This review is for other bands that might be thinking about playing at this venue.
Directions: Finding the place is pretty simple. Directions on the web appear to be accurate. It's located in the Woodstone Shopping Center close to the CITGO station.
Load-In: Load-in is quite convenient. You load in through the front door. The bar has three parking spaces right in front of that door blocked off with cones. This is normally for motorcycle parking. However, if you get here early enough and there are no bikes using this area, they will move the cones long enough for you to park your truck or trailer right in front of the door. Once you enter the club, make a 90-degree turn to the left and you will see the stage. It's just a few steps from the door to the stage.
Stage: The stage is quite sizable. As a trio, we have a ridiculous amount of room. It would be no problem to fit a six-piece band on this stage. Once on the stage, electrical service is plentiful. As a pleasant surprise, the stage is well made, about six inches high and obviously built by someone who knew what they were doing. It is roomy and deep and we found no soft spots, trip hazards or vicious resonances. There is also a built-in riser for the drums that's about a foot tall and maybe 6 feet wide by 4 feet deep. There is easily room for your front man to stand in front of the drums with a floor monitor. Watch out for the two ceiling fans. When putting on or taking off a guitar, it wouldn't be difficult for someone to unintentionally stick their guitar neck into the fan blades. The stage and riser are both carpeted. The room has good acoustics.
Lighting: The venue does have some stage lights, but you'll want to use your own since you have no control over the venue's lights and they're not very effective. We made it through the night with them but won't do that again.
Sound System: The club does have its own sound system consisting of a sub and top on each side of the stage. It's more than adequate. However, I don't remember seeing any monitors or mics, so you may need to bring your own. If you plan to use the club's system, I suggest you contact them well ahead of time and find out what their procedure is regarding use of the system. From signs on the stage, it sounds like they have a sound man and they want him running the equipment. We used our own sound system since we usually have the best luck with that.
Layout: The club is L-shaped. Your audience will be directly in front of you as the long arm of the "L". A second room opens off this room at the back to the left and contains all the electronic gaming machines. The two rooms are fully open to each other and your sound will carry into there really well.
Volume: We were able to bring our volume up to what we considered a comfortable level for a classic rock band with no complaints from management.
Comfort: We played here in July and the air conditioning was excellent. Very comfortable environment.
Venue Management: Pleasant and easy to work with. We look forward to our next gig here. read more