honestly that whole set up made no sense considering in a venue like that you'd have a clear headliner. There were 3 acts at First Ave. Dez Dickerson and the Modernaires, The Time, The Revolution...of those 3 one act would be the clear headliner.
When the movie starts the revolution is playing first then the time..later the time is playing before the revolution and dez's band seems to be playing before both even tho his band had the whole club dancing.
so the whole thing is:lol:
Do you also remember that Morris was also trying to weasel his way into the club owner's good graces?
Clubs in the 80's believe in one rule; make money anyway you can as long as you can.
How? By getting the best acts and gimmicks to bring people in.
Who will be the main headliner is not important at the moment because performers have to prove their worth to the club owner, the club and the clubgoers. Whomever is the main headliner is for all three elements to choose.
When I was in college, a trio of musicians performed on campus. The band's name was September's Child. There was originally four musicians, but the fourth broke his arm while skateboarding.
They invited me to sit with them in the cafeteria for lunch. I had my saxophone with me and we talked about playing music live.
The only female member of the group advised me to stay away from Hollywood if I were in L.A. because of the fact that there are over 1,500 bands alone there performing in clubs where they have to pay before they can play and they are not paid very well. The other members concurred.
They encouraged me not to give up on my dreams but they also to me to be careful because of the cutthroat nature of the music industry. My saxophone instructor told me the same thing a few years before the members of September's Child did.
I had been to a club where they had the best of both worlds under one roof. A dj for dancing and a live band for listening. I liked the live band side of the club the most.
