A friend of Wayward Blog was kind enough to forward along this message regarding some recent personnel changes at the Replay Lounge and Jackpot Music Hall. Justin Nicholson and Jenny O have both been let go, while Leslie Kay has been retained as booker for both clubs. Her e-mail follows, and does a good job of explaining why getting shows booked for the next few months might be a bit tricky:
Hey folks,The Replay Lounge and Jackpot Music Hall have just experienced some major management and booking personnel changes. We're doing our best to get caught up on everything, but due to the chaos, email responses will most likely take a bit longer than we'd like. Please bear with us through these changes; your patience is invaluable.
We have every intention of following through with all shows that have been confirmed and to continue efforts on all holds that have been granted.
If you have any confirmed shows coming up, you can really help by emailing us to advance the show, even if this seems repetitious (it will save us from wading through thousands of old emails hunting for details). Please include all show information and any specifics already agreed upon; the best way to do this is probably to resend the last or most informative email thread pertaining to your show.
If you have holds with us, please feel free to follow up. If the date(s) you requested is not terribly urgent however, please give us a bit of time to get caught up on the more pressing holds.
We hope to get through this transition speedily and efficiently and without putting too much strain on any of you. Thanks in advance for your patience and the extra work this may cause for you too. We look forward to booking more great shows with you in the future.
Leslie.
Replay and Jackpot.
Nick Carroll, owner of both bars, had the following to say regarding the situation:
We have been paying too much salary for one manager and booking agent for both venues with the sales we have had in the last year. We are reorganizing to make running the businesses more efficient. The replacement managers and talent buyer are existing employees and we feel that this move is a positive step forward. As far as I know, the employees have left on fair and good terms.
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"We are reorganizing to make running the businesses more efficient."
good luck with that buddy. justin and jenny were the only ones who made a difference.
they knew how to make people feel welcome.
organized or not, i have no clue. most importantly they made bands and people want to come back, giving a chance for something greater in the future....
close the jackpot
efficiency wont save your ass....esp. w/ the new "existing employees" in charge....
u lost your soul
The door charge at the Replay has been creeping up to $3 for the occasional show here and there. I can see it becoming the norm. I'd prefer they just bump it to $4 and keep it there for a while, rather than take the postal service "rate hike every six months" route.
I foresee the Replay's door charge increasing incrementally, a la the postage stamp.
That is too bad about the people let go, though. Best of luck to them.
This is puzzling, given the sheer amount of PBRs the Replay must sell at $2.00 a pop and the fact that place always seems busy.
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