First Street Music Hall (Blank Slate) closes...

[OpenYourEyesTulsa]

http://www.tulsaworld.com/spot/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20090430_269_0_Severa498235&archive=yes

It is weird that they just suddenly shut down and want to move to Peoria.  Seems like it would hurt their reputation.

[FOTD]

Not with their musicians....

No pay, no stay....too many tickets chasing too few dollars.

[Conan71]

Wayne the Vain (or pain) had to move...*sniffle*.  We've booked him before, he's a pain in the arse.

I don't know that I agree so much with you on this particular venue being a victim to too many artists/venues and not enough $$.  Wayne has never drawn  much more than 100 people in Tulsa.  Acts that follow pretty much the same rockabilly/indie/college circuit don't draw more than 100 to 150 people in Tulsa and never have.  There's a reason they usually book at the Merc, Unit D or other 100 to 150 person venue. 

Teegarden and Martinson obviously aren't looking for high-volume type acts if they are moving to Kay Rahal's old place.  Something's up with Sager, either these guys were dead-beating him or he's got a better deal in the works.

[tulsascoot]

That space has never been a very good venue. Plus, it's too much. Trying to keep al those rooms going just doesn't work, at least not for long.

At any rate, I hope they call the old Eclipse, Eclipse. I used to love that place even if it was a dirty dive run by a jerk. That will be a great revival of an old Tulsa stand by.