Chapter 10: ​ Music and Entertainment in the Midwest

Locations of some of the music venues in the Midwest

Americana and the Heartland

• U.S. Census definition of Midwest
• A Midwest state of mind
  
  

Midwest Music Scene

• City Music Guides
  
• The Great Migration¡
• Chicago
  • Schubas Tavern – A historic landmark, elegant, renovated saloon.  all styles of music. Their website (http://www.lh-st.com/Pages/Contact ) has contact info for all the different production staff — booking, digital content manager, talent buyer, production manager, art director, sponsorship, etc.
• Cleveland
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Detroit
  • PJ’s Lager House – their website (http://pjslagerhouse.com/bookings/ ) explains that they are looking for original music and how they work with bands.
• Fort Wayne
  • Sweetwater
  • Free online course to help prepare for Sweetwater's products exam.
• Minneapolis/St. Paul
  • 1st Avenue Venues
  • 50 cool facts
  • Bob Dylan reminisces
  • Clubs
    • Varsity Theatre
• St. Louis
  • KDHX radio
  • Metro St. Louis Live Music Historical Society
    • list of venues and historic bands
  • The Firebird's booking info
  • Live Music Calendar for blues
  • Clubs
    • 50 Best Music Venues (as of 2012)
    • 2013 list of rock clubs
    • Kirkwood Station
  • Teens discover St. Louis' rich, historical blues scen

Indiana Opportunities

• Indiana music businesses
• Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater's success: Read the research paper and interviews with top executives
  • Sweetwater and Ball State
  • How to prepare for the products exam that's part of Sweetwater's interview process