What on earth is Jens Lekman doing on this list? I know he's touring, but wouldn't he play at Talking Head? The mind boggles. Jens next to Bea Arthur.
New club - Rams Head Live
On second thought, maybe he'd be opening for Tim (Tom?!) Booth. Might be a good show although I doubt both of them could fill such a venue.
you know, its times like these, where i realize that, for the most part, to start a venue, club, business venture like this, all you need is an investor and NOT knowledge of …. well anything really.
But it really makes me mad, because i feel as though i would have great success (actually i have in the past) booking/managing a club/venue like this. But its always the foolish clowns that have NO sense if being in touch with their audience that happen to know some asswad that will loan then $100K to start a business.
and it will fail. i had hopes til i saw the lineup!
But it really makes me mad, because i feel as though i would have great success (actually i have in the past) booking/managing a club/venue like this. But its always the foolish clowns that have NO sense if being in touch with their audience that happen to know some asswad that will loan then $100K to start a business.
and it will fail. i had hopes til i saw the lineup!
Originally posted by sonickteam2:I love it too, because I can walk to Rams Head Live from my house.
Originally posted by Random Citizen:personally, i LOVE this idea.
I give it two years…tops.
think about it….a year or two of going to a brand new venue….21+ (which i like myself, but realize its horrible for business) seeing top acts in a place thats only 1/3 full!!!!! how awesome is that….no more jampacked club….pay $25 to see a great band and have all the room in the world.
I'll go and support…but its gonna be tough..people in Baltimore are poor and ghetto.
they'll have to book some hip hop shows and somehow tap the Jewish community!
The thing that bothers me is that it might steal enough of the bigger shows (e.g., Drive-By Truckers) from the Recher to cause them problems. So in the process of discovering the lack of a market (surprise!) and failing, they also kill off the Recher Theatre.
$100k? I thought I read $10 MILLION was the investment! With that money you can buy the audience. Maybe it will be set up so that the music is secondary and it is really just a place to get drunk and hook up, not that there is anything wrong with that…
i would guess the query about tim booth would be for the rams head in napolis… which means that he might be lined up for birchmere.
my question is seeing as it's been forever since james has played in the us what kinda of fanatical fanbase is left… and wasn't booth coming off as basically bored out of his mind on the last james tour? i sudder to think what requests for the one or two james chestnuts known in the us would be greeted with by him.
my question is seeing as it's been forever since james has played in the us what kinda of fanatical fanbase is left… and wasn't booth coming off as basically bored out of his mind on the last james tour? i sudder to think what requests for the one or two james chestnuts known in the us would be greeted with by him.
Looks like someone has big dreams and little business sense.
They won't be getting any of my money. That line up makes the Birchmere sound exciting!
In an attempt to stay in the black, you know they're going to charge a freaking ton of money for their drinks which will only help to kill the business. The average Baltimoron can't afford to drink like that on a regular basis to keep them afloat; hence, another failed attempt at The Power Plant.
I highly doubt that The Recher, Fletcher's, The Ottobar nor any of the other Baltimore venues have a thing to worry about. Basically, they seem to be going for different markets and they offer a much better value than what this newbie in town will be able to offer.
No one has discussed the sound quality. This monster could end up being anywhere between the 9:30 Club to Nation. If they get the shell right, maybe they'll get some decent acts in time. If the place ends up sounding like a shopping mall with crappy sightlines, than why even bother in the first place?
They won't be getting any of my money. That line up makes the Birchmere sound exciting!
In an attempt to stay in the black, you know they're going to charge a freaking ton of money for their drinks which will only help to kill the business. The average Baltimoron can't afford to drink like that on a regular basis to keep them afloat; hence, another failed attempt at The Power Plant.
I highly doubt that The Recher, Fletcher's, The Ottobar nor any of the other Baltimore venues have a thing to worry about. Basically, they seem to be going for different markets and they offer a much better value than what this newbie in town will be able to offer.
No one has discussed the sound quality. This monster could end up being anywhere between the 9:30 Club to Nation. If they get the shell right, maybe they'll get some decent acts in time. If the place ends up sounding like a shopping mall with crappy sightlines, than why even bother in the first place?
The Funk Box is just a bad club.
The 8x10 was lame and the stage was awkwardly too high and joint was too narrow, and the hillbillies that ran it were scary.
The Funk Box's improvements and "remodeling" remind of the Simpsons episode where Moe decides to make his bar "hip" so it becomes M, with all the postmodern bullshit.
The 8x10 was lame and the stage was awkwardly too high and joint was too narrow, and the hillbillies that ran it were scary.
The Funk Box's improvements and "remodeling" remind of the Simpsons episode where Moe decides to make his bar "hip" so it becomes M, with all the postmodern bullshit.
Originally posted by El Tee:Yep, and the head Golden Girl.
Originally posted by hitman:Is that Maude?
—Bea Arthur (Bea & her pianist perform a wonderful show of storytelling, broadway songs & ballads)
Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:…And the Papa in Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" video. :)
Originally posted by hitman:danny aiello, as in the guy from do the right thing?
—Danny Aiello & his 8 pc. Swingin group !
Man, that "wishlist" reads like stuff Atlantic City would take. And Alex Chilton is on that list? Paul Westerberg needs to go kick his ass.
Hey Seth,
In 18 months, want to partner up on buying this place for $2 mil and running it right?
I've got me a feeling it will be available.
In 18 months, want to partner up on buying this place for $2 mil and running it right?
I've got me a feeling it will be available.
Originally posted by Stuart Ransom Miller:I was going to suggest the same.
Hey Seth,
In 18 months, want to partner up on buying this place for $2 mil and running it right?
I've got me a feeling it will be available.
I would decline if I were him. It is just too big for so many shows in Baltimore. In gerenal the bigger the venue the fewer shows that can fill it.
I wonder if they will have the moving stage to make the smaller shows seem fuller.
I wonder if they will have the moving stage to make the smaller shows seem fuller.
Originally posted by Sir HC:Well, there are really several things you can do with it.
I would decline if I were him. It is just too big for so many shows in Baltimore. In gerenal the bigger the venue the fewer shows that can fill it.
I wonder if they will have the moving stage to make the smaller shows seem fuller.
you could split the whole place and make it a concert venue AND a bar, so that you'll have half of the capacity, but still use the rest of the place to make money on just drinks.
and perhaps theres a way to do it temporarily so you can make it all one place for large shows.
thats what I'd do anyway
Originally posted by sonickteam2:Part of the space could be a coffee shop / used cd store open in the day. (get the tourist $ in too)
you could split the whole place [/QB]
Originally posted by Stuart Ransom Miller:I passed on it the first 50 times they offered it to us
Hey Seth,
In 18 months, want to partner up on buying this place for $2 mil and running it right?
I've got me a feeling it will be available.
Imagine too the issue of staffing up a place of that size. I would guess if you have 15+ shows a month that it is pretty much full time for a lot of people, and if you plan to hold 1800 people you need quite a few possible security, bar, and sound people. Either they will be cannibalizing all the other clubs in b-more to cover these shows, or all new staff. That is going to be a hard thing to start up with.