Sunday Brunch 3: OpenMike
By Avi Burra and QW
Aired Jan 25, 2026 · 1h 48m · Last boosted Mar 26, 2026
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Avi and guest OpenMike riff on the weird gap between “real-world popularity” and how few followers some incredible musicians have on Nostr, then use that as a springboard into what it looks like to actually build culture: paying creators directly, making venues more resilient, and turning community into infrastructure. The conversation detours into Tunestr and OpenMike’s search for a true “home base” venue, landing on Maggie Mae’s on 6th Street in Austin, right across from Rogan’s Comedy Club, as a potential flagship location to revitalize a legendary (and struggling) music corridor with Bitcoin/Nostr-native tooling. <...
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Great Show guys. Thanks for the shoutout.
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Thank you both so much for your integrity and mission. Music is powerful medicine and the factories that produce it like to fiddle with the recipe…. Get it from the source. Shake your musician’s hand and tell them what it means to you. #40HPW🎧
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Good chat
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Appreciate getting perspective on the situation here in Minneapolis from a business owner right in the city. Standing strong together!