VENUE INFORMATION
Here is information on local rooms supplied by the musicians
that play them. To add a venue, please use the form below
by clicking here.
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| Preferred
music: |
Classic Rock/80's/Blues |
| Room size: |
Medium |
| Stage: |
Small stage,
bring junction AC boxes |
| Lights |
In
house |
| PA: |
In house |
| Controlling
Agency: |
? |
| Overall Rating: |
4 Stars -
Pretty Good |
| Comments: |
Smaller dance
floor-packs easily. Drummer usually plays the in-house
drums unless arranged prior. Good PA and sound guy (cool
guy). He can record the band live and give you a CD, which
is cool. Bring a fan, it gets hot on stage! |
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| Preferred
music: |
Danceable
Rock, R&B |
| Room size: |
Small, intimate |
| Stage: |
Corner stage |
| Lights |
No
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| PA: |
No |
| Controlling
Agency: |
Far West? |
| Overall Rating: |
4 Stars -
Pretty Good |
| Comments: |
Club also
has karaoke bar in separate area from band & Thursday
is some cheap drink specials night! |
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| Preferred
music: |
Top 40, Disco |
| Room size: |
Small |
| Stage: |
No stage (see
below) |
| Lights |
Provided
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| PA: |
Bring it |
| Controlling
Agency: |
3Ci |
| Overall Rating: |
2 Stars -
Barely Okay |
| Comments: |
The "stage" is a corner
stage in the restaurant and would be better considered
a "performance area". Load in has to be done
by 4:00pm because it's a pretty spendy fine-dining mom
& pop restaurant. Load in is through the front door
and they clear tables to produce a dance floor. The
stage has brass railings around it.
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Emerald
Queen Casino, Tacoma |
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| Preferred
music: |
Top 40, Dance |
| Room size: |
Large |
| Stage: |
Large |
| Lights |
Provided
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| PA: |
Provided |
| Controlling
Agency: |
3Ci/BBA |
| Overall Rating: |
5 Stars -
Excellent |
| Comments: |
Excellent place to play. Packed full
of people. All staff members are very nice: bartenders,
security, etc. Excellent sound man!
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| Preferred
music: |
Various,
mostly rock oriented |
| Room size: |
Huge |
| Stage: |
15 x 40. (bring
the long cables!) |
| Lights |
Excellent in house lighting with good operator |
| PA: |
You bring
it |
| Controlling
Agency: |
Various-
owners book most acts themselves |
| Overall Rating: |
4 Stars -
Pretty Good |
| Comments: |
One of my
favorite rooms to play. They also have good food.
On-stage power is kinda marginal for such a large room.
The lighting system uses all of the available 220. Better
plug the PA into the wall outlet on the right of the stage
marked "MAINS", or you might have power problems
within the band. |
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| Preferred
music: |
Rock |
| Room size: |
Small, Capacity
200 |
| Stage: |
Small square
stage with drumriser |
| Lights |
Par56's
and some intelligent lights |
| PA: |
Bring your
own |
| Controlling
Agency: |
None |
| Overall Rating: |
3 Stars -
Fair |
| Comments: |
Small but
fun bar with a good dancing crowd |
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| Preferred
music: |
Retro Dance
- Blues |
| Room size: |
Medium |
| Stage: |
18" hi
x 10'D x 18 W |
| Lights |
Provided |
| PA: |
Provided but
small |
| Controlling
Agency: |
TBN |
| Overall Rating: |
3 Stars -
Fair |
| Comments: |
Very isolated
but good crowd turnout. Tiny dance area in front of stage.
Load in through the front door. Bring AC quad boxes. |
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| Preferred
music: |
Classic Rock/Blues |
| Room size: |
Small but
fun |
| Stage: |
Smaller but
adequate. More than 5 people would be crowded |
| Lights |
You
bring it |
| PA: |
You bring
it |
| Controlling
Agency: |
None |
| Overall Rating: |
4 Stars -
Pretty Good |
| Comments: |
Great crowds
that love to dance to just about everything, ALL NIGHT
LONG!! Friendly waitstaff and the owner, Zou, is a nice
guy and he pays pretty decent too!! |
Muckleshoot
Casino, Auburn |
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| Preferred
music: |
Varies from
current to oldies |
| Room size: |
Large - two
bars |
| Stage: |
Large, with
video on each side |
| Lights |
Provided |
| PA: |
Provided |
| Controlling
Agency: |
3Ci/BBA |
| Overall Rating: |
4 Stars -
Pretty Good |
| Comments: |
The rule is
you use their drum kit, no exceptions. Drummer can bring
his own beater and cymbals if desired. Drums are on a
riser behind a plexiglas wall - you can't hear them except
through your monitor. Monitors are run from a digital
side board but no dedicated operator - you have to flag
down the FOH operator and get him to make tweaks as needed.
They save your settings once you're happy, which takes
a while, but they're right back where you left off when
you go back. There are six monitor sends, which is probably
adequate for most. Mains are under the stage so the sound
seems muffled from above. They control the level to 90dB
at the FOH mix location, so it's not a very loud gig.
Motorized lights and video are awesome - you can even
have them make a video tape from the FOH board location.
Variety of ages in the crowd (only perspective is the
afternoon slot). Great green room with its own dressing
room and even a shower, right behind the stage. Band Rules
posted right there in the green room - no drinking, no
gambling, no having fun of any kind, just get your three
1-hour sets in, don't be late, and don't try to cut any
time. And be prepared to load out in under 30 minutes
so the next band can get in there in the same 30 minutes. |
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| Preferred
music: |
Rock, Blues |
| Room size: |
100 people |
| Stage: |
6x12 stage,
rectangular room |
| Lights |
Bring
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| PA: |
Bring |
| Controlling
Agency: |
None |
| Overall Rating: |
3 Stars -
Fair |
| Comments: |
A dive by
any means but can be a good room for most rock and blues
bands. |
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| Preferred
music: |
Classic Rock
- Top 40 |
| Room size: |
Medium |
| Stage: |
10 X 30 (L
Shaped) |
| Lights |
None
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| PA: |
Bring your
own |
| Controlling
Agency: |
Farwest |
| Overall Rating: |
4 Stars -
Pretty Good |
| Comments: |
Great staff.
Saturday's usually packed. Have to be a little careful
with stage volume. There's a neighbor that likes to call
the cops. |
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| Preferred
music: |
Top 40, Dance |
| Room size: |
Medium |
| Stage: |
Corner stage
approx. 18x12 |
| Lights |
Provided,
but marginal |
| PA: |
Provided,
barely adequate |
| Controlling
Agency: |
3Ci |
| Overall Rating: |
3 Stars -
Fair |
| Comments: |
You can bring your own p.a. as long
as you're done by 1:00pm, and it helps to augment the
house lighting with some form of intelligent lighting.
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| Preferred
music: |
Variety Rock |
| Room size: |
Medium to
Small |
| Stage: |
18" high,
approx. 14' square. |
| Lights |
"C"
quality house lighting and difficult to hang your own |
| PA: |
You bring.
If you bring more than one speaker, they look at you funny. |
| Controlling
Agency: |
3Ci |
| Overall Rating: |
2 Stars -
Barely Okay |
| Comments: |
It's good to have a room, any room,
on the circuit. Even another sports bar. This room is
a long drive from anywhere except Graham, with a stage
that is barely adequate for a 4 piece band. The way
it's laid out today, the room is not friendly to production.
The staff isn't real friendly to the idea of large production,
either. We made them happy by taking 1/2 of the stuff
we brought and putting it back in the trailer. It's
not that the room is that small, it's just that the
stage layout seeems to have been designed by a Karoke
crew...who later added on a springy 4' extension to
the stage so that the other bodies could be on stage
with a drum set.
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Raging
River Saloon, Fall City |
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| Preferred
music: |
From Blues
to Top 40 |
| Room size: |
Small and
intimate |
| Stage: |
About 12'x7'x1'.
Inches from bar. |
| Lights |
Cheap
disco lights and few pars |
| PA: |
2 flying Peavey
12's w/horn |
| Controlling
Agency: |
None |
| Overall Rating: |
3 Stars -
Fair |
| Comments: |
Great staff
and owner.The best pizza around (2 for band after show).
No free drinks unless your nice to the bartender. Load
through the front door.You will be monitored for decibles.Smoke
outside.Busy place. |
The
River Rock Grill & Alehouse, Renton |
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| Preferred
music: |
70's funk/r&b
and classic rock |
| Room size: |
Small |
| Stage: |
No stage |
| Lights |
Bring
small light set-up (very small) |
| PA: |
Bring small
p.a. |
| Controlling
Agency: |
Open |
| Overall Rating: |
5 Stars -
Excellent |
| Comments: |
This room
has no stage or dance floor, you basically set up by the
window, and as the music goes, people make room to dance.
It's a very small, very classy place, right on the golf
course. The crowd is very supportive and the staff is
the coolest of any place we've played, they're a blast
and will get right in on the action w/you. The budget
is very low, but is a great gig for a 3-piece band. They
only are going to have music in the summer, but it will
be both nights. They won't go above 700, and for most
bands it will probably be more like 600. Great food too....
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| Preferred
music: |
Rock |
| Room size: |
Medium |
| Stage: |
25' X 9' with
drum riser |
| Lights |
Provided |
| PA: |
Bring your
own |
| Controlling
Agency: |
None |
| Overall Rating: |
3 Stars -
Fair |
| Comments: |
Decent size
club with good hearted staff. Market pay rates. |
The
South Pacific, Tumwater |
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| Preferred
music: |
Rock |
| Room size: |
Small |
| Stage: |
Small Stage |
| Lights |
Bring
your own |
| PA: |
Bring your
own |
| Controlling
Agency: |
None |
| Overall Rating: |
4 Stars -
Pretty Good |
| Comments: |
Friendly staff,
small stage does have a 220 hookup. Dance floor is tiny
but the room has a decent layout that most people in the
restaurant can see the stage. |
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| Preferred
music: |
Classic Rock/80's
Rock |
| Room size: |
Medium |
| Stage: |
Decent, medim-sized |
| Lights |
In-house |
| PA: |
In-house |
| Controlling
Agency: |
Pacific Rim
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| Overall Rating: |
3 Stars -
Fair |
| Comments: |
Sound guy
(Burt) is a cool dude and easy to work with. Patronage
is hit and miss (usually miss). Don`t expect more than
85 bucks a night if yer lucky. What happenned to that
place??? |
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