Our purse for the night..........................$25.00.   But you know what, it was the best d*mn $25.00 dollars we could want. After paying our lead singer back $5.00 ( she was mistakenly charged to enter and wouldn't speak up for herself.....), the $20 bill will be placed on our practice space wall.  
 
 Playing was a blast, at Midnight and as you may surmise there weren't too many people there. Providence was also subjected to a bit of a monsoon downpour off and on all night. The audience was mostly the other two bands and their supporters. Our first time at the club, but the other bands did not draw more 8 to 10 people on their own either.

 Nothing quite like that "first time" with your band members.   Haven't felt that in a while. It was nice to hear our sound through a "normal" house PA , as opposed to what we have gotten on their open mic nights  

Thanks for all the "entertainment" tips from my previous post. Should have known that the excitement and energy of the night and the band would bring it all out on its own.

right on!  good luck with the next one!

Hey...I've been doing this for 35 years...are we supposed to get paid?!?!?

Dang, that's about $500 more than I make on a gig!

Get that $20 framed, even if it costs $30 to do it. Congrats on a successful event.

Many of the clubs in LA and surrounding area are set up on a pay-to-play basis.  It will cost your band $3-500 for the priveledge to play at their club and then you'll get reimbursed based on the audience you bring by pre-selling and at-the-door sales.  This started with major clubs like the famous Whiskey-A-Go-Go, but has spread to the suburban clubs as well.  Note that this may not apply to a hot local act that will draw a big house, just the the guys trying to "break into the scene".  So the fact that you guys actually walked away with a portrait of Andrew Jackson suitable for framing and didn't have to pay some lame club owner is great.  Good luck on the next one!!!

Adam's Dad

The conundrum in this goofy business is; the stupidest, lamest tunes always get the biggest money.  There are times when I really want to just up and sell all my drums- anymore I just try and do it to make that one person a little happier.  I've quit doing it for myself.  

In theory, yes.

But there are SO many bands wanting to play in THE clubs in L.A., in hopes of being eyed by a "somebody", there will likely be bands willing to "pay to play".

I know.  I was once one of them.

I do have 2 words of advice for those bands:

Schedule C.

HELLO there Ms. Smoggy......nice to see you popping in.  

You always have the funniest posts!
Glad to see you're back!!

A guy who makes a music magazine for elementary schools once bought the rights to a song I made. I was floored by that one. Promptly called the buddy of mine who shared in the duet, and split it with him. He lived on it for the rest of the month!
 

Never been paid more than $20 at a band/bar gig,, though played for a Doctor's convention in Vail for $300!
Dang! Of course not drums though.. work:payment ratio not good for drummers at all..