New club - Rams Head Live

[RonniStar]

It's clear to me that the Rams Head Live is gear toward the 21 and over crowd. Do you know anyone under 21 who wants to see any of these shows:
 
 12/15   Gaelic Storm
 12/17   Captain Quint
 12/18   Kenny Wayne Shepherd
 12/18   The Legwarmers
 12/20   The Musical Box
 12/21   Chris Isaak
 12/27   Gov't Mule
 12/28   Gov't Mule
 12/29   Sonia Dada
 12/30   Pat McGee Band
 12/31   Maceo Parker/Melvin Sparks Band
 1/4     B.B. King
 1/7     Gin Blossoms
 1/8     George Clinton & P-Funk
 1/10    Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
 1/15    Dave Mason Band
 1/17    Jonny Lang
 1/22    The Tubes
 1/30    Joe Cocker/Euge Groove
 2/12    Prescription for Peace        
 2/13    Phil Vassar
 2/15    Neko Case
 2/16    Gregg Allman & Friends
 3/6     Tower of Power

[hitman]

Originally posted by RonniStar:
  It's clear to me that the Rams Head Live is gear toward the 21 and over crowd. Do you know anyone under 21 who wants to see any of these shows:
 
 12/15   Gaelic Storm
 12/17   Captain Quint
 12/18   Kenny Wayne Shepherd
 12/18   The Legwarmers
 12/20   The Musical Box
 12/21   Chris Isaak
 12/27   Gov't Mule
 12/28   Gov't Mule
 12/29   Sonia Dada
 12/30   Pat McGee Band
 12/31   Maceo Parker/Melvin Sparks Band
 1/4     B.B. King
 1/7     Gin Blossoms
 1/8     George Clinton & P-Funk
 1/10    Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
 1/15    Dave Mason Band
 1/17    Jonny Lang
 1/22    The Tubes
 1/30    Joe Cocker/Euge Groove
 2/12    Prescription for Peace        
 2/13    Phil Vassar
 2/15    Neko Case
 2/16    Gregg Allman & Friends
 3/6     Tower of Power

It gets worse.  I just received this email where it says reply back with bands/acts you are interested in seeing...selling out 1800, I think not.
 
  NEW  at  Rams Head Live !  Baltimore
  ***   JOHN EDDIE   1/14    w/JESSE HARRIS !      
  ***   SISTER HAZEL   1/27   w/Graham Colton Band & Drew Copeland
  ***   EDWIN MCCAIN    2/26
  ***   STEVE VAI   3/24   w/ERIC SARDINAS  !!
  ***   deSOL       1/16  
  ***    FIGHTING GRAVITY   1/5  plus Voodoo Blue,
      Peppers Ghost,  Adelyn, Shane Hines
       The 1st Annual Rams Head Rockfest !
  ***   DAN HAAS   1/13
  ***   THE CONSTANTINES    1/11   w/Oakley Hall
 SURVEY-SURVEY-SURVEY-SURVEY-SURVEY
 Hit reply & let us know if you'd like to see any of the acts !!
 ---Keith Emerson (of Emerson Lake & Palmer & The Nice)
 ---Ike Turner & Kings of Rhythm
 ---Michelle Branch
 ---BUDDY GUY
 ---King Wilkie
 ---Tom Booth (ex-James)
 ---Jans Lekman
 ---Bea Arthur (Bea & her pianist perform a wonderful
      show of storytelling, broadway songs & ballads)
 ---Danny Aiello & his 8 pc. Swingin group !
 ---Gary Lewis & the Playboys
 ---Solas
 ---The Boxtops with Alex Chilton
 ---Little Texas
 ---Air Supply
 ---Tanya Tucker
 ---Blood Sweat & Tears
 ---Rick Springfield

[eltee]

Originally posted by hitman:
  ---Bea Arthur (Bea & her pianist perform a wonderful show of storytelling, broadway songs & ballads)

Is that Maude?

[thirsty moore]

Man, that's almost as sad as dinner theatre.

[palahniukkubrick]

Originally posted by hitman:
  ---Danny Aiello & his 8 pc. Swingin group !
 

danny aiello, as in the guy from do the right thing?

[bellenseb]

What on earth is Jens Lekman doing on this list? I know he's touring, but wouldn't he play at Talking Head? The mind boggles. Jens next to Bea Arthur.

[bellenseb]

On second thought, maybe he'd be opening for Tim (Tom?!) Booth. Might be a good show although I doubt both of them could fill such a venue.

[sonickteam2]

you know, its times like these, where i realize that, for the most part, to start a venue, club, business venture like this, all you need is an investor and NOT knowledge of .... well anything really.  
 
   But it really makes me mad, because i feel as though i would have great success (actually i have in the past) booking/managing a club/venue like this.  But its always the foolish clowns that have NO sense if being in touch with their audience that happen to know some asswad that will loan then $100K to start a business.
 
   and it will fail.  i had hopes til i saw the lineup!

[frostytheswami]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Random Citizen:
  I give it two years...tops.

personally, i LOVE this idea.
 
  think about it....a year or two of going to a brand new venue....21+ (which i like myself, but realize its horrible for business) seeing top acts in a place thats only 1/3 full!!!!! how awesome is that....no more jampacked club....pay $25 to see a great band and have all the room in the world.
 
  I'll go and support...but its gonna be tough..people in Baltimore are poor and ghetto.
 
   they'll have to book some hip hop shows and somehow tap the Jewish community! [/b]

I love it too, because I can walk to Rams Head Live from my house.
 
 The thing that bothers me is that it might steal enough of the bigger shows (e.g., Drive-By Truckers) from the Recher to cause them problems. So in the process of discovering the lack of a market (surprise!) and failing, they also kill off the Recher Theatre.

[Sir HC]

$100k?  I thought I read $10 MILLION was the investment!  With that money you can buy the audience.  Maybe it will be set up so that the music is secondary and it is really just a place to get drunk and hook up, not that there is anything wrong with that...

[kosmo vinyl]

i would guess the query about tim booth would be for the rams head in napolis... which means that he might be lined up for birchmere.
 
 my question is seeing as it's been forever since james has played in the us what kinda of fanatical fanbase is left... and wasn't booth coming off as basically bored out of his mind on the last james tour?  i sudder to think what requests for the one or two james chestnuts known in the us would be greeted with by him.

[Jaguär]

Looks like someone has big dreams and little business sense.
 
 They won't be getting any of my money. That line up makes the Birchmere sound exciting!
 
 In an attempt to stay in the black, you know they're going to charge a freaking ton of money for their drinks which will only help to kill the business. The average Baltimoron can't afford to drink like that on a regular basis to keep them afloat; hence, another failed attempt at The Power Plant.
 
 I highly doubt that The Recher, Fletcher's, The Ottobar nor any of the other Baltimore venues have a thing to worry about. Basically, they seem to be going for different markets and they offer a much better value than what this newbie in town will be able to offer.
 
 No one has discussed the sound quality. This monster could end up being anywhere between the 9:30 Club to Nation. If they get the shell right, maybe they'll get some decent acts in time. If the place ends up sounding like a shopping mall with crappy sightlines, than why even bother in the first place?

[Captain Jack]

The Funk Box is just a bad club.
 The 8x10 was lame and the stage was awkwardly too high and joint was too narrow, and the hillbillies that ran it were scary.
 
 The Funk Box's improvements and "remodeling" remind of the Simpsons episode where Moe decides to make his bar "hip" so it becomes M, with all the postmodern bullshit.

[Random Citizen]

Originally posted by El Tee:
   

Originally posted by hitman:
  ---Bea Arthur (Bea & her pianist perform a wonderful show of storytelling, broadway songs & ballads)

Is that Maude? [/b]

Yep, and the head Golden Girl.
 
 

Originally posted by palahniukkubrick:
   

Originally posted by hitman:
  ---Danny Aiello & his 8 pc. Swingin group !
 

danny aiello, as in the guy from do the right thing? [/b]

...And the Papa in Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" video.  
 
 Man, that "wishlist" reads like stuff Atlantic City would take. And Alex Chilton is on that list? Paul Westerberg needs to go kick his ass.

[TheNomad]

Hey Seth,
 
 In 18 months, want to partner up on buying this place for $2 mil and running it right?  
 
 I've got me a feeling it will be available.