Do you think your band or group is a good fit for the Oak City Bar and Grill? Would you like to play here? If so, here are the things that we take into account when looking at new groups:

• Great talent - should go without saying, but we're saying it anyway!
• Strong repertoire - variety of songs in addition to the ability to take requests within your genre
• A following - an active fan base - at least some of which will come to Oak City to hear you play
• Online presense - a website with accurate and up-to-date booking info and a facebook fan page
• Periodic newsletter - an electronic newsletter sent out with your current booking info.

If you would like to be considered to play at Oak City, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include responses to the following:

1. Your band or group's name
2. Your group's website link
3. Your group's facebook or facebook fan page
4. Your music genre (blues, jazz, etc.)
5. Some links to samples of your music (online mp3's or preferrably YouTube videos)
6. Approximately how many subscribers you have for your newsletter
7. How often do you send out your newsletter?
8. A subscription link to your newsletter, so that we can sign up.

Your ability to co-market your gig at Oak City is very important to us. We do not charge a cover and we aggressively promote our music engagements online and in print as we can. We are looking for groups that can help draw new customers to Oak City just as you playing at Oak City will expand your exposure to our customers and fan base. In addition, we keep links to our musical groups on our website which will increase your online exposure as well and will help give you additional search engine link juice.

If you are booked to play at Oak City, then we need some additional information. Please see this article for more information.

If you are an up and coming group with awesome talent and don't have your online marketing act together yet, you can contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it of Cloudwise Consulting. As the webmistress of this site, she can help you with a starter package that will get you up to speed pretty quickly.

When we are looking at a group's marketing savvy, we look beyond the pretty pictures on the home page of their website. We look under the covers, so to speak, to see if the website is designed for more than looks. Is it designed to be found on the search engines? If your website isn't working for you, you may also want to contact Teresa for a website/marketing makeover. If you use your website like a business card, "Yes, I have a website, here is the link..." and your website isn't driving new customers to your music or gigs, then you probably need some attention to upping your online marketing game.

We are all about leverage and want to keep the supper club tradition alive as well as supporting local artists and musicians. To that end, the better job we all do at the getting word out beyond our immediate circle of friends and family, the more successful we all are.