I just held my first house concert last month and I must say it was pretty cool - not exactly country blues, so at the risk of telling you more than you want to know....
Looking for something fun to do, and because El Paso is a "B" market for music, I signed up at http://concertsinyourhome.com last fall... and lucked out immediately when The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet contacted me about playing. Gonzalo Bergara is a Gypsy Jazz virtuoso. They were in Phoenix, AZ doing both a workshop and a concert and drove to El Paso to do my living room before returning to LA where they are based. They made a good gate ($15 suggested donation), and sold a bunch of CDs - 45 of my friends and neighbors showed up and everyone had a fabulous time. One advantage of holding your own house concert -- you can book yourself as the opening act. "Johnny Swingo and his Drinking Problem" played for about 20 minutes. Lots of fun. My other motivation for posting is maybe I can attract some of the pros that hang out around here to El Paso (like Johnm and Ginny, Suzy, Del Rey, Ari, et al) If you've ever thought about doing a house concert, I encourage you - a good way to support artists. And the guys that run concertsinyourhome.com are very helpful and supportive - they've got it down. I know Jan Marie has done a couple of concerts through them and that Del Rey and Steve Cheseborough are listed artists. Anyway, here is a little slide show of the concert w/ GBQ music ("Meatwad's Revenge) to accompany.
Looking for something fun to do, and because El Paso is a "B" market for music, I signed up at http://concertsinyourhome.com last fall... and lucked out immediately when The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet contacted me about playing. Gonzalo Bergara is a Gypsy Jazz virtuoso. They were in Phoenix, AZ doing both a workshop and a concert and drove to El Paso to do my living room before returning to LA where they are based. They made a good gate ($15 suggested donation), and sold a bunch of CDs - 45 of my friends and neighbors showed up and everyone had a fabulous time. One advantage of holding your own house concert -- you can book yourself as the opening act. "Johnny Swingo and his Drinking Problem" played for about 20 minutes. Lots of fun. My other motivation for posting is maybe I can attract some of the pros that hang out around here to El Paso (like Johnm and Ginny, Suzy, Del Rey, Ari, et al) If you've ever thought about doing a house concert, I encourage you - a good way to support artists. And the guys that run concertsinyourhome.com are very helpful and supportive - they've got it down. I know Jan Marie has done a couple of concerts through them and that Del Rey and Steve Cheseborough are listed artists. Anyway, here is a little slide show of the concert w/ GBQ music ("Meatwad's Revenge) to accompany.