Attending a live musical performance in a huge sports center with thousands of other fans is (1) (excite). Even in a restaurant or theater, a skilled (2) (perform) can provide a great show. Here in the US, a very different kind of performance space is gaining in popularity.
Singer-songwriter Annalise Emerick is getting ready (3) (play) a show in Nashville, Tennessee. It is something (4) she does most nights in coffee houses, bars and other small spaces across the country. But tonight, the setting is even (5) (small). Ms. Emerick will play for a few people in Kristina Shulz's home.
“An artist will come into my house and play music. All I have to do (6) (be) provide the atmosphere, which I am (7) (absolute) happy to do,” says Ms. Shulz. She has been holding such performances in her home (8) about four years. The crowd is usually a mix of family, friends, neighbours and even strangers. The performances (9) (list) on house concert websites.
House concerts have become (10) important part of Annalise Emerick's earnings, too.“I can play a bar for 100 dollars, but I can play a house concert and if there are 50 people there and they all pay $20, I'm having a great night. And they all buy CDs, too. It's amazing.”
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