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Feb 1, 2010 Uncategorized 3 Comments
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At Rockin’ Box 33 we invite our audience to engage in intimate evenings with musicians as they share music, stories and a passion for what they do best. The atmosphere is comfortable and considerate. The idea behind a house concert is that we, as audience, receive the privilege of front row seats every single performance. Our responsibility is purely to offer full respect and attention to the music and maker. The process of a house concert is naturally collaborative; the listener is encouraged to connect with the musician not only by indicating appreciation, but by engaging in conversation before and between sets. The music may be acoustic or electric, a lone musician or group. No matter the context of the music itself, the experience is always intimate, tremendously worthwhile … and rare.
Our concerts happen in Lubbock, Texas about once a month, sometimes more or less depending upon who is visiting our area or stopping by on their way through the city. Standard ticket price is $20. We celebrate a mix of local and Texas-based artists, and host many who live in other states as well. As time goes on we expect to welcome musicians from points throughout the globe.
Musicians welcome the opportunity afforded by a house concert to engage with fans (both current and future) in an intimate setting. From a musician’s standpoint, there’s nothing quite like performing to a room where every single person in attendance is there to really listen to your music. When you join the room at Rockin’ Box 33 there is no chatter while the music is being performed, no telephones ringing or buzzing, and no wait staff to distract you from full enjoyment of live performing arts.
Our concerts generally happen in the evening and are held in two sets, with guest arrival by 7pm and the first set starting promptly at 7:15pm. Between sets we serve light snacks or, sometimes, ask the audience to participate in a pot-luck supper. We provide a comfortable venue and seating, so you need only bring your artist contributions (the price of a ticket and a CD purchase or two works fine!), a beverage of your choice, and an affinity for fine, hand-crafted music. For information on concert dates, location and directions, food plans for the evening (snacks vs. pot-luck) and ticket price, please check our Upcoming Shows. We hope you take time to peruse each artist’s web site prior to an event, and register your email address in order to receive announcements about future music-related events. 100% of all house concert proceeds go to the artist (unless otherwise specified).
Rockin’ Box 33 is a private house concert series sponsored and supported, in part, by Melissa Grimes. It is the culmination—and continuation—of a dream built over many years to broaden the spectrum of live music experiences in Lubbock and west Texas. The Rockin’ Box 33 concert series name derives from sources both obvious and sublime. We imagine house as a sort of box, a container holding love, relationships, experiences and stuff. The house as box, then, also embraces us with space and freedom for living and thinking outside the box. Rockin’ happens to be a word Melissa uses frequently, and it seems always a fit with the music no matter the genre or artist. The number 33 holds particularly sacred meaning. The house address is on 33rd Street and, significantly, the number conveys deep meaning in numerology: All things are possible. For the record, Melissa has lived in only two homes in the 20+ years she’s lived in Lubbock; both on 33rd Street. A coincidence, you think?
So now, there’s nothing left except to get out of your house and into ours, and rock it with some amazing up-close-and-personal, hand-crafted, down-home and feel-good live music. Call Melissa for tickets at 806.441.9128. Rock on!