House concert
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What is a house concert?
Generally speaking, a house concert is a small-scale musical performance held at someone's house, and attended by friends and neighbors. On July 31, 2004, WWR held its first house concert at the still-being-constructed Wheat Hole. Whole Wheat Radio's house concerts are informal, friendly and unpretentious ... and provide an excellent opportunity to see and chat with many nationally recognized acoustic performers in an intimate setting. Here are pages and pages of photos from previous house concerts all the way back to the beginning!
About WWR house concerts
A WWR House Concert is a chance to experience live music in a warm and intimate environment. It's when someone opens their home and invites you into their living room to share in a performance by one of their favorite musicians. It's a chance to meet the performers and interact with them informally.
If you can't attend any of our house concerts in person, you can always listen to them live on the webcast! Just click the "Listen" links over there on the left-hand menu to tune in.
Financial stuff
A House Concert is also a great social evening with friends and neighbors. These concerts, like Whole Wheat Radio, are not for profit. (Although we do wish to financially support the artists who perform here!) They are simply an extension of our enthusiasm for great music.
We ask everyone to make at least a $10 donation for the performer. We are not paying the artists directly, most of whom will have paid to get to Talkeetna out of their own pocket. Although we won't turn away anyone who can't make a donation, part of our goal is to educate audiences about the realities of making a living as an independent traveling musician.
One of the best ways to make a strong personal statement about paying artists a fair wage (without record companies taking the lion's share) is to support artists by a direct donation and / or buying CDs directly from them off the stage. If you can afford more than $10, we encourage you to let generosity be your guide. Webcast listeners will also be able to make Paypal tip-jar donations, 100% of which will go directly to the performer (minus the standard 3% Paypal processing fee).
Logistics
Here's a general outline for Whole Wheat Radio House Concerts (subject to change based on individual performer's schedule):
- 6:00 PM. Doors open. We're not doing the potluck dinners anymore, but we'll have some snacks out, and dessert at intermission as usual. You can bring some food to share, but you don't have to. Bringing your own beer/wine is okay.
- 7:00 PM SHARP. Concert begins at 7:00PM sharp.
- Suggested donation of $10 per attendee.
- Concerts usually last between 1.5 and 2 hours ... generally two 40 minute sets with a 20-30 minute intermission between sets.
- CDs are available for sale. Webcast listeners will also be able to order signed CDs via the webcast. 100% of all door donations and money from CD sales go to the performer(s).
- All activities are broadcast live on Whole Wheat Radio so listeners from around the world can participate.
Directions to Whole Wheat Radio
Google Maps link to Whole Wheat Radio location
- From downtown Talkeetna - Drive out the Spur Road for 7.5 miles. You will see the sign for E. Birch Creek Blvd where you will turn left, the only direction you can go. There are blue highway signs for Paradise Lodge and Talkeeak Cabins right before the turn. Come down about 1/2 mile and you'll see the Whole Wheat Radio sign right across from Blair Hills Road. The parking lot is huge so park anywhere you'd like.
- From the Parks Highway - Turn Right on the Talkeetna Spur Road (the only direction you can go). Drive about 7.5 miles until you hit E. Birch Creek Blvd where you will turn right, the only direction you can go. There are blue highway signs for Paradise Lodge and Talkeeak Cabins right before the turn. Come down about 1/2 mile and you'll see the Whole Wheat Radio sign right across from Blair Hills Road. The parking lot is huge so park anywhere you'd like.
You can call (907)733-2452 if you need additional information.
Information For Musicians
We are happy to provide home-style lodging for musicians and their entourage who are performing at a Whole Wheat Radio house concert.
Please click on this link to see a complete page with information for musicians.
See also
- Other Whole Wheat Radio pages dealing with house concerts
- The specifics of Whole Wheat Radio house concerts for performers and a general resource for musicians coming to Alaska
- Upcoming Whole Wheat Radio events including house concerts
- House concerts in your home - great resource!
- Ideas for hosting your own house concert
- Cooldog House Concert series - a cool house concert venue in Delaware
