<p>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 <em>build</em> culture: paying creators directly, making venues more resilient, and turning community into infrastructure.</p> <p>The conversation detours into <strong>Tunestr</strong> and OpenMike’s search for a true “home base” venue, landing on <strong>Maggie Mae’s on 6th Street in Austin</strong>, 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.</p> <p>Near the end, they preview a <strong>Value-for-Value music fest in Belgrade</strong> (week after BTC Prague), with a floating-club venue on the Danube called <strong>Zappa</strong>, plus a mix of independent and bigger acts.</p> <p>Executive Producer (top booster from last episode): <a href="https://primal.net/rodpalmer">Rod Palmer</a></p> <p>Find today's artists on nostr:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqsrkz0zx4jn3pl56ltdhkr4gcavxpf0x7x872ehw0mjruuscr7dzcq242fz9">Doomtree (Lazerbeak)</a></li> <li><a href="https://primal.net/TheoKatzman">Theo Katzman</a></li> <li><a href="https://primal.net/means">Sam Means</a></li> <li><a href="https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqstvse8q9amp6pu9n2p4shqtjw58qnry2jx5mr6cq9enth4njc07ucrdwhhn">Henry Invisible</a></li> <li><a href="https://primal.net/soozanto">Suzanne Santo</a></li> </ul>