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New venue in Baltimore

El Tee
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New venue in Baltimore March 31, 2004 at 10:36 PM UTC #
From Rams Head:

"Ok loyal Rams Head Music Lovers !!
We've always promised you the "breaking news" FIRST !!
Rams Head has just signed the deal to open a fantastic new music venue in the Power Plant Live Complex in Baltimore ! Our beautiful club will hold approx. 1200 music fans & will enable us to bring you
*more bands…..
*more diversity…..
*more rockin good times !!!
Most of the venue is standing room with some limited seating ! Our RamsHead On Stage Annapolis will stay just like it is !!!
Stay tuned for our official opening date &
our line-up of quality National entertainment !!
~~If the Rams Head builds it & books it….
You KNOW it's gonna be good !!"
redsock
Joined: February 20, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: New venue in Baltimore March 31, 2004 at 10:52 PM UTC #
Originally posted by El Tee:
From Rams Head:

"Ok loyal Rams Head Music Lovers !!
We've always promised you the "breaking news" FIRST !!
Rams Head has just signed the deal to open a fantastic new music venue in the Power Plant Live Complex in Baltimore ! Our beautiful club will hold approx. 1200 music fans & will enable us to bring you
*more bands…..
*more diversity…..
*more rockin good times !!!
Most of the venue is standing room with some limited seating ! Our RamsHead On Stage Annapolis will stay just like it is !!!
Stay tuned for our official opening date &
our line-up of quality National entertainment !!
~~If the Rams Head builds it & books it….
You KNOW it's gonna be good !!"
Wow, the 930 club in Baltimore…that's not a good thing for us DC residents….means less shows down here. And its a real bad thing for the Recher…who will now have nothing but jam bands to book.

Hey sonick, get on this one, why hasn't BigYawn gotten it's ugly paws all over this one?
El Tee
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Re: New venue in Baltimore March 31, 2004 at 11:04 PM UTC #
Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by El Tee:
From Rams Head:

"Ok loyal Rams Head Music Lovers !!
We've always promised you the "breaking news" FIRST !!
Rams Head has just signed the deal to open a fantastic new music venue in the Power Plant Live Complex in Baltimore ! Our beautiful club will hold approx. 1200 music fans & will enable us to bring you
*more bands…..
*more diversity…..
*more rockin good times !!!
Most of the venue is standing room with some limited seating ! Our RamsHead On Stage Annapolis will stay just like it is !!!
Stay tuned for our official opening date &
our line-up of quality National entertainment !!
~~If the Rams Head builds it & books it….
You KNOW it's gonna be good !!"
Wow, the 930 club in Baltimore…that's not a good thing for us DC residents….means less shows down here. And its a real bad thing for the Recher…who will now have nothing but jam bands to book.

Hey sonick, get on this one, why hasn't BigYawn gotten it's ugly paws all over this one?
Maybe it won't affect us in DC. Sometimes bands/artists go to venues in Baltimore, and still make their way to DC/VA. Or, they visit the club another time during the course of the year.
Sometimes, Norva books the same bands/artist on tour as 9:30 club. As a whole, I think 9:30 club books better acts than the Norva. So, maybe this new club will provide similar bookings to that of the Norva.
I was at Rams Head (Annapolis) over the weekend - I didn't see or hear anything about this announcement.
More reasons to visit Jag and Sonick! :)
bags
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 03:27 AM UTC #
Originally posted by redsock:
Wow, the 930 club in Baltimore…that's not a good thing for us DC residents….means less shows down here.
We're evil for thinking this, aren't we….but I thought it. Seems like more bands have been skipping DC these days anyway….
Random Citizen
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 05:31 AM UTC #
Yeah, but how many people from the DC area are going to travel to Norfolk for a show, esp. on a weeknight? Baltimore is much closer and lately it seems that tours have been doing an "either/or" approach to this area.

Originally posted by El Tee:
Maybe it won't affect us in DC. Sometimes bands/artists go to venues in Baltimore, and still make their way to DC/VA. Or, they visit the club another time during the course of the year.
Sometimes, Norva books the same bands/artist on tour as 9:30 club. As a whole, I think 9:30 club books better acts than the Norva.
kosmo
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 01:22 PM UTC #
my memory might be a bit fuzzy on this one, but isn't this just the latest in a series of attempts to use that space as a live music venue? plus if the rams head is promoting it, will it have rams head/birchmere standard pricing :eek:
sonickteam2
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 02:08 PM UTC #
Originally posted by redsock:

Hey sonick, get on this one, why hasn't BigYawn gotten it's ugly paws all over this one?
ok, but El Tee was supposed to hook me up with that before she went public with it. I thought we were working together you big blabbermouth!
bags
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 03:59 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
plus if the rams head is promoting it, will it have rams head/birchmere standard pricing :eek:
Does this mean expensive? I've never been to Ram's Head, and Birchmere just a few times….

Also, is this place in the city –isn't the power plant thingamajig near the waterfront?
kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 04:07 PM UTC #
yup i.e john hiatt solo at the ramshead $60 clams… now the ramshead gets a "premium" price for tickets because of the "intimate" nature of the venue. however, they charge the same if you get a table near near the starge or get stuck in the corner. this venue bigger than the ramshead so who knows what the pricing will be like. and ticket prices depend on what the artist want to get paid to shake thier groove makers…
bunnyman
Joined: November 19, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 04:13 PM UTC #
Ultimately Bohager's and Hammerjacks didn't take that many shows away from DC…I'm not too worried about it.
jkeisenh
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 04:20 PM UTC #
ewewew. the power plant is just a shell that holds one failing corporate chain after another. i doubt i would ever want to go there for a show.

and also, reputation has a lot to do with booking, right? i mean, you hear bands talk about venues they expect to play, and Black Cat and 9:30 are the two really established venues here. Recher doesn't have a name like them yet, and this new place (or Ram's Head for that matter) certainly won't either.

I'm not worried.

Originally posted by Bags:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
plus if the rams head is promoting it, will it have rams head/birchmere standard pricing :eek:
Does this mean expensive? I've never been to Ram's Head, and Birchmere just a few times….

Also, is this place in the city –isn't the power plant thingamajig near the waterfront?
Venerable Bede
Joined: October 16, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 04:23 PM UTC #
Originally posted by chimbly segal:
ewewew. the power plant is just a shell that holds one failing corporate chain after another. i doubt i would ever want to go there for a show.
i wouldn't call barnes and noble or hard rock cafe failing. . .and now there's a chipotle in the power plant. yum!
markie
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 04:30 PM UTC #
More places to see shows…… YAY!

They wont get away with real high ticket prices if they want the club full most nights. 1200 tickets are quite a lot to sell. Plus within 1 hours drive there is lots of venue competition.
El Tee
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 04:47 PM UTC #
Initially I did this of the repercussions of a new venue affecting Recher, Fletcher's, etc. Now, I'm less on the positive side about the possible affects of bands/artists skipping 9:30 club to help support this new venue or because of conflicts in booking/scheduling. Baltimore is much closer (obvious, I know) than the Norva. I'm wondering if having this new venue will be like the old days of The Bayou and the old 9:30 club. Yep, the Power Plant is near the Waterfront. Some of the shows I think are expensive at Birchmere/Rams Head.
El Tee
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 01, 2004 at 05:02 PM UTC #
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by redsock:

Hey sonick, get on this one, why hasn't BigYawn gotten it's ugly paws all over this one?
ok, but El Tee was supposed to hook me up with that before she went public with it. I thought we were working together you big blabbermouth!
Sigh. So gullible.
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Jaguär
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 02, 2004 at 04:30 AM UTC #
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I can't believe that anyone is actually worried about Baltimore taking shows from DC. Especially at that forever in the red hole known as The Power Plant.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Besides, I have a feeling that they will lean more towards the mainstream and Frat set than our usual Indie and Brit Rocking hipster types. Or maybe they'll look to be the new hard rocking Hammerjacks. :D
bags
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 02, 2004 at 04:13 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Jaguär:
You guys are funny. :o

I'm bad; I need to get my ass to Mojo, Ottobar and Recher. I will, I will…. ;)
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 02, 2004 at 04:16 PM UTC #
Wouldn't this possibly drive 9:30 ticket prices higher?

The 9:30 would be competing for shows with this venue, forcing them to outbid this new venue.

The 9:30, in turn, would take the increase in booking costs and pass it on to it's beloved patrons…
mankie
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 02, 2004 at 04:24 PM UTC #
Originally posted by mark e smith:
More places to see shows…… YAY!

That's exactly what I thought…maybe with another venue bands I want to see may get booked….because it's ALL about me you know.
ggw
Joined: December 16, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: New venue in Baltimore April 02, 2004 at 04:57 PM UTC #
Exactly which bands would you like to see?

Originally posted by Bollocks:
Originally posted by mark e smith:
More places to see shows…… YAY!

That's exactly what I thought…maybe with another venue bands I want to see may get booked….because it's ALL about me you know.
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