The Scene
The Gable Verse, the Gable Music Ventures blog, is here to bring you the newest and freshest news from the music scene in Delaware and the surrounding area. Our goal is to highlight the artistic diversity and talent in and around the area while encouraging community and support for the arts.
Bandcamp Friday Roundup: December 2024
We’ve dedicated this #BandcampFriday Roundup to Holiday Music created by local and independent artists, and bands adding their own creative contributions to classic yuletide favorites.
PSA from #TheGableVerse - support local musicians on Bandcamp Fridays, when they get a bigger cut of the earnings! Check them out!
Featured Artists: The Avenu, The Honey Badgers, Dolphin Space Program, Year of the Comet, The Blues Reincarnation Project, King Lew Productions
Local Music Radio And Where To Listen
The local music scene is built from the ground up and one major part of its growth over the years are our local radio shows, bringing your ears all the good fresh locally-made goodness - and usually, for free, in turn for your support. #TheGableVerse has your local radio station round-up right here!
Music Shop Round Up
Oftentimes overlooked, local music shops drive a large part of the area’s music scene. With mega companies monopolizing the markets, these mom and pop shops need our support more than ever. We’ve compiled a list of music shops in all three counties to check out the next time you need strings, sticks, or a good hang. #TheGableVerse
Bandcamp Friday Roundup: November 2024
Local musical creativity is still in full bloom despite autumn’s closing time rituals. Here’s this month’s #BandcampFriday Roundup on #TheGableVerse - reminding you to support local musicians on Bandcamp Fridays, when they get a bigger cut of the earnings. Check them out!
Bandcamp Friday Roundup: October 2024
This month’s #BandcampFriday Roundup on #TheGableVerse is ready for the change in season, with the fall breeze and the colors changing, as brand new local music lands on the web for your listening pleasure. There’s one special day each month where you can show love to artists who sell online by purchasing from their Bandcamp pages (and bandcamp doesn’t keep the fees!) - and today is it! Check out this month’s list!
Featured Bands: The Reverand Horton Heat, Cypher Clique, Grant Claytor, Ninth Cage, J.P. Reali, Sandy Shalk
Bandcamp Friday Round Up: Homey Awards 2024 Edition
Did you miss The 18th Annual Hometown Heroes Homey Awards last month? This month’s #BandcampFriday on #TheGableVerse is dedicated to some of the area’s award-winning musicians and bands from that locally-star-studded event!
Mind Your Music Business: Getting More People To Hear Your Music
#MindYourMusicBusiness ! #TheGableVerse ‘s own Sug Daniels has some more tips and tricks for you budding musicians-in-business on how to get more people to hear your music as it gets released - get to planning for the win!
Get To The Gig: Concert Calendar August 2024
#GetToTheGig! As the summer rolls on, the annual People’s Festival is back at Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park and we’ve got your concert picks for the rest of August right here on #TheGableVerse.
Bandcamp Friday Round Up: August 2024
This #BandcampFriday Roundup is full extra local love featuring artists around the region including several bands competing in the Summer Band Jam music competition presented by Koh Show Live and Gingerfox Productions. Take a deep dive into those bands right here on #TheGableVerse.
Delaware Summer Concert Series To Check Out
Instead of packing up the car and sitting in beach traffic for hours, take a look into your own backyard to see the multitude of local (and mostly free-to-attend) music options we have right here in the Delaware area for the fam. Check out some of your options right here on #TheGableVerse.
Bandcamp Friday Round Up; July 2024
It’s gettin’ hot this summer, so get inside and cool off while listening to and supporting (purchasing stuff!) for this month’s six local artists to watch on today - #bandcampfriday! Featured Artists: Wasted Arrows, All Hail Y.T. x Anthony Danza, The Honey Badgers, Dan & Joe, Russell Que, Flat
Bandcamp Friday Round Up; June 2024
The weather and the music are both getting HOT HOT HOT as the summer kicks off, so we’ve got your monthly six local picks to discover and support this #bandcampfriday on #TheGableVerse!
Bandcamp Friday Roundup: Ladybug Music Festival 2024 Edition
In this special edition Ladybug Music Festival #BandcampFriday Roundup on #TheGableVerse, we gathered tunes from some of the ladies featured in this years’ festival to give fans a peek into the musical talent coming on May 31 to Wilmington, Delaware! #ladybugmusicfest
Bandcamp Friday Round Up; April 2024
Happy #Bandcamp Friday from #TheGableVerse! Here’s another roundup of six local artists with new music releases to enjoy the new springtime weather! Stop by their Bandcamps and spread a little local love and support!
Bandcamp Friday Round Up; March 2024
It’s #bandcampfriday once again and as usual, you’ll get six fresh picks of locally-crafted original music to discover from us at #TheGableVerse - happy listening! Featured Artists: Rew, Devin Canfield, Melodic, Chuck N Lock, Paul Ardent, Nico Bryant
Bandcamp Friday Round Up; February 2024
Get warm and cozy this winter with the next batch of #BandcampFriday selections, curated for you, with love, by our most talented and lovely #TheGableVerse blog author and singer-songwriter @SugDaniels! Now, go show some love to those local bands by buying some music or merch today.
This month’s featured artists: Graver’s Lane, QUICKCHANGE!, Von Holden, Albeit, A Moon, The Weird Thing, DejaReve Panic
New Year, New Music Bandcamp Friday January 2024
#TheGableVerse wishes you a Happy New Year with a brand spanking fresh roundup of 6 local artists to discover, follow, and support this first #bandcampfriday of the year!
Holiday Music Mixer 2023
The 2023 #TheGableVerse Holiday Music Mixer is here with all your local music holiday releases full of nostalgia and cheer - check out what these local artists have to say this holiday season…
Thankful, Grateful, and Ready to Rock 2023
As the season of Thanks surrounds us, we at #TheGableVerse reached out to local music artists Rebel Natty, Ty Mathis, Callum, and Joe Michelini from American Trappist to find out what they are grateful for and looking forward to.
Bandcamp Friday Roundup; November 2023
@sugdaniels has your November ‘must-check-out’ hotlist for local #BandcampFriday lovin’ right on #TheGableVerse - remember that when you support independent artists on bandcamp fridays, they get to keep more of the earnings too - now go be awesome today!