General Music Chat

This is Detroit, the police don't come when you dial 911, we're not very worried about ASCAP.

Most of the places we play are original only, but we still throw in a cover or two, who's going to stop us?

I remember when an ASCAP rep came in to a bar in Beaumont TX, listened to half a set from the band, and asked to see the club's license. The owner of the bar didn't have one and kicked the ASCAP guy out of the bar. The next day the police shut it down.

My band was hired as house band of that bar because we were the only band in town that could do 4 sets of original music. It took them months to get their licensing straightened out.


If you're playing a bar and the ASCAP rep hears you playing cover tunes, that club will get a large fine and could be shut down.

Dang, they sound tougher than TABC here in EP (Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission)

We'd love to swap shows with you Jerry, maybe this fall. Chitown is only 4-5 hours from here. Probably set up a Friday-Saturday and make a weekend out of it. Mmmm, Chicago pizza.

Sure thing Jimmy! Sounds like a plan. Would love to play Detroit.