379 Main Street
Beacon, NY (MAP)
(845) 855-1300
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379 Main St, Beacon NY (MAP) 845.855.1300

Thursday 4 - 9pm
Friday 4 - 9:30pm
Saturday 10:30 - 9:30pm
Sunday 10:30 - 9pm

Thu 4 - 9pm | Fri 4 - 9:30pm
Sat 10:30 - 9:30pm | Sun 10:30 - 9pm

Band Rider

Phil Ciganer, Proprietor

845-855-1300
Cell 914-588-9654
phil@townecrier.com

Gregg Graham, General Manager

Phone 845-855-1300
Cell 845-430-6559
gregg@townecrier.com

PR Contact: Kate Goldsmith: kate@townecrier.com
Sound Techs / Engineer: Greg Anderson quarktet@aol.com

Towne Crier Cafe

379 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508-3014
Phone 845-855-1300
Fax 845-765-1632
info@townecrier.com

THEATRE SPECS

SEATING CAPACITY

  • Main Listening Room: 150 seats
  • Additional seating with opening of Modem Fold acoustic partition: 90 seats
  • Total: 240 seats

STAGE DIMENSIONS

  • 28 feet wide x 12 feet deep x 2 feet high
  • (with 2′ extensions on sides, downstage)
  • Additional wing for grand piano when not used

LOAD-IN

Most artists with one or two loads find it convenient to park in our main parking lot at the rear of the building, where our show entrance is (use kitchen entrance if show entrance is closed). Dedicated TCC load-in street parking (70′) is on Veterans Place, right next to the load-in door, which is next to the stage. No need to move for the night. For load-in door access, first enter our service entrance at the rear of the building; or call 845-855-1300 when you arrive (we cannot leave this special entrance open). There is a stage ramp for ultra-heavy equipment stored under our stage, near the stage load-in door.

DRESSING ROOM

Dressing room is adjacent to stage with private bathroom.

INTERNET

In-house high-speed wi-fi internet available throughout building. Password is
posted just inside the dressing room.

STAGE LIGHTING

  • 16x Lumin Lights Mini Q710 (7xl0 watt quad chip LEDs, RGBW)
  • 7x Lumin Lights Ogre Bar 16 (RGB strip lights)
  • myDMX 2.0 software controller running on Dell 22″ integrated touch screen (with numerous program presets)

SOUND

MICROPHONES

  • Shure SM58 x3
  • Shure SM58 Beta x2
  • Shure SM57 x5
  • AKG 1000 xl
  • Sennheiser e 965
  • Sennheiser e 935 x6
  • Sennheiser e 835 x2
  • Sennheiser e 902 x2
  • Sennheiser e 90 l x l
  • Sennheiser e 614 x2
  • Sennheiser e 914 x4
  • Sennheiser e 904 x4
  • Sennheiser e 905 x2
  • Sennheiser e 906 x4

MIXING CONSOLE (FOH & Monitors)

Soundcraft SB Performer 3 (32 channel)
Operational overview videos

MONITORS

  • RCF NX 12-SMA x6
  • l Oreturns to the stage
  • Returns 1-4 pre-processed with Ashly Protea 4.8SP
  • Returns 5-10 available for additional floor or in-ear monitor

MAIN SPEAKER SYSTEM

  • Meyer Sound Labs MlD subs & array elements (self-powered) L&R, flown (4+4
  • Meyers 500s (15″ drivers) L&R
  • QSC Kl0 flown center fills

SYSTEM CONTROLLERS

Protia 4.8 SP x2 (1 for mains, 1 for monitors)

HOUSE BACKLINE EQUIPMENT

  1. Wm. Knabe WG-59 grand piano (acoustic)
  2. Yamaha Digital Piano YDP-140
  3. Hammond B3 w/Leslie
  4. Gretsch 06163 Executive Guitar Amp by Victoria Amp Company (similar to Fender Pro with vibrato & reverb; sounds very nice) specs: 20W, 1-5AR4, 2-6V6, 3-12AX7, 2-12AT7, one 15″ Eminence Legend, reverb, tremolo, Groove Tubes
  5. Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120
  6. Hartke LHl000 bass head with Hartke HyDrive 410 bass cab
  7. SWR Engineering SM400 bass amp w/ Hartke 115 Bass Module cab
  8. Crate model B 150 by SLM, w/15″ EV (keyboard amp)
  9. Roland RD 2000 Keyboard

Mapex Meridian Birch Drum Set:

  • 14″ Snare with stand
    22″ Bass drum with pedal
  • 10″ Rack tom with hardware
  • 14″ Rack tom with hardware
  • 16″ Floor tom
  • Three cymbal stands
  • Hi hat stand
  • Zildjian Avedis Cymbals:
  • 14″ Zildjian New Beat Hi hats
  • 16″ Zildjian Medium Thin Crash
  • 16″ Zildjian Mediam Thin Crash
  • 20″ Zildjian Medium Ride

STANDARD LOAD-IN/ SOUND CHECK TIMES

  • Load-in Fri & Sat 3:30 PM; Sun – Thur 3:00 PM
  • Sound Check Fri & Sat – 4:00 PM; Sun – Thur 3:30 PM
  • Doors Must Open- 5:30 PM on Fri & Sat; 5:00 PM on Sun – Thur.
  • Show times are normally 8:30 on Fridays & Saturdays, 7:30 Sunday through Thursday
  • Curfew 4am

FOOD/DRINK

A meal will be prepared by our chef and served after soundcheck. Please inform us of
any dietary restrictions.

MERCHANDISING

An area is available for sales of CDs, Tapes, T-shirts, etc. after the performance
unless otherwise prearranged. 15% commission if artist sells, 25% if Towne Crier provides seller (independent contractor – advance notice required)