Cunningham's Journal is a 200-capacity 21+ venue in Kearney, Nebraska welcoming All Song Types. They host live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Programming includes All Genres, Indie, Pop, Reggae, Rock. Booking is handled through Facebook, so keep the inquiry concise and specific. The house sound setup is not confirmed, so technical requirements need direct agreement. Confirm production, load-in, set times, compensation, hospitality, and settlement before announcing the date. A clear pitch and an honest audience plan will travel farther here than inflated promises. Artists should also verify the final age policy, room configuration, and performance schedule for the proposed event.
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Buffalo Records is a Nebraska record store with more than 5,000 records, plus the possibility of in-store performances any day or night. That is a different animal from a bar gig. The audience is surrounded by music before the first chord, and the room already has opinions about what a good record sounds like. Public review excerpts describe helpful staff, a great selection, an awesome environment, and a destination stop in a historic area. This is a natural setting for acoustic artists, singer-songwriters, indie bands with compact arrangements, punk, folk, garage, jazz, spoken word, album-release events, and any act that can make an intimate store performance feel deliberate rather than like a soundcheck that escaped. The store provides a simple PA system. Advance exactly what that includes—speakers, microphones, inputs, monitors, stands, engineer support, and power—and keep your production scaled to the space. Ask about floor layout, audience capacity, merchandise, in-store sales, set length, load-in, parking, ticketing or donation model, payment, and settlement. A record store can be wonderfully direct, but it does not need a twelve-piece band testing the structural integrity of the vinyl bins. Booking can go through the venue’s social channel or official contact form. Send live-performance links, desired date, lineup, genre, draw, and a concise note about why the show belongs in the store. Buffalo Records is a valuable in-store opportunity for an artist who can play close, sound good without brute force, and leave people wanting to buy the record before they leave.
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- Rex
- Role
- Talent Buyer
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rex@buffalorecordshop.comMember booking tools
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- Capacity
- 70
- Age policy
- All Ages
- Genres
- All Genres
- Sound & production
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- Address
- 19 E. 21st Street, 68847, United States
- Venue phone
- (308) 224-2290
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