The Living Room Circuit How to Book House Concerts

Making a Scene Presents - The Living Room Circuit How to Book House Concerts
Turn Them Into Touring Infrastructure

The van pulls off the highway just after dark. Not into a club alley. Not behind a theater. Not into the sad side lot of a bar that promised “great promotion” and forgot to mention the Tuesday trivia crowd. This time the GPS leads you into a quiet neighborhood. Porch lights glow. A dog barks once. Somebody opens the front door before you even knock.

Inside, the chairs are already set. There is a rug in the corner where you will play. A couple of lamps throw warm light over the room. Someone is slicing cheese in the kitchen. Someone else is carrying in folding chairs from next door. By the time the audience settles in, there are thirty people in the room and every one of them came to listen. Not to drink through your set. Not to shout at the TV over your quiet song. To listen.

That is the first shock of a good house concert. The second shock is the money.

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