My band is playing at a Coffee shop on Sept 11. Does anyone else find this at all amusing? The funny part is they don't know what type of music we play so they'll be in for a surprise.
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Metal band playing at a coffee shop?
- Thread starter rageatmachine14
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Dude, we played in the WINDOW of a coffee shop in Racine WI...Literally, we were shoved into the small alcove that usually houses plants and played so loud and noisily that everyone...EVERYONE left, and they made us stop because we were chasing all of the clientele out.
Honestly, it was one of the funnest shows i've ever done. Sometimes you just have to let loose and choke em with it!!!
Honestly, it was one of the funnest shows i've ever done. Sometimes you just have to let loose and choke em with it!!!
Nice nice....were actually playing in a Kaukauna, WI coffee shop that is quite small, I have the feeling were gonna be almost playing on top of each other. Also were a pretty loud band, 2 guitarists, Bass, very loud drummer, and loud PA for the singer to still be heard.
haha, me thinks that if you want repeat gigs become a light rock band asap! Otherwise just have fun with it!
Try to have a friend get some video of the carnage!
Try to have a friend get some video of the carnage!
Perhaps you should speak with the manager. IMO, it is not fun to haul and setup a lot of gear to only play two songs before getting shut down.
Another vote for calling the manager and letting them know what you play BEFORE you haul gear for a 15-minute gig.
I didn't mean to come across as being against metal, coffee shop gigs, nor the combination of the two. It does depend on the coffee shop but I tend to think of them as slightly quieter venues & metal as a slightly non-quiet act.
& I do love imagining the possible pure chaos as the cups are rattled off the wall by the opening double-kick crescendo!!!
My concern, & this has a LOT of assumptions in it, is that a bad experience with an inappropriate act might sour the venue from booking an appropriate act.
On a business front, I have little interest in nailing down a once-only gig. Too much legwork that could instead go into securing a steady booking.
Being married to a coffee shop owner I would say give the drummer some bongos and keep the volumes down you should be fine.
Is it the style of music or the venue that determines the volume level? Does metal have to be played loud, or does it only sound good when it's loud?
Sounds like a small venue, so bring minimal gear, keep it relatively quiet, and blow them away with the intensity of your playing. It would suck to go through hauling and setup to only play two songs and be told to stop.
Sounds like a small venue, so bring minimal gear, keep it relatively quiet, and blow them away with the intensity of your playing. It would suck to go through hauling and setup to only play two songs and be told to stop.
I run and book the gigs at my wifes coffee shop. Id love to have a metal band that could play in our place and be quiet enough to pull it off. Question is this band, is it all just about loud distorted metal or is the music "Musical" enough to be played like that?
IMO Style of music/the band. If my band is ever told to turn down I simply tell whoever is asking me to do so, that we always play that loud, and we're not changing our live show for them. We usually get left alone after that and are allowed to play our entire set.
If it means us never playing that venue again, then that just means that's not the right type of venue for our band. There are places accepting of high volumes, and places that aren't, just like there are some bands that are willing to turn down, and some that aren't. No set rules, but I don't think any venue should be telling any band to make changes to their live show.
Just my 2 cents.
Seems to me the coffee shop owner should make the effort to check out the bands he books. But I suspect that like other coffee shops I've come across, he just takes anyone willing to accept what he pays -- nothing.
They don't...they tell you to turn down or you don't get paid and you get thrown out. So you don't have to make any changes if you don't want to. You'll just get the boot.
Well since you'd probably get cut off early or run out all their customers, I'd suggest making it an acoustic type gig, but still metal. Give a small bass drum, hi hat, snare and crash set up, or a set of bongos. Bring a practice amp, and have your guitarist(s) play acoustic(s) or have them use practice amps also.
That would be fun, entertaining, and certainly hilarious to see.
That would be fun, entertaining, and certainly hilarious to see.
damn someone beat me to the duncan hills comment, i think some Opeth would go over well in a coffee shop. Then again, not the easiest music to play.
