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Booking advice, venue tips, and industry insight for independent musicians and the venues that book them.
Dolly Parton, Queen of Country and So Much More: A Tribute
Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at 80 years old. She spent sixty years proving that kindness and business sense were never opposites, and that you can wear rhinestones and still be the most grounded person in the room.
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30 years of Crap Music... Why Not AI?
Someone in the comments argued that 30 years of bad music means we should widen the definition of musician to include anyone typing a prompt. Here is why that argument works against itself.
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Guess Who Will NEVER Have a Profile on getNgigs... This Band.
There is a Christian band on Instagram with over 100,000 listeners. No members. No tour dates. No humans. Here is why you will never find them, or anything like them, on getNgigs.
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Why I Built getNgigs: A Letter from the Founder
getNgigs founder Paul Tollefson shares the story behind the platform, the problem it was built to solve, and what it means for independent musicians and the venues that need them
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