One of DIT(K)’s very own, Tim Tapper of The Number Eight, has taken on a pretty laborious project – a service with the potential to be priceless to gigging musicians the country over. A forum, a blog, and a database of the various venues that book touring acts across the U.S.A. Enter VenueReview.
The concept is simple: When bands play bars, houses, and other venues on tour, there are idiosyncrasies that band members encounter which differ at every stop. Most of the time, kitsch and aesthetics is all one has to offer, but every once in a while there are important things to know. For example, it may behoove a visiting act to know that No Fun House is a basement in an old wooden house on a 1-way street, or that The Strutt has two stages.
VenueReview is there to arm the masses. There is a short guideline for formatting on the blogsite, with all the actual work being done on the attached forum. The forum is free to access and post to, and no account is needed, so you don’t have to worry about being on the grid, hippies.
If you have experience with venues anywhere in the US, throw up a review real quick. If you’re going to a venue and don’t know what to expect, throw up a review when you get back. Share the knowledge, share the site, and get this sucker moving, ‘cuz once it’s rolling, this project will be absolutely invaluable. I’ll be adding content presently.
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