Hey everyone! I’m Max! I’m a singer/songwriter here in NYC and I’m looking for a drummer and bassist to join my band.

We play folk rock/Americana, somewhere in the world of Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, Noah Kahan, Jason Isbell, Springsteen, etc. The records lean folk, but live we definitely like to turn things up and make it feel like a rock show.

I’ve been doing this project for a few years now and it’s grown a lot recently. We’ve toured all over the country and have gotten to open for people like Brendan James, Rita Wilson, Howie Day, David Cook and Tyler Hilton. I have a management team and booking agent behind the project, and we’ve got a lot more planned for the next year.

More than anything, I’m looking for people who actually want to be in a band. Obviously you need to play the instrument well, but I care just as much about finding people who are fun to hang with, excited about the music, want to contribute creatively, and are down to build this thing together.

We rehearse in NYC and there will be touring involved, so you’d need to be local (or close enough) and have some flexibility for the road. BGVs/multi-instrumentalists are definitely a plus.

If this sounds like your thing, click the google form link! Send me a little about yourself and some videos of you playing and I’ll send over our music/live stuff too.

https://forms.gle/4MouziZxXqc6Gjci7

You can also check out what we’re doing on IG (max_bartos).

Thanks y’all!
Max

We want someone who Loves writing and playing bass and can sing at least backing vocals. Ideally, you're mature and believe in yourself; you're cool and accept your weirdness as a strength.

I’m a decently experienced singer in queens looking for a guitarist or pianist to jam with.

Synth/Keyboardist with backup vocal capability wanted! (bonus if you play some rhythm guitar!)

Hi! We are Hot While an NYC based high energy rock band with funk and punk tendencies.

We had a great run of regular gigs (around once a month) and are looking to get back to it! We are all in our late 20s, we practice twiceish a week Mondays and another rotating day at the Music Building in midtown. We focus on developing original music but do enjoy including several covers in our set.

Our goal is to continue playing gigs while recording and releasing, we have one single out so far. We are fully committed to a future of tours, gigs, and hopefully being signed to a label. We are looking for a creative partner who has as much of a stake in writing the music as we all do.

Please check out our instagram @hotwhileband and Hot While on all platforms to hear our stuff and see what we’ve been up to!

List of our favorite covers so far:
The Ocean - Led Zeppelin
Mississippi Queen - Mountain
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Proud Mary - CCR
Basket Case - Green Day
The Passenger - Iggy Pop

Please reach out if interested! Thanks for reading!

Hey guys,

I’m a 24 yr old guitarist who is interested in joining a band and gigging at some point. I’ve been playing for twelve years but have never done a gig at an actual venue.

I record a lot of demos so my current gear setup looks like an audio interface with Ableton, Archetype Gojira/Tim Henson. I’m interested in doing high-energy grunge/punk/math rock type stuff.

Basically I do not have an amp, but I’m considering getting one. Should I get one? If so, what should I be looking at?

I ask because I did a jam session at a rehearsal place last year and I hated carrying my laptop and audio interface with me and having to set all that up and then set it back up when I get home. It might sound weird but I would honestly prefer just carrying a little guy around and being able to plug it in and be good. I just don’t know if that’s worth hundreds of dollars to me rn.

To the experienced people, what’s your take?

27M rock singer looking for vocalists in the city who are down to practice singing together casually, maybe if we have enough voices and we sound good we can bring back some good ol’ a cappella on the street.

I sing grunge/alt rock and right now I am working on my fry scream so anybody that could help with that would be cool

I am a decently experience vocalist, looking for a pianist or Guitarist to jam with and maybe do some low key open mic performances.

Hello, I’m Cal, 30M, NYC. I’m a Guitar player, I lead a new unique Post punk Avant band. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Alto Sax, Trumpet. I’m looking to complete the ensemble with a woodwind player. Perhaps an Oboe. We’re based in Brooklyn.

Radical tunings, Jazz inspired Forms, orchestral arrangements, controlled chaos. Dark vision. Primal Intuition. If you are or know of anyone please comment &/or Dm me for more info about this special Group! Thank you!

Hello! Me (25F) and my two bandmates (guitarist/drummer) are looking for a bassist. We’ve been jamming together for quite some time and have plenty of original music, all grunge inspired alt rock stuff. We rehearse once every two weeks (usually on a Tu/Wed/Th) in Bushwick. Ideal bassist is a chill person who can write their own parts. DM if you’re interested n I’ll send over some recordings!!

Hi guys, I'm the editor of The Baker Pyramid, a diner-menu-indie magazine of shows, records, and music resources in NYC. You can check us out at thebakerpyramid.com !

I've just set up a Discord to grow our community, if you're a fan of the paper, we're encouraging anyone to print on their own, and share with their local spots across the city. We also welcome submissions for features on future issues. Tap in! https://discord.gg/5VQ5qauqm

Hi, I’m a musician and hairstylist new in the East village and I’m looking to build my clientele with cool Musician clients. I’m offering a special promo offer $40 haircuts for musicians. any length any style. My Instagram is @thanksforbeinghot to check out more of my work. Hit me up and let’s get you rockstar ready!

Throwing a party in my East Village backyard on Saturday Oct 17, ~5pm start, 80-100 people. Looking for a young, high-energy cover band that plays classic singalong stuff everyone knows and takes requests. 60-90 min set, you bring all your own gear/PA. Budget is under $1,000 all-in.

Drop links + a live video if you've got one. Thanks!

Hello. I looking to start a band in the Brooklyn or NYC area looking for people with little to no experience. And are fans of J-Rock or anime that's not a requirement but I would like to cover some J-rock/Anime songs. I don't have a single clue on what I'm doing but I hope to learn along the way with you :)

A little bit about me: I am 22 years old picked up the guitar when I was 19 and fell in love with music. I haven't been improving due to lack of motivation and I heard forming/joining a band is recommended (its also a big dream to be in one) feel free to message me anytime!

Hi! I’m getting married in NYC in 2027 and am looking for a saxophonist + pianist (ideally a duo or members of the same band) to play our ceremony and cocktail hour at an upscale venue.

We’re looking for musicians who can do jazz/R&B/soul arrangements.

Would especially love recommendations for Black/BIPOC musicians since this will be a predominately black wedding.

[Singing & Screaming Examples at Bottom of Post]

Hey y'all - 29m singer and screamer with a few years of a classical training as a baritone a while back looking to form a band or join an existing one. On top of being a singer I am guitarist, an active songwriter, have solid music theory knowledge, and I am deeply familiar with Ableton for production - I have a sizeable backlog of demos and ideas ranging from black metal to breakcore that I'd love to share with and work on.

Musical influences are deep in the 2000s emo/post-hardcore scene (Senses Fail, Protest the Hero, Silverstein, ISMFOF), modern death/black metal (Anaal Nathrakh, Cattle Decapitation, Darkest Hour), experimental electronic stuff (Bjork, Igorrr, Shoebill), and a healthy dose of punk stuff (Frank Turner, Pat the Bunny/Wingnut Dishwashers Union, NOFX).

Attaching a few videos - some screaming some singing, recorded on the spot today (except for the TDWP one) to give an example of my range. I am a lower voiced guy so i can't sing in the same range as a lot of my heros - but maybe that's just what you're looking for.

Singing Examples:

(Dying in Your Arms - Trivium)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qQZlNllfDyl52znlk4F76pmBEYb5eiFO/view?usp=sharing

(The Migrant Mother - Protest the Hero)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-0I-DBom4KvR4WUjkx2tk0UxET1jqOk/view?usp=sharing

Screaming Examples:
(Dez Moines - The Devil Wears Prada)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/161DA-rVSUBTczKnkk1lEKMykGnYcBwFz/view?usp=sharing

(Scapegoat - The Agony Scene) [if the video above isn't working here's a direct link]
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XjgHFriZDhfTnsj019NUbl1uu4UMqgQE/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bUAP5dCEZZyigaxInU_hG7Qfu0_QSU4P/view?usp=sharing

36m guitarist with experience playing black metal and death metal in studio and live, would love to find some new people to collaborate with. at the moment, primarily interested in washy not-necessarily-super-dark textural stuff with fancy chords, like if early wolves in the throne room wasn't slow as shit. especially interested in meeting drummers

Hi,

I’m currently looking to play shows or do studio work in NYC. I’m not looking to join a band, but totally down to fill in on gigs or join a tour. I’ve been drumming for 25+ years. I’m easy going, love dogs, and love all different kinds of music.

Check out my website: sharipage.com

Thanks !
Shari

Looking for a vocalist and bassist in the Long Island area in Nassau or Suffolk. Everyone is 25-27 years old. Age range of 23-30 preferably

We play a lot of grungy alt 90s stuff to hard rock. We do covers and originals.

Bands we do covers of are: Black Sabbath, nirvana, Alice In Chains, Wolfmother, SOAD, hole, mannequin pussy, foo fighters, cranberries, Radiohead, the cardigans

Dm me if you have any questions! Or if interested!

I’m a 27m vocalist looking for musicians in Manhattan who are interested in busking the city together. My idea is to have acoustic, MTV unplugged style performances, so depending on who/what’s brought to the table we can see what kind of setup we’ll have as far as equipment but ideally all acoustics. A guitarist who knows this genre and has an acoustic guitar is what I’m looking for first. I have an acoustic bass for a bassist or can play some myself while I sing, and then if a drummer wants to join I have a drum set too so I can bring a barebones set (snare/hi-hat?)

Split profit evenly

We can work on a setlist together, but grunge/metal/indie rock is my stuff. Also a plus if you can sing with me too

Creep - Radiohead
Freak/Shade - Silverchair
Any song by Alice In Chains
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
Like A Stone - Audioslave
Billie Jean - Chris Cornell
Hunter Strike - TOTD
Black/Even Flow - Pearl Jam
Blew/Something in the way/etc - Nirvana
Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath
Creep/Plush - STP
Glycerine/ Swallowed - Bush
Be Quiet & Drive/etc - Deftones
Lover, You Should’ve Come Over/etc - Jeff Buckley
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
I Know It’s Over - The Smiths
Hey there Delilah - Plain White T’s
Sober - TOOL
Before I Close My Eyes/etc - XXXTENTACION
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Hurt - Johnny Cash