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I'd very much like to start a thread on house concerts. This may not be the proper forum, but we're outfitting a small stage and performance venue in our home that will seat 35-to-40 people. All proceeds, after we pay the musicians, will go to charity. This is in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Anyone else out there with experience in this kind of thing? If so, what is fair admission fee? any hassles with neighborhood associations? do you serve food? how do you go about identifying performers? I'll be glad to share what we've collected (articles, advice, etc.) with anyone who is interested. Best. David At 08:58 PM 2/16/2006 -0500, burnett@pobox.com wrote: >On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, joe rut wrote: > >>Indeed! My favorite gigs of the last few years have all been house >>parties and warehouse shows put on by people creating alternatives to >the >>"club scene". >>For those of you who have never put on a house concert, you'd be >>surprised how little it takes and how fun it is. And since there is no >>"club overhead" to >>feed, %100 of the door goes to the musicians, who usually end up with >>more $ than your average club gig. The audience usually has a more >rewarding >>experience because they are there specifically to hear music, so you >have >>already filtered out most of the "I wanna go to the bar to drink and >>talk" crowd >>that can be at odds with the "I wanna listen to music crowd". >> >>The usual standard around here is $5 to $10 sliding scale with noone >>turned away for lack of funds, BYOB, and the house provides a bowl of >chili or >>something. Sometimes at larger warehouse shows the house will sell >>beer/wine at very cheap rates (eg, $2 a beer). >> >>Anyway, there are alternatives out there. >> >>Joe Rut > >Absolutely there are alternatives. I've started hosting house concerts in >my area because performers who want to play in the area started >contacting >me asking for help setting up shows in the area, and sometimes there's >not >a space available when they're coming through. I have a big house, which >helps. > >Anyone coming through the Raleigh end of North Carolina, drop me an email. > >http://www.badgerhaus.com/ > >regards, >Steve B >http://www.subscapeannex.com/about_steve.html >