The only money I've ever made (except for MP3.com) was by doing shows--either my own stuff or other groups music--and selling CDs at merch tables or out of cardboard boxes.
Hell... even Die Mannequin... who opened for Marilyn Manson this past saturday... were hawking CDs directly to the audience after their set. Nobody was buying their stuff at the mech booth prior to the show, but they sure were buying them after....
Selling music online is too much like ice fishing. You drop in your line and hope something hungry swims past and takes the bait.
