PhilaFunk Live

This is a brand spanking new West Philadelphia Venue that isn’t even a year old yet. One day it may become the next big Philly music venue, but right now it’s still on the learning curve. so far it has made a lot of good decisions, but it’s also made some pretty stupid ones.
The Good:
1) It has a D.I.Y. attitude and tries to give anybody a chance to play
2) It worked very hard to obtain a Liquor License.
3)It works hard in trying to spread it’s name through word of mouth, Myspace, etc.
4) It has a wide variety of events and performances. Rock, Jazz, Poetry, Hardcore, Songwriters, and more!
5) It plans on being a place that offers a whole lot of cool live recording deals to the bands that play there, including video options.
6) It does all ages shows, and probably has the best balcony in any venue.
The Bad:
1) It usually has anyone it gives a show to try and sell tickets to the majority of their friends (10 – 30 of them).
2) Even though it obtained a Liquor License it decided to be a B.Y.O.B. venue (???).
3) It doesn’t do much along the lines of promotion or advertising. which is why most of you probably haven’t heard of it.
It’s understandable why Philafunk tries to go by this word of mouth, B.Y.O.B., D.I.Y. aspect. after all it’s part of West Philadelphia, and this is what the majority of it’s venues do. But unlike Philafunk, most of those venues are houses, coffee shops, warehouse like structures, even parks. Philafunk Live is an actual established music venue (or trying to be). So maybe if it starts acting like one along the lines of promotion, and does stuff like properly utilize the Liquor License it worked so hard to get, then maybe more people will come.