Southmore House Booking Information
Southmore House is looking for interesting and unusual performers. We have a very diverse and eclectic range of events that are booked here. We try to place all performers that contact us, either here, or at out sister venue Super Happy Fun Land. If we can't place you at either of those venues, we might refer you to an alternative venue, perhaps Bill Hicks Resurrection Labs
Below is a copy of those forms bands always want me to fill out.
If you ask me to fill out one of these forms I am going to refer you to this page:
1: Venue Name: Southmore House
2: Venue URL: http://www.southmorehouse.com
3: Venue Address: 3107 Leeland Houston, TX 77003
4: Venue/promoter Telephone #: (713) 299-4996
5: Venue/promoter contact name: Brian, Dave, or Edd
6: Age Requirement: All Ages
7: Capacity: 200*
8: Admission: $5 unless otherwise specified
9: Wage agreed upon: Bands get 50% of the door**
10: Merchandise Rate: 100% to artist/artist sells
11: Load in: Doors open at 8pm
12: Show time: Shows usually start around 9pm
13: Other performing artists: TBA***
14: Set length and order: TBD****
* Seating for 20 people, and large floor area.
We have a large outside area, art gallery and front lounge to handle overflow.
** We are a not for profit art and performance venue, so we can not offer guarantees.
*** You will be notified when the lineup is finalized, check the online calendar for updates.
**** We are pretty flexible, we try to come up with the best lineup to fit the night.
We do not guarantee food and drinks for the performers (except for water).
Minimal indoor lodging is available most of the time (couches and/or floorspace).
We have a 400 watt PA with 8 channels, mics, mains.
Several music newspapers and internet music directories list our events as well as public and college radio and the local paper. We send out a bi-monthly calendar to our very large email list. We also put out a paper calendar and posters and flyers for our events.
We try to do as much promotion and flyer distribution as we can, but as they say, if you want the job done right, do it yourself. Here are some contacts that might help you out. Remember that creativity gets the best results!
Here are some press contacts in
Houston:
Houston Press: http://www.houstonpress.com
Free Press Houston:
http://www.freepresshouston.com (Contact at
Editors@freepresshouston.com )
Houston Chronicle Music News:
http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/ae/music
Houston KPFT
Pacifica Public Radio: http://www.kpft.org
Rice Student Radio http://www.ktru.org
Independent Record Stores In Houston:
Vinal Edge Records: http://www.vinaledge.com
Sound Exchange: http://www.soundexchangehouston.com
Cactus Records and Video: http://www.cactusmusicandvideo.com
Evolution Records: http://www.evolutionishappening.com
I recommend that every band get a MySpace account. It is a great way to network with local fans and bands in any city that you plan on playing at.
If your band is new to Houston, local support is very important if you want anyone to come to your show. We try to set up local support for touring bands, but due to the number of touring bands that come through here, it can be difficult for us to arrange local bands for every show. If you are coming from a different city, feel free to contact some local bands that you think might be interested in performing at your show. Again, MySpace is a great resource for this. Remember that a band that you have personally contacted is much more likely to put forth some effort to support your show.
Visit this page to see how your band can improve its relationship in general with the venues it plays at. Not all of these apply to Southmore House, but many of them do, and it is pretty funny:
Top 39 Annoying Things That Bands Do