169 Bar
based on 1 Review
Genres:
Typical earnings for each musician
$2based on input from 1 review
Paid via…
- Cover?: Yes (1 vote)
- Minimum draw to get paid?: Yes (1 vote)
- No pay at all?: No (1 vote)
- Free food?: No (1 vote)
- Free drinks?: No (1 vote)
- Paid to play?: No (1 vote)
Business practices
- Non-profit?: No (1 vote)
- Musician-run?: No (1 vote)
- Rental fee?: No (1 vote)
- Books local acts?: Yes (1 vote)
- Promotes the acts it hires?: No (1 vote)
Backline
- Piano?: No (1 vote)
- PA system?: Yes (1 vote)
- Sound person?: Yes (1 vote)
The room
- Backstage/Green Room?: No (1 vote)
- Liquor License?: Yes (1 vote)
- Capacity: 50-300 (1 vote)
Reviews from musicians
07-13-2010
Playing at 169 Bar is an annoying-to-insulting experience. First of all, they book several bands at night, each for a 30 minute set. Since when is that OK? Bands should play for at least a full set, especially if you're barely even getting paid. Furthermore, the performance schedule is usually WAY off.
Also, if you don't get a minimum number of people that arrive specifically saying that "I'm here for XYZ band", they actually cut you off in the middle of your "set". Ridiculous. How often are you going to get 20 people explicitly say that they're there for your band, much less pay a cover, for a single 30 minute set? And when I've played here, their minimum requirement also applied to the cover... you need the minimum number of people (10-20 people who say they're there for you) before you start even getting the cover fee. Of course, they don't charge for "walk-ins or neighborhood regulars".
See this article by Local 802 for more info... http://www.local802afm.org/publication_entry.cfm?xEntry=81772671