Pay-to-Play (although they call it "Crowd-Funded")

Disgusting.

I refuse to attend P2P concerts. Sadly RVA is overrun with venues that do this.

I think 8x10 in Baltimore requires you to sell so many tickets before they will book you.  I guess that is why I have never been there.

It's the Lambert door polling practice on steroids.

Only here, you don't get to tell the polling person "I'm here to see everybody and your doing this is a detriment to the local music scene."

atomic wrote:
I think 8x10 in Baltimore requires you to sell so many tickets before they will book you.  I guess that is why I have never been there.

8X10 is still around?

Never been there, either.  Presumed they were history.

Oh, and crowd-funding a show is bullshit.

I know they became a jamband spot and called themselves The Funk Box for a while. Then I think it changed hands. No clue as to what they book now.

Will never do pay to play.

The Pinch is a tiny space as well, so that doesn't really help anyone out when trying to sell your tickets and pack the place. The bulk of the space will be taken over by music gear from all the bands :)

StoneTheCrow wrote:

atomic wrote:
I think 8x10 in Baltimore requires you to sell so many tickets before they will book you.  I guess that is why I have never been there.

8X10 is still around?

Never been there, either.  Presumed they were history.

Oh, and crowd-funding a show is bullshit.

I just checked and they are still going strong.  Spirit Family Reunion is playing there tomorrow night.  I saw them at Newport Folk Festival last year.  So at least one band I have heard of is playing there.

atomic wrote:
I think 8x10 in Baltimore requires you to sell so many tickets before they will book you.  I guess that is why I have never been there.

brass monkey in fells point as well

I am not going to support this, and all local bands should boycott it and play shows at the other 100 + venues in the area. 

atomic wrote:
  Spirit Family Reunion is playing there tomorrow night.   

BTW…these guys are fantastic and highly recommended

been singing Put the backseat down' to my daughters for months (and before I get parenting advice from James or someone else…the hooking up reference is lost by the 7 and under crowd)

http://dcist.com/2014/06/the_problem_with_rabbl_crowd-fund.php

All that really needs to be said here.

?We?re looking to find a bunch of cool local bands who maybe haven?t played out that much yet,? Rabbl co-founder Erik Needham tells Express.

So if they don't play out much, then how can they have a local fanbase that will vote for them to play?  Wouldn't the "winner" always be a band that already is popular in the local scene? 

at0mic wrote:

?We?re looking to find a bunch of cool local bands who maybe haven?t played out that much yet,? Rabbl co-founder Erik Needham tells Express.

So if they don't play out much, then how can they have a local fanbase that will vote for them to play?  Wouldn't the "winner" always be a band that already is popular in the local scene? 

Friends and Family + Coworkers.  That is how these things work.

I avoid bands with the word "Family" in their name. Not fair or smart but I do.

Not even Akron/Family?

StoneTheCrow wrote:
I avoid bands with the word "Family" in their name. Not fair or smart but I do.

I have been listening to the Carter Family because of your post.

Family Fodder were pretty incredible.

Sly & the Family Stone is up next.