In the last few years, several locally-based musical artists have forged ahead in somewhat new and unconventional ways to gain not only a national, but an international audience. Aurora Nealand, Helen Gillet, Leyla McCalla, Meschiya Lake, Alynda Lee Segarra (Hurray for the Riff Raff), Sasha Masakowski, Shannon McNally and Sarah Quintana have used crowdfunding and social media to help reach a wide and supportive audience. Before launching her career ab...