Thursday Rock Live @ The Lodge Bar

Now accepting and booking bands for Thursday Rock Live Summer Session.
TRL Summer session begins in July and will run through Septmeber of 2007.

2007 Thursday Rock Live Summer Series @ The Lodge Bar

Rules and Regulations
All rules are subject to modifications up to first night of competition

Start Date: July 5, 2007
Slots Available: 64

Show Location: All shows will be held at The Lodge Bar on Thursday nights

Eligibility & Age Requirements:
Band members must be at least 18 years old, no exceptions, whatsoever. You and everyone in your band must be at least 18 years old by the night of your performance or you will not be allowed entrance in to the Lodge Bar to play with your band. Proof of age is required upon entering the Lodge Bar.

Registration
Bands can enter by mailing a press/demo kit to The Lodge Bar located at
165 Vine St.
Columbus OH 43215
ATTN: Thursday Rock Live
A demo or media kit must be accompanied with registration. There will be a running registration until all slots are full. Check with your band beforehand and bring your calendar with the dates you are available or unavailable to play due to work or personal commitments of your band members. Also make sure to check with your band members for times they are unavailable to play so that you can pick an appropriate time slot that all of your members will be able to be on time for.

Alternate list
The Lodge Bar will maintain an Alternate List for Thursday Rock Live that will be consulted in the event that a band has to cancel their performance. Bands that do not make the first 30 slots can ask to be put on the alternate list, but must be available to play on given dates. Bands on the alternate list are not guaranteed a performance slot. In the event of a band canceling their performance, the event organizers will call the first band on the alternate list and offer them the time slot of the canceled band.

Scheduling, Time Slots and Dates
All bands must arrive at 6pm for load in. The first month of competition will begin on July 5, 2007 and the second month will being on August 2, 2007 with the finals set for September 2nd, 2007. All competitors’ time slots are selected by the band and the Thursday Rock Live event coordinators, based upon availability of slots. All time slots are on Thursdays. Time slots will start at 8:00 p.m.on the outside stage and 8:35 on the inside stage. Performance time will last for the duration of 30 (thirty) minutes total.
Time slots on the outside stage:
8:00 - 8:30
9:10 - 9:40
10:20 - 10:50
11:30 - 12:00
Time slots on the inside stage:
8:35 - 9:05
9:45 - 10:15
10:55 - 11:25
12:05 - 12:35

Each week, prizes will be given to the top 5 bands with the highest scores. The 6 bands with the highest scores during the periods of July and the 6 highest scoring bands of August, will come back to play the Thursday Rock Live Summer Series Finals on Sunday, September 2nd. There will be 8 bands playing each week and 12 playing for the TRL Finals on September 2nd. Prizes will be given to the top three bands for the TRL Finals. Bands must have an attendance of 20+ to qualify for weekly prizes & 35+ for the Final prizes.

Cancellations & Rescheduling
All cancellations must be communicated to the event organizers as soon as possible by email or by calling the phone number given on The Lodge Bar website. Any changes to time slots will be solely at the discretion of the Thursday Rock Live organizers.

Production Details
No more than 2 cover songs per band allowed per week. All cover songs are to be submitted to the TRL organizers prior to the show. No pyrotechnics and/or unauthorized stage enhancements allowed. Any and all stage enhancements or props must be pre-approved by The Lodge Bar or Thursday Rock Live organizers at least one week in advance, or else they will be categorically disallowed.

Prizes
Weekly rounds: (8)

$50 GC
$50 Bar Tab for TRL @ The Lodge Bar
$25 Bar tab for TRL @ The Lodge Bar
Concert Tickets
Promo shirts and gear

Monthly Winners: (2)
Band picture & feature in Columbus Alive

Thursday rock Live Summer Series Final Round: (1) September 2nd, 2007

1. First Place
• 25 hrs (5 songs) recording @ PaperTiger recording
• Opportunity to open for a national act* (at various locations in Columbus)
• Jim Beam Sponosrship (6 month)
• DownFront management package
• Band merch (shirts)
• Band picture & feature in Columbus Alive

2. Second Place
• 20 hrs studio time @ Blue Moon Recording
• Drum Co. sponsorship
• DownFront Management Package
• Band Merch

3. Third PLace
• 15 hrs studio time @ Relay Recording
• Budweiser Promo package
• Band Merch.

Voting
Each band’s final score will consist of 60% audience vote & 40% judges vote, therefore, it would be wise for bands to bring as many supporters as possible. Bands will be given points for presentation/stage presence, songwriting, musicianship, attendance, originality and crowd participation. Each participating band will receive points based on crowd applause and fan attendance. Fan attendance is recorded at the door with returned flyers/vouchers. Cut off for counting fan attendance at the door is midnight. Any fans arriving after midnight for a particular band, will not count as points for the band, but will be promised a good time and a great party. A total of 4-5 judges per competition will be in attendance. Judges will consist of pre-selected members of the local music and entertainment community and sponsors. Examples include: Record Label reps, Journalists, Record Store Owners/Employees, Booking Agents, Instrument Manufacturers, club promoters, and/or affiliates of music websites, etc. Thursday Rock Live (TRL) organizers make every effort to maintain the diversity of the pool of qualified judges, making sure that all genres and musical tastes are represented in the judging pool that reflects the diversity of the TRL competitors.

Results announcements
A TRL organizer will announce results of that night’s competition around 1:00 am, but no later than 1:30 am. All of the members of a winning band must be present in order to receive nightly winnings. The six bands with the highest total scores from each month will move on to the TRL Finals. Just b/c your band may have the highest score one week, doesn't mean you will automatically advance.

Alternates
In the unfortunate event that a winning band would have to drop out of the competition for any reason, an alternate will be chosen from the losing bands from the previous rounds. If someone in your band gets kicked out of the club on the night of your performance, your band will be disqualified. If someone in your band gets banned from the club on any night for any reason, you are subject to disqualification at the club's request. In short, don't get kicked out.

Contact information:
Any questions or concerns should be addressed to one of the following people or email:
[email protected]
Fieff 713-922-4264 [email protected]
Pat 614-312-8893 [email protected]
Jared 330-277-1567 [email protected]

The Lodge Bar
165 Vine St. Columbus, OH 43215 614-221-2824
www.thelodgebarcolumbus.com
www.myspace.com/thursdayrocklive