However, getting noticed - promoting yourselves, getting exposure and building a fan base is harder and harder nowadays because there are so many mediums and channels for people to find and present their music.

Yet many of these mediums charge extraordinary fees and often do not deliver.

Over the ensuing months, IRC will more actively be encouraging artists to post to our site, send us MP3s and tap into our growing archives for information using the search box and latest posts links.

IRC is also working on building artists profile pages for indie bands to create on our site with streaming and downloadable MP3s and other music files.

In the meantime, we have set up a page on the web site at http://www.indiestore.com/indierockcafe

Please visit the site to get an idea of what an indie artist profile could look like.