On Saturday night, the former Swans/Shearwater drummer Thor Harris headlines a show with More Eaze and Lumberob at the Sultan Room in Brooklyn. After the gig, Harris posted an image of his settlement from the venue, in which he and his bandmates were paid nothing. In text laid over the image, Harris wrote, “@thesultanroom Paid us zero dollars tonight for a beautiful show .” The breakdown shows that the venue took a slight loss on the evening, after selling 46 tickets for a room that holds 280. Harris’ Instagram post has kicked off a fresh round of discourse about the economics of touring among independent musicians. Here’s the post:
