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In a similar vein, I'd like to start a SF Bay Area loop "collaboration" club where loopers would get together in groups of 2 or 3 and make some music. Anyone have any interest in doing something like this? --- David Small <dsmall@uh.edu> wrote: > I'd very much like to start a thread on house > concerts. This may not be the > proper forum, but we're outfitting a small stage and > performance venue in > our home that will seat 35-to-40 people. All > proceeds, after we pay the > musicians, will go to charity. This is in the > suburbs of Houston, Texas. > Anyone else out there with experience in this kind > of thing? If so, what > is fair admission fee? any hassles with neighborhood > associations? do > you serve food? how do you go about identifying > performers? I'll be > glad to share what we've collected (articles, > advice, etc.) with anyone > who is interested. Best. > > David > > > At 08:58 PM 2/16/2006 -0500, burnett@pobox.com > wrote: > >On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, joe rut wrote: > > > >>Indeed! My favorite gigs of the last few years > have all been house > >>parties and warehouse shows put on by people > creating alternatives to the > >>"club scene". > >>For those of you who have never put on a house > concert, you'd be > >>surprised how little it takes and how fun it is. > And since there is no > >>"club overhead" to > >>feed, %100 of the door goes to the musicians, who > usually end up with > >>more $ than your average club gig. The audience > usually has a more rewarding > >>experience because they are there specifically to > hear music, so you have > >>already filtered out most of the "I wanna go to > the bar to drink and > >>talk" crowd > >>that can be at odds with the "I wanna listen to > music crowd". > >> > >>The usual standard around here is $5 to $10 > sliding scale with noone > >>turned away for lack of funds, BYOB, and the house > provides a bowl of chili or > >>something. Sometimes at larger warehouse shows > the house will sell > >>beer/wine at very cheap rates (eg, $2 a beer). > >> > >>Anyway, there are alternatives out there. > >> > >>Joe Rut > > > >Absolutely there are alternatives. I've started > hosting house concerts in > >my area because performers who want to play in the > area started contacting > >me asking for help setting up shows in the area, > and sometimes there's not > >a space available when they're coming through. I > have a big house, which helps. > > > >Anyone coming through the Raleigh end of North > Carolina, drop me an email. > > > >http://www.badgerhaus.com/ > > > >regards, > >Steve B > >http://www.subscapeannex.com/about_steve.html > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com