If you want to play Small's, here are few simple steps to follow that will make things easier on everyone.

Kindly E-mail the booking person at smallsbooking@aol.com ... In your e-mail please include the following:

1. Your name and your bands name.

2. Your bands website and/or DIRECT link to mp3s (not everyone has time to sift through shitty mp3.com sites).

3. Please include what other DETROIT venues you have played and bands you have played with.

4. Touring bands: Send the dates you are looking for- This will greatly help your plight in getting a date.

ATTENTION LOCAL BANDS

You are responsible for bringing customers to the club on the night of your show. That means you must promote your band, and bring paying customers to the club to see you play. We give you the door money, but we must make a living off of bar sales. If we give you a show and it is not well attended (rule of thumb at least 5 customers per band member), we will be less inclined to have you back. If you pack our club, we will love you! See Promotions 101.

If you are friendly, and support the venue you will be that much more desirable to us when we are looking for bands to book. A bad attitude is enough to make us never want to have anything to do with you again sorry, but its true!

How will we know you are friendly? We see you at our bar, supporting the scene and original music!

If you see a night on our calendar you would fit on, let us know. If you have an idea for a full line up for your show, let us know that too! While everyone would like to headline a Friday or Saturday, we would appreciate more business on weeknights, so dont be afraid to take a show on one of those dates.
If you are a local band that has not yet played Smalls, you will most likely get a week date (i.e. Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs)

It is highly suggested you get out and network with other local bands that may fit on a show with you. We do our best to put together fitting nights but it is VERY helpful if you come to us with a bill in mind. We typically do 3 band nights and occasionally 4 band nights. Help us help you!

Promotions 101

Playing a show isn't as simple as showing up and plugging in. We ask that ALL bands promote their shows as best as possible. After all, it's you on stage- why not have a full room in front of you. Here are some quick tips on how to work it:

1. Make POSTERS and HANDBILLS to bring to the club at LEAST 5 weeks before the show. If it is much later than that, it will make us very crabby. Please give them to the bartender or hang them yourself. While youre at it, make them attractive and legible. Dont stop there, flyer everywhere you can. We try to poster local record stores, but you should supplement that the best you can. Bring your handbills to shows you are attending, hand them out there.
2. Tell everyone you know to come see you play. The more buzz, the better. Family, friends, etc. - they're all potential fans. Dont underestimate word of mouth promotions!
3. Contact the press. See our media list below.
4. Do all you can to get information to local record stores, shops and bars... in other words FLYER! FLYER! FLYER!

After you have sent us an e-mail with everything we have asked for, please give us time to get to your request and material. Politely send us a reminder after a week. Please do not hound our staff with phone calls or e-mails ... this will not increase your chances of playing here or make us review it any faster. If we feel your band is right for the venue, we will contact you. WE will contact you.

Touring band - are you in need of accommodations?
La Casa Inn
One West 9 Mile Road
Hazel Park,  Michigan  48030