{"id":2281403,"date":"2026-02-14T01:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2281403"},"modified":"2026-02-14T01:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:49:31","slug":"crier-new-app-celebrating-live-music-scene-in-birmingham-quickly-finding-an-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/crier-new-app-celebrating-live-music-scene-in-birmingham-quickly-finding-an-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"Crier, new app celebrating live music scene in Birmingham, quickly finding an audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cbs42.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"cbs42.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WIAT<\/a>) \u2014 A lot of Joshua Thomas\u2019 friends ask him how his night went.<\/p>\n<p>At his job at Saturn, Thomas gets to see a lot of shows from bands passing through Birmingham. As a result, he would tell them about whoever he had seen play the night before. The common response would lead to something big.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would get upset that they didn\u2019t know about the show,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cIt occurred to me that I could get an aggregator website where people could know what is going on all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Using coding skills he picked up on his own over the past several years, Thomas slowly began trying to build an app where there was a full list of whoever was playing at the many different night clubs around town. The result was Crier, which has been billed as \u201cevery Birmingham show, DJ set, and open mic in one app.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs42.com\/news\/local\/elizabeth-smart-speaks-at-blanket-fort-hopes-gala-in-birmingham\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\"><br \/>\n\t\tElizabeth Smart speaks at Blanket Fort Hope\u2019s Gala in Birmingham\t<\/a><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>The app first launched Jan. 27 and already has over 700 users.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Hawkins, Thomas\u2019 childhood friend, helped him in the process, having 20 years of experience in tech design and user experience.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just been amazing that was a need that a lot of people had,\u201d Hawkins said.<\/p>\n<p>For Thomas, he wanted the spirit of Crier to be a celebration of Birmingham\u2019s live music scene, including shows for those under 21. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kind of want it to be a spiritual successor to Black &amp; White,\u201d he said, referring to the now-defunct alternative which was published from 1992 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, Thomas and Hawkins wanted Crier to be something people would enjoy scrolling through, which is why there is no paywall or advertisements on the app.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI hate ads,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cI don\u2019t want them anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins said the response so far has been very encouraging, showing that the app could help more people support live music and Birmingham\u2019s local arts scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main goal is to make the Birmingham DIY scene stronger, so if it can be a place to foster the community, that would be great,\u201d he said. \u201cThe main goal is to give them back to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas and Hawkins continually tinker with Crier, adding more venues and finding ways for people to add shows or events on the app. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The app is free and can be downloaded on all social platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/thecrierapp\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/thecrierapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to go Crier\u2019s Patreon page.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbs42.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) \u2014 A lot of Joshua Thomas\u2019 friends ask him how his night went. At his job at Saturn, Thomas gets to see a lot of shows from bands passing through Birmingham. As a result, he would tell them about whoever he had seen play the night before. 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