Mississippi Pizza

The booker is difficult. And the pay is “collect it yourself.” Parking sucks. Pizza is rocking, bar in the back is cool; staff is great.

Dan, the booking guy, is great, but this place has problems. Venue relies entirely on bands to bring customers, but won’t let you charge a cover for the early show. They also won’t let you charge a cover to customers who say they are going into the back bar (where they can see and hear the music just fine, thank you). They charge $70 to use the whole PA, with sound man, or you are on your own with the upgraded-but-still-inadequate bare bones PA. Venue does not promote the bands, the bands promote the venue. Hospitality is minimal – a beer and a slice or salad. This is the poster child for the bad business model in clubs these days. Venue is shifting risk and cost away from itself and onto the bands and shifting money and benefits away from the bands and back to itself. On a positive note, the staff is nice and if you have a big following you can have a decent show here. Overall, bands beware…