1st Street Bar describes itself as classy but perpetually game for a party, with cold beer, cocktails, games, sports, and a sense of humor about leather-bound libraries. The schedule supports the claim: music open mic Tuesday, comedy open mic Monday, and live shows Wednesday through Saturday. That is a working-bar calendar with several ways for an artist to get familiar with the room before aiming at a weekend slot. The venue provides a simple PA system, but the booking note wisely advises confirming the specifics. Do that. Ask about speakers, monitors, microphones, inputs, engineer support, stage or floor area, soundcheck, volume, load-in, parking, set length, payment, food, merchandise, and settlement. “Simple PA” is not bad news; it is a phrase that needs a follow-up question before your drummer arrives with twelve channels of ambition. Public review excerpts point to pool, beer, a dive-bar feel, and a friendly hangout atmosphere. This is a social room that can suit rock, punk, garage, indie, blues, covers, comedy-adjacent music, and any act that can give the bar momentum without ordering everyone to stop having fun. The range makes it worth asking how the crowd differs between a Wednesday show and a Saturday night. Booking is by email. Send direct live-performance links, preferred dates, lineup, genre, rate, draw, and a concise note about the set. 1st Street is a flexible bar opportunity for performers who can work a real room, use the open mics intelligently, and make a simple PA sound like a sensible choice.
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Lost on Main is a downtown Chico live-music venue with two stages and the rare ability to host shows any night of the week. Upstairs is for bigger acts; downstairs is for newcomers. That division is useful and refreshingly honest. Not every band needs the big room yet, and not every band should be made to pretend that it does. The public feedback includes strong praise for the venue’s music reputation, with the ordinary scattered complaints that visit most downtown clubs once the internet gets thirsty. Email a booking inquiry with a Facebook profile and website link, plus a strong live clip, lineup, dates, genre, draw, and concise history. The venue receives a lot of submissions and does not promise a reply, so make the first message count. Do not send a novel. Do not send a mystery link called “finalfinalmix2.” Send proof that your act is ready for the appropriate stage. The venue provides full sound. Confirm PA, monitors, mics, backline, engineer, stage selection, load-in, soundcheck, set length, compensation, ticketing, door, merch, promotion, and the threshold for moving from downstairs newcomer to upstairs bigger bill. Two stages mean opportunity, but only if you know which one you are asking for. Lost on Main suits touring acts, local openers, and developing bands with a clear live identity. Bring the strongest evidence of your show, respect the inbox, and make the downstairs set good enough that somebody starts wondering when you will be upstairs.
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- Karin
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- 300
- Age policy
- 21+
- Genres
- All Genres
- Sound & production
- House sound system
- Address
- 319 Main Street, 95928, United States
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