The Irish American Club - Bands Wanted

Posted by:  The Irish  | 

  Booking 4 Sonicbids bands
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Summary

The Irish, a new and upcoming venue in Kearny, NJ, is currently looking for artists for February 2011 and forward. Its main booking days are Friday and Saturday nights, but all nights are available for booking, especially in the case of touring acts. It is looking to book acts of any size, including touring bands, and it typically books bands about 2 months in advance. There are 4 slots reserved for Sonicbids artists to perform live at the new venue./n/nThe Irish, a new and upcoming venue in Kearny, NJ, is currently looking for artists for February 2011 and forward. Its main booking days are Friday and Saturday nights, but all nights are available for booking, especially in the case of touring acts. It is looking to book acts of any size, including touring bands, and it typically books bands about 2 months in advance. There are 4 slots reserved for Sonicbids artists to perform live at the new venue.



A local draw is needed in most cases, but all EPKs will be looked at and booking decisions will be made on a case by case basis. Compensation for bands, depends on the evening's draw. Bands with specific rider requirements are more than welcome to apply and will be evaluated.



The Irish is open to any and all genres of music including original bands and cover/tribute acts. Typically, there are 3 bands booked per show, with opening acts allotted 45 minute sets, and headliners given an hour or more if needed. Cover bands/bar bands that have sufficient draw and are accustomed to playing multiple sets can be booked for a solo show.



In the past, The Irish has hosted Ted Leo, The Pharmacists, The Pietasters, Hub City Stompers, The Skels, Screaming Females, Oblivians, Secret Country, Titus Andronicus, Bern and The Brights, The Deadly Snakes and many more. The Irish is a new upcoming venue in Kearny, NJ. Though a local establishment since the 1930s, its spacious back hall is being transformed in an exciting place to see live music in the North Jersey area. All shows are all ages, 21+ with ID required to drink.



The club has a full PA system, including vocal and instrument mics, direct lines, a 24 channel mixer, compression, delay, reverb, and 4 separate monitor feeds with a dedicated engineer to run the system. Bands are required to bring all instruments needed for their performance.