The Lily Pad
based on 1 Review
Genres:
Typical earnings for each musician
$10based on input from 1 review
Paid via…
- Cover?: Yes (1 vote)
- Donations?: No (1 vote)
- Minimum draw to get paid?: No (1 vote)
- Free food?: No (1 vote)
- Free drinks?: No (1 vote)
Business practices
- Rental fee?: Yes (1 vote)
- Books local acts?: Yes (1 vote)
- Books out-of-town acts?: Yes (1 vote)
- Promotes the acts it hires?: No (1 vote)
Backline
- Piano?: Yes (1 vote)
- Piano in tune?: Yes (1 vote)
- Drumset?: Yes (1 vote)
- PA system?: Yes (1 vote)
The room
- Stage?: No (1 vote)
- Backstage/Green Room?: No (1 vote)
- Space for dancing?: No (1 vote)
- Primarily background music?: No (1 vote)
- Serves Food?: No (1 vote)
- Liquor License?: No (1 vote)
- Capacity: 0-50 (1 vote)
Reviews from musicians
08-13-2010
A small performance-only venue slightly off the beaten track in Inman Sq., Cambridge. I've never understood why this is such a popular place to play -- it's a little hard to get, charges a rental fee, generally draws tiny audiences and requires that all the promo work be on the shoulders of the musicians playing there.
It's been 2 years since I've played here, but in my experience they charge a fairly steep rental fee to use the space, although you do get to collect 100% of a (suggested) cover fee. Rarely made the money back, but with the right band and a persuasive door person that's certainly possible. Maybe enough to pay the band well seems like more of a long shot.
It's a decent, small room, with a baby grand piano, drumset, sound system, and not really any built-in audience.