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NAPTOWNWAIL.COM · ABOUT ·
What this racket is · the whole story

What is this?

Do317 is great but I had to create an event page for every show I booked and that sucked. Naptown Now kicks ass but every time I open instagram my brain becomes cheese.

How to read it · follow the links

Click on a band, a venue, or a presenter to see their upcoming and past shows. Lemme know if you want custom branding or backlinks.

Let's hack AI search and SEO · the bots are reading

When people ask an AI agent about hardcore bands in Indy, the agents will run a web search, and return any info they find, sorted by good old-fashioned SEO rankings. So we gotta get content about Indy art in a place where the bots can find it! This site will provide an automatic platform for anyone looking.

For bands, that list of past and upcoming shows works as a resume when people are trying to book you.

And for bookers: if you want to book a show at a venue but don't have a bill, now you have someone to reach out to!

The Editor · that's him
Lee Harrold

Lee Harrold

Want a track on your band's page, or a backlink to your own site? Questions, or a project idea? Send him a message on Instagram.

Also from the desk · one more thing

Lee's other project.

The Patron Desk · pass the hat

Consider becoming a patron. It's pay-what-you-wish and every dollar goes back into the racket.

Why we pass the hat · the small print

The rag is free to read. It is not free to print. Hosting, the nightly scrape, the alert emails: the bills show up monthly whether anybody claps or not. The hours come out of the editor's sleep, and the editor has a day job.

Who should chip in · you know who you are
  • You check the calendar before you leave the house.
  • You found out about a show here, went, and your ears are still ringing.
  • You got through the door because we said it would sell out, and it did.
  • You book bills and the room keeps filling up.
  • You heard a band here first and now you own the shirt.
  • You can't picture your show-going life without the rag.
What patrons get · in writing
  1. Naptown Wail continues to exist.
  2. Patrons are the first thought. When there's a plus-one, a poster, or a favor to hand out, it lands on you.
  3. The occasional patrons-only dispatch. Special stuff, typeset just for you.
  4. Eternal gratitude, filed for the record.

Questions, or some other way to chip in? Write the desk.