Non-country venues in Phoenix?
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John McClung
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Non-country venues in Phoenix?
My daughter Jen, a very talented 24-year old singer-songwriter (think Shawn Colvin, Sheryl Crow, Tori Amos, Ani DeFranco) hasn't been able to find folk/pop/alt venues to gig at since recently moving to Phoenix, AZ. Any leads? Any interesting indie labels in Phoenix? Good management?
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John McClung
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Jack Francis
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REALLY!
Not much of anything...My band hasn't done any club work for the past 5 years. In fairness we haven't pursued much club work.
The only thing people seem to want is classic R&R with a few country tunes. I seldom even take the steel to our gigs anymore. Even though we could play country all night if it was requested.
We play mostly private parties.
I am unfamiliar with the venues that cater to the young/indie crowd. A buddy of mine, Chuck Hall, is a fantastic blues guitarist/singer that used to be busy 7 nights a week, is down to mostly week-ends now and he has a pretty good following.
He plays Europe a few time a year to make some money.
Jack
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Not much of anything...My band hasn't done any club work for the past 5 years. In fairness we haven't pursued much club work.
The only thing people seem to want is classic R&R with a few country tunes. I seldom even take the steel to our gigs anymore. Even though we could play country all night if it was requested.
We play mostly private parties.
I am unfamiliar with the venues that cater to the young/indie crowd. A buddy of mine, Chuck Hall, is a fantastic blues guitarist/singer that used to be busy 7 nights a week, is down to mostly week-ends now and he has a pretty good following.
He plays Europe a few time a year to make some money.
Jack
www.roadhousekings.com
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Jim Hinton
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There is a "coffee house" on Indian School Road and 36th Street called Mama Java's.
It is pretty new, and they have a folk music format that seems to be working for them. I see young people in there all the time performing, and, of course, there is no alcohol.
Let me know if that helps.
Regards,
Jim
It is pretty new, and they have a folk music format that seems to be working for them. I see young people in there all the time performing, and, of course, there is no alcohol.
Let me know if that helps.
Regards,
Jim
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Miguel e Smith
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Have her pick-up a copy of the New Times or go to http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/ . Among other things, it lists lots of venues for alt-type things. The majority of these venues will be right there in Tempe since it's college central.
Have her also check-out Aezra Records at http://www.aezra.com/home.php . The main guy there is Eric and he's a good cat. The label, as of now, has no country acts and they do have major distribution.
Good luck,
Mike<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Miguel e Smith on 22 September 2004 at 08:57 PM.]</p></FONT>
Have her also check-out Aezra Records at http://www.aezra.com/home.php . The main guy there is Eric and he's a good cat. The label, as of now, has no country acts and they do have major distribution.
Good luck,
Mike<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Miguel e Smith on 22 September 2004 at 08:57 PM.]</p></FONT>