Tonight local promotion company Phantom Note kicks off the three-day Phantom Note Phinale at Quenchers Saloon. Cofounders Sam Edgin and Josh Hastert launched Phantom Note five years ago, and eventually found a home base at Quenchers. They decided to throw in the towel in November. “The production business is a very hard one to maintain and make money,” Edgin says. For Edgin it’s a big change. “It’s hard,” he says. “I’ve been booking at this point longer than I haven’t, and it’s the main thing I’ve known.”
To add to their pains, Edgin says, he and Hastert frequently gave bands money that was technically due to Phantom Note, just so they’d walk away with something at the end of the night. Edgin plays bass in instrumental math-rock duo Space Blood, which is part of the reason he’s keen on getting local bands paid.
Friday, January 8: Rad Payoff, Velocicopter, Bow & Spear, Secret Science, Blizzard Babies, Propane Propane Music at 8:30 PM
