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Jan 27, 2025
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Fantastic guide, I'm working my way through it.
Another amazing platform under the "expression" side would be blot.im, which I've used. Basically all you do is add text (markdown, etc) and image files to a Dropbox folder and it published them as a blog. $4 a month at last check.
dotmatrices I stopped using it because I was spread too thin in terms of platforms, but I absolutely loved it.
Publishing is so incredibly frictionless. Literally as easy as writing in a text file and saving it.
This is a cool project, just followed to keep up! For some west coast love, these are some stuffs to check out in the LA & LB area: MakeOutMusic (venue), NonPlus Ultra (venue), Page Against the Machine (communist/socialist bookstore and zine distributor), 2220 Arts + Archive (center for culture and arts), Yogalution Movement (free yoga on the beach bluffs EVERY DAY), Jazz is Dead Collective (keeps jazz alive despite the name)
I have so much more but the comments canāt go forever haha I love LA! Feel free to message me, if youāre looking for more āŗļø
greenfriedrice wait! Misread what the ask was! If itās newsletters and zines, Page Against the Machine will have loads connected. I feel like the LA zine scene is still very much, you show up somewhere and get handed a piece of paper lol Iāll try to look into local mags and newsletters because I know those circulate (I just donāt keep up as much)
greenfriedrice just went through these - was able to add makeoutmusic, page against the machine, 2220 arts, yogulation, and jazz is dead. the others i couldn't because as you mention they don't have newsletters or RSS feeds attached.
with that said, if you know the organizers personally, i am more than happy to give them guidance on how to set up an RSS feed for their stuff - and depending on what technology they're using and the reach they have i could be willing to directly help them set it up. if you think it's worth reaching out, cc me ([email protected]) in whatever email you send them!
the ones i was able to add should be reflected on the site later tonight or tomorrow. thanks again!
This is so cool! For Denver Iād recommend adding: Little Read Books, Seventh Circle Music Collective, Whittier Cafe, Fort Greene Bar, 40 West Arts District, Town Hall Collective, Treehouse Cyclery, and Nerd Nite Denver. Dying for glob and squirm to have a presence beyond instagram š¤
morgananker ty for these! going to go through the comments of this post throughout the week to add stuff
just a note - i have actually already checked out seventh circle based on another rec, but iirc they didnāt have a newsletter and their rss was mega out of date.
iām trying to be pretty strict with the feed and / or newsletter requirement for local venues and orgs specifically because i want folks to be able to quickly get all their local event notifs in one place. iāve already reached out to seventh circle via email to ask if theyāre interested in maintaining their rss feed again, and if you happen to know folks their personally let them know that iām more than willing to help with that process
This is phenom!! Iāve never been good at following newsletters & Iām so thankful for your service š«”
Itās clear you that you put a lot of time and thought into this project. Good job!
also thank you so much for this - i'm reading through it now and i already feel so much better!!!
i live in savannah ga - you should check out the peanut butter shrimp publications and sulfur studios!! their stuff is awesome š«¶
avawasastar added sulfur studios (or at least their parent org, arts-southeast). i could not manage to find a site for the peanut butter shrimp thing - could you link it to me?
dotmatrices yayyy that's so exciting!! im currently looking for an online version of their publication but i know their email is [email protected] š«¶
this is awesome! i appreciated the rss explainer too bc iāve always been intimidated by them lol
Great work, thank you for starting this! would love to shoot over reccs for NYC.
this is brilliant, thank you! I'm going to spend some time looking through this.
I've wanted to make my own website or blog for my creative projects and this just might be what makes me finally take the plunge.
mattshawsome sayuj if y'all were still in the market for alternatives, here they are!
