If you are interested in booking your band at the club, please review the following general info:
(1) Booking: we book most rock/alt/heavy bands on Fridays, and Country/Swamp pop on Saturdays. We have a diverse crowd, (no kidding huh!!) and they know what days to come on. That doesn't mean we can't switch things around occasionally, but this is what everyone is used to. Just email Margo and she will see about getting you booked.
(2) Payment: if you have played at the bar and we have discussed a set price, then fine. If you have not played at the bar, then we ask that you play for the door. You keep 100% of the door. We can discuss the door versus a minimum on a band by band basis. The more fans you bring, the more money you make. We are not interested in keeping any of your door entry. Our goal is to give you a venue to perform and promote your music.
(3) Advertising: We are not in the ad/promo business, we are in the bar business. We will advertise on our website, myspace, 2 local newspapers that cover the surrounding parishes, and on our recorder at the bar, but we can't reach all of YOUR fans. If you want to drop off flyers at the bar, we will post them at the bar, but we will not stand on the street and hand them out. If you want more money from the door, get the word out to YOUR fans.
(4) Drinks/Tabs: Band members drink for 1/2 price. Cokes and water free. If a band member leaves a tab at the end of the night, we will deduct it from the band pay. We do not charge big city prices, so that works out to a great deal. $1/beer, $2/Jager, etc.
(5) Load In: We open at 3PM every day, and our Friday bands start at 10:00pm, Saturday bands start at 8:00 pm. So you can load in anytime you want after 3.
(6) Guest List: Each band member gets to put ONE person on the guest list. If everyone you know is on the guest list, you don't make any money.
(7) Payment: The total amount will be given to the band that booked with us at the end of the night. Bands will split up the money amongst themselves.
(8) Promo Merchandise: We have NO problem at all with you selling band merchandise in the bar. We have tables that you can set up on and even a side stage that is visiable from anywhere in the bar. We do ask that you bring us one 8 x 10 autographed band picture to put up on our wall (if you have one).
(9) Sound Equipment: We do not have sound equipment available at this time, so if you do not have your own, contact us and we can rent if needed.
For the most part, you will find that we (Vic & Margo) are very down to earth and will work well with any band that comes through our doors.