, legal matters, misc info...
Power Chord - links to industry resources, bands, etc / some fees involved
Musicmedia Network - Canadian-based radio promotions
Re-Stage Music - free advertising/ local databases
IUMA - internet underground music archive
Indymusic.com - commercial-free independent site
Four Front - learn how to get your music sold.
Getsigned.com - Yep, what it says...
How to be Your Own Booking Agent - some info, buy their book
Music Business Solutions - info, mailing list, good resource
LaCosta Music - answers to your music business questions
Musicians' Intellectual Law and Resources Links - resource for the legal end of the music biz.
Musicians' Intellectual Law & Resources Links - more legal issues
ARK: the Bureau LAW Scrolls - publishing, management, and record contracts
BMI - music performing rights organization
the Copyright Website
Four Twenty Productions - another site that assists local bands (PA)
Musicians Resoures - links 'o plenty
EventBooking.com - networking tool for professionals in the live entertainment industry
Deterrent DIY Tour Manual - listing all over US
DIY - A guide to making music - Mucho Info.
DIY Music
The MODE - Free Musician's Classifieds
TourDates.com - find out who's playing when and where, add your own dates.

Gear and Music Stores

E-bay - One stop auction site
Digibid - online gear auction
Gear Search - find instruments and equipment dealers, large list
Sam Ash - check out the store in Columbus, huge inventory!
American Musical Supply
Lang Music - Columbus store
Music Go Round - Columbus used gear store
Childer's Music - One in Portsmouth and Chillicothe, Ohio
Allegro Music - Portsmouth, Ohio music instrument and CD store
Stewart MacDonald's Guitar Shop - Athens, Ohio, guitar parts
Sweetwater Music - online music store, get catalog
Zsounds - online music store
Thoroughbred's Music Network - more gear, get catalog
Interstate Musician Supply yes, yes they have gear too, get catalog
BPM - good prices
Daddy's Used Music Gear - large selection, get catalog
Reuseit Music - go buy something...
Magnolia Thunderpussy - Columbus record store.

Audio and Recording Related

Home Recording @ About.com - Links to many great sites
Craig's Corner - home of recording guru Craig Anderton
Computer-based Home Recording Web Site
The Home Recording Web Site
The Recording Website
The Recording Workshop - Learn to be an audio engineer.
Cassette House - cheap tape, DAT, Recording media.
Aaron's Stompbox page - make 'em yourself with these designs and tips
Electronic Musician - great mag, now on-line.
EQ - outstanding audio magazine!
the Fez Guys - discussing audio and the internet
Keyboard Central - Keyboard magazine on-line
The Music and Audio Connection
tj's page - Making sure the world is always pfu.

Bands

iMusic NewsAgent - all current news on the world of music
CMJ Monthly - new music every month. Pink Floyd Primus - still suckin' Radiohead - OK it rocks. Banyan - Stephen Perkins' (ex-JA/PFP drummer) current project Jamiroquai Nine Inch Nails The Black Crowes Monster Magnet - Yes, Yes, Yes, They rule! the Orb Girls Against Boys	Kyuss - R.I.P. Queens of the Stone Age - yet another Kyuss related project Fu Manchu Marilyn Manson Beck Tom Waits Prodigy the Crystal Method Fatboy Slim Lo Fidelity Allstars WEEN - shellfish anyone?

Sci-fi, Space, and Geek stuff

Astronomy Picture of the Day
the Enterprise Mission - uncovering gov't coverups and getting to the truth w/ Richard C Hoagland
the Martian Enigmas - a face, pyramids, structures, artifacts on the Angry Planet
International UFO Museum and Research Center
MUFON - UFO organization
Mind Uploading Home Page
Nebula - UFO news service.
the Art Bell Web Site - talk radio host covers UFOs, paranormal, conspiracies, etc...
Planetary Mysteries - where science and art meet...
SETI - searching for other life in the universe
Star Wars
Wizard - Comic book mag.
Transformers
X-Files - More fact than fiction???
Weekly World News - Really, it's all true.

Other Interesting Sites in Cyberia

Sinister Skin - Need a custom-made tattoo?

Serial Killer Clothes - Funny Freakin' T-shirts.

News of the Weird

Ronin Publishing - Great books!

The Tape Trader's Page - bootleg trading free-for-all.

Pyschedelic Psyberspace - Best of trip art, music, literature.

Real Audio download - get this, then goto .....

Sounds and Visions of Tomorrow Today - 1 hour of real audio, aurally fresh.

Spacebuzz - online presence of my good friend Buzz.

Redmeat - It's sick, it's twisted, it's funny...

WWWF Grudge Match - find out what happens when Gary Coleman takes on Webster

Bob the Angry Flower - ha, ha, ha...

Timothy Leary - visit the man at home.

PC Computing - 1,001 free (or almost free) downloads.

The Volition to get Free Stuff! - Why pay? It's all free here.

Denton's Animated Images - Get some groovy pictures that move.

updated 11.12.00

Festivals

Local Scenes n' 'zines

Promotion, Publicity, Booking, DIY sources

Gear and Music Stores

Audio and Recording Related

Bands

Sci-fi, Space, and Geek stuff

Other Interesting Sites in Cyberia

Member of the Tape Traders Banner Network

Report dead links and suggest sites via e-mail:
cosmichermit@yahoo.com

updated 11.12.00

Festivals

Local Scenes n' 'zines

Promotion, Publicity, Booking, DIY sources

Gear and Music Stores

Audio and Recording Related

Bands

Sci-fi, Space, and Geek stuff

Other Interesting Sites in Cyberia

Member of the Tape Traders Banner Network

Report dead links and suggest sites via e-mail: cosmichermit@yahoo.com

Report dead links and suggest sites via e-mail:
cosmichermit@yahoo.com