Great Show guys. Thanks for the shoutout.
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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