Booking Policy

TO BOOK A SHOW AT PAYCHECKS:

Please call Debbie at 810-375-2023 or 810-542-0695 between 12PM and 9pm EST. You can also email her with your booking inquiries. Include the band's name, location, description, and preferably a web address where we can check you out. Click here for a map.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Paychecks is a very flexible place to play and we will try to accommodate your bill as much as your possible.

We have a full P.A. system (mono) w/ one monitor channel, 2 stage monitors, 16 channel input, mics, 2 D.I.s, as well as a staff of competent, hard-working sound engineers who are paid to be there for YOU. You will get courtesy, respect and good sound from them if you give the same right back.

That said:  CHECK-IN TIME IS 8:00PM SHARP - and the lineup is determined by the booking agent, and not the bar.

MOST SHOWS Are from 9:00 - 2AM; four (4) bands / $5 at the door.  21 and up (Ladies 18 and up) welcome with proper ID.

YOU WILL NOT BE PAID FOR AUDIENCE MEMBERS THAT "JUMP THE DOOR" - I.E. ENTER PAYCHECKS BEFORE 9PM.

NOTE:  The bar covers the lighting, and each band pays $25 for sound (off the door) .

PROMOTION: This falls mainly on the bands' shoulders, or the PR firm they may be working with. However, we do promote our own shows in various ways, including:

• Flyers - Mail all PAPER flyers and posters to:

  Paychecks Lounge
  2932 Caniff
  Hamtramck, MI  48212
   

• Email all electronic flyers (JPG ONLY) to meg@paycheckslounge.com
   
• Our Ad in the Real Detroit Weekly:  This ad lists who will be playing at Paychecks within the next month.  If you wish to do any additional promotion for your act, visit RDW's website at www.realdetroitweekly.com
   
• MySpace.com - We can be located at www.myspace.com/paycheckslounge.  Please add the Paychecks Lounge profile as a friend, because we use the top friends list to advertise our upcoming acts.  We also create an event page for the show, including blog and bulletin postings.
   
• Upcoming.org - We post all of our upcoming shows on this website, which goes live via RSS feed to other sites, including www.motorcityrocks.com

3 STRIKE POLICY

Due to various booking discrepancies in the past, we've had to implement a policy for bands that cancel constantly, cause fights, and are just all around unprofessional and unreliable to book.  This is a list that we share with other venues and promoters.  So please, if you book a show at Paychecks, give us the same respect that you would like to receive.

STRIKE ONE: This occurs when a band cancels a gig they've booked with us within a month of the show, a zero turnout, or a failure to check in 30 minutes prior to performance.  We understand that issues may arise preventing performance.  So if you book a show with us, please make sure that other obligations are met beforehand in order to arrive and perform in a timely manner.  Strike 1 is just a warning.

STRIKE TWO:  This is meant for bands who have cancelled more than once, have had consecutive zero turnouts, or have failed to call or show up on a scheduled bill.  Violations leading to two strikes result in a ban from the club until further notice at Debbie or Paycheck's discretion.

STRIKE THREE:  This is the last straw.  Either this band is responsible for a major violation including (but not limited to): provoking the audience to violence, damage and/or destruction of property, contributing to underage drinking, threatening the staff or proprietors of Paychecks Lounge, etc.  Bands / Acts on Strike 3 are permanently banned from the premises, and we will share this information (at our discretion) with other venues, promoters, booking agents, managers, etc.

MOST OF ALL, WE JUST WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND HEAR ORIGINAL MUSIC BY TODAY'S TOP UNDERGROUND ARTISTS.