Reno, NV

Shim's Surplus Supplies / Shim's Tavern

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Shim's Surplus Supplies / Shim's Tavern is an active live-music stop in Reno, Nevada, offering performers a venue with a clear entertainment identity. Downtown Reno speakeasy-style tavern with nightly live entertainment, often jazz, folk and singer-songwriter performers. Programming spans Jazz, folk, singer-songwriter, acoustic, mixed, so performers can compare their sound with the venue’s established audience and atmosphere. The venue is 21+. The venue is located at 125 W 3rd St, Reno, NV 89501. For musicians, the strongest fit is usually an act that can match the room’s social atmosphere, manage volume well, and keep the set engaging without requiring a large production footprint. Artists should shape the pitch around the room’s existing music identity and the kind of audience experience the venue already creates. Musicians can use the venue’s established programming as a practical guide when deciding whether the room belongs on a local or regional routing plan. A concise, professional proposal that fits the room’s scale and music profile will give the venue a clearer picture of how the act belongs there.

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775-384-6039

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21+
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Acoustic, Folk, Jazz, Singer-Songwriter
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125 W 3rd St, Reno, NV 89501, United States
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775-384-6039
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