crowdfunding

bdrmm got stiffed by a festival, launch crowdfund to cover tour costs

UK band bdrmm have launched a crowdfund campaign to cover costs of their fall tour after a festival didn’t pay them for their performance. They call it an “unfortunate and desperate situation.”

long-running Manchester UK club 42nd Street launches crowdfunding campaign to survive COVID

Manchester, England club 42nd Street has been open since 1990 when local groups The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays were all the rage and has been a regular stop on the local nightlife scene since, but with a second wave of COVID-19 hitting and a new 10 PM curfew in effect, it’s having a tough time paying the bills…

Deafheaven/Doomriders' Chris Johnson injured in bike accident; crowdfunding campaign launched

”This is a fundraiser to help cover medical costs from a recent bicycle accident, which resulted in me losing everything from my dignity (lol) to some teeth and beyond.”

Fake & Real (?) fundraisers launched for Cannibal Corpse member, who is in jail, lost everything in fire

The new fundraiser was launched by Deana Mazurkiewicz (wife of Cannibal Corpse drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz), who urges ”that people not jump to conclusions until the full details of what occurred come out.”

GoFundMe launched for Genesis P-Orridge's leukemia treatment

You can help the Throbbing Gristle and Psychic-TV founding member’s fight against leukemia.

Found Footage Fest guys being sued over local morning show prank, need help with legal fees

When not running the great Found Footage Festival, Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher have also become expert prank artists, passing themselves off to local morning shows as cookbook authors, yo-yo experts and, most recently, fitness duo Chop & Steele. Unfortunately, one of those stations they pranked has decided to sue…

Asbury Park venue The Saint raising money to stay open

The Saint, possibly the the last independent music venue in Asbury Park since Asbury Lanes closed (temporarily?), is itself in trouble and crowdfunding to keep itself afl…

The Body going on tour, crowdfunding for a new van (dates)

Noisy sludgesters The Body are gearing to tour if they have a van that will survive the trek. To make that happen, the band has set up an Indiegogo campaign, opening with this pitch:If you follow us, you know we tour a ton but we’ve never owned a van that wasn’t at least 12 years old and had over 200,000 miles upon us buying it from some freak on Craigslist…

Long Island hardcore doc in production, seeking funding

Vision of Disorder (more by Kurt Christensen) In other crowdfunding-related news, a pair of Long Island hardcore fans named Nick and Chris Lilli are raising money for a documentary on the region’s legendary DIY hardcore tradition, titled Something in the Water: A Film About the Long Island Hardcore Music Scene…