Hey,
I have been thinking of doing the same thing in a different town (not my
town I'm in now, but in a smaller town that's off the interstate that bands
passing through can stop by - a place like Moab, Utah - alot of people pass
thorugh there).
Anyway - I wanna do this in a couple of years but I also want to earn as
much as I can about what one needs to do - so can you share with me any
ideas people send your way.
I found a website that seems like a good intro to how to open a nightclub
(it doesn't focus on the music, but does focus on the business aspects -
raising money/business plan/cost estimates, stuff like that).
It's at http://www.nightclub-business.net/
There used to be a short, but worthwhile article by Tom Russell (great
songwriter) at his site www.tomrussell.com, it's his 10 tips for opening a
folk club, but it was taken down recently. I want to email the web admin of
his site to get a copy.
Hope you succeed - Madison should be a great place for what you wanna do!
-ldk
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 7:13 AM
Subject: Bringing music to town
>Hi.
>
>I have a weird question, I'm thinking someone on this list may have some
>ideas. A lot of you seem like either a) musicians or b) industry-related
>types.
>
>I'm in Madison, WI. We are located directly between Minneapolis and
>Chicago. In fact, you have to drive by our fair town to get from one place
>to the other. And in fact, unless an act is fairly big (like WILCO or
>Steve Earle), drive by is what they do.
>
>I think we are a fairly enlightened town, we have a campus, and we have a
>lot of folks that live here interested in good music. BUT
>
>Sometimes bands stop here, but a lot of times they don't. I think the
>reason may be because Madison is
>1) lacking the right venue... we don't have a 300-500 person type facility
> We don't have a schubas, or 400 club or a 3'rd and Lindsley, or a
>Tremont (yes I've traveled to see shows)
>2) possibly lacking the interest from the local promoters to chase these
>acts down
>
>I'm thinking about trying to get a venue of this nature off the ground in
>our fair city. But naturally I'm wondering if I can achieve any success
>where none has apparently been achieved before. Any hints/suggestions? I
>would like to try to contact some of these bands or their agents to find
>out if it might be a possibility to even get some of them to stop here on
>their way through.
>
>Am I dreaming? Please contact me off-list.
>
>Sorry for the "band" width.
>
>Diane
>
>
>
