As one of those former unpaid interns, and as somebody who might not even be in this racket otherwise, this speaks to me on a deep cellular level. The struggle is real.
I picked the wrong unpaid internship, at Philly Weekly, where after months of asking and then rebuilding their dining listings from scratch for minimum wage, the editor offered on my way out the door to "throw you a bone" and let me maybe write one movie review. I made up for it later.
I have had good luck with Bands in Town. I turned it off during the pandemic but checking it now it has lots of suggestions. I like it because you don’t have to name bands you like. It supposedly just gives you all shows. But I haven’t researched if that’s really true.
As one of those former unpaid interns, and as somebody who might not even be in this racket otherwise, this speaks to me on a deep cellular level. The struggle is real.
I picked the wrong unpaid internship, at Philly Weekly, where after months of asking and then rebuilding their dining listings from scratch for minimum wage, the editor offered on my way out the door to "throw you a bone" and let me maybe write one movie review. I made up for it later.
(Also thanks for the rec, Nate!)
I have had good luck with Bands in Town. I turned it off during the pandemic but checking it now it has lots of suggestions. I like it because you don’t have to name bands you like. It supposedly just gives you all shows. But I haven’t researched if that’s really true.