Recently Bandize came out of private beta and opened its doors to anyone interested in getting themselves organized. The service is aimed specifically at musicians and keeping all things band related all in one place. From the looks of it, they have done an incredibly thorough job of covering all the bases. Bands can keep track of their upcoming shows, accomodations out of town, all sorts of accounting for money coming in and going out, contacts, merchandise management, social syncing*, and all sorts of general inner-band member messaging and scheduling. You can even kick a member out of the band by banning their account!

If you’re in a band, managing a band or know a band that is oddly unorganized (i.e. most bands) I suggest at least giving Bandize a look for the 30-day free trial. After that it’s a $15/month charge but I can’t imagine the services it provides not being worth that.

* Currently does Social Syncing with MySpace and VIRB – not quite as robust as Artist Data yet but I have a feeling it’s on the way.

The always oddly controversial Heypenny will release their first official follow-up to Use These Spoons in the form of a coloring book / EP entitled CopCar. The band will celebrate the release by hosting a special 8 Off 8th with a number of their friends; including, but not limited to, Mikky Ekko, Madi Diaz, Natalie Prass and Coral Castles.

→ Heypenny – CopCar
→ Heypenny – CopCar Video

A bunch of Meltface Records artists are playing a series of shows around town. The whole lowdown can be found here but the gist is, your calendars should be marked for:

• July 31st at The Bohannon House with Evil Bebos, The Atlas Moth and Why Intercept?.
• August 6th at The End will have The Ascent of Everest with Laser Flames and Across Flames.

Brian Lee and His Orchestra have made Vol. II available for download – you can pay as much as you’d like or snag it for free if you’re a newcomer to the band and just want to give it a test drive. It’s a languid affair on the whole but pleasant on the ears.

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