Information from Xconomy about the event:
We set out to put this event together because we had the suspicion that a surprising number of folks in the local tech and life science scene had secret musical alter egos. What's more surprising, at least if the bands who entered the competition are any indication, is that so many of the bands these folks play in are so damn good. That's why we're grateful to the judges who helped us make the tough calls necessary to narrow down the competition: Art Technology Group co-founder Jeet Singh, who goes by the name Miki when he fronts the band Dragonfly, and Patrick Faucher, a Berklee College of Music grad, lifelong musician and technologist, and co-founder of Nimbit. Thanks guys!
All we need now is you. The final winner of the Xconomy Battle of the Tech Bands will be chosen by the audience, using a nifty cell-phone voting system, so be sure to bring your cell phone along. Tickets for the event, (which will go down at the Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub at 472-480 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge) are $20 in advance at www.xconomybands.eventbrite.com--actually only $15 if you buy in blocks of 10--and $25 at the door. That gets you not only admission, but also a little something to eat and drink.
But wait, there's more! Everyone who attends will be eligible to win one of our fantastic door prizes, including two Rock Band bundles from Harmonix Music Systems and three Microsoft Zune music players.
So come and cheer for your favorite band--or maybe find yourself a new one--and help us celebrate the Boston technology community's propensity for rocking out.
Cool. Yeah I was hoping you guys got to go out a bit. Thats cool that some of the music companies are choosing NYC. Makes sense. Which company are you with? Reble is that still the name?
Do the HackerNews Readers have any constructive critism for us? anything is good. We still have a long ways to go but the more input we have the better. Thanks for the help in advance.
You've got a really slick implementation... the site works great.
I think one thing worth looking into is how often people go to music shows; these can be somewhat expensive right? If the average show-goer only goes once a month, traffic may not be high enough to sustain the site. But I don't know; there could be enough people in the niche of repeat show-goers to meet your traffic needs.
As for the social networking features, you might also want to find out how many music fans are "hardcore" enough to want to talk about music on forums, in addition to just listening to MP3s.
You're on the right track, and just need to figure out what the killer application is for improving the music listening experience, on top of merely listening to songs. Try coming up with dozens of other concepts besides easy access to upcoming shows and profiles, etc... maybe the right answer is radically different from what's out there already.
You are right, I would comply and in my opinion the wording doesn't really matter that much. I think the readers are smart enough to understand that "Rejected YCombinator company" is the same thing as "Not Accepted Ycombinator Company" "or "YCombinator Applicant" and I do not mean any negativity with the title. It is mearly meant to highlight the fact that we are a company who submitted an application and the decision was made not to fund our company, and hopefully gain some attention from hackernews readers who might relate to that more than they would another random startup. YCombinators decision might turn out to be a good one for all I know, of course I would hope to prove otherwise by building a successful business.
At the same time I can respect PG decision to edit the title. After all one of the goals in titling my post with "YCombinator Rejected Company" is to gather more attention for our site. Can you fault me?
