Joshua SkajaA Better Calendar For Gigging MusiciansI’m just as addicted to my phone as anyone else, but there’s one thing the phone unequivocally sucks for: getting a bird’s eye view of your…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
Joshua Skaja7 Tip Jar Upgrades That’ll Make You More Money At Your Next GigI’ve been playing in bars for a decade and a half. Over the years, I’ve tweaked & experimented with my tip jar, trying to bring in that…Sep 27, 20171Sep 27, 20171
Joshua SkajaHave a better gig & make more money with “song menus.”Even after you’ve gotten your (literal) act together, you still have to teach the crowd how to behave at your show.Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017
Joshua SkajaI’m Rich. (So are you.)The coffee came from Columbia. The apple I ate while cooking hailed from Michigan.Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
Joshua SkajaThis guy has played for 83 million people and you’ve never heard of him.Last night I walked down to Wrigley for the Cubs-Pirates game. Baseball is an old school game, and few ballparks do old school better than…Aug 29, 20171Aug 29, 20171
Joshua SkajaNo one gets a tattoo of guitar tab.I used to play in a band with a guy who ran a guitar shop. We would rehearse there after-hours.Jul 27, 2017Jul 27, 2017
Joshua SkajaThey’re all cover gigs.A young guitarist sees legendary SNL bandleader/Bob Dylan sideman G.E. Smith at the airport.Jul 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017
Joshua SkajaHow To Hire SidemenFor the moment, let’s set aside how you might meet these people, how you might find a gig that warrants bringing in hired guns, and how you…Jul 7, 20171Jul 7, 20171
Joshua SkajaThe weekly gig, take twoIn the last one of these things, I gushed about the magic of the weekly gig.Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017