Derek Hess' booking calendar from 1992 shows details about how much artists were paid to perform at the Euclid Tavern. Of particular note in this image, it appears Green Day (touring on their "Kurplunk" album) was paid $100 for their performance, while Pavement (touring on "Slanted and Enchanted") was able to negotiate 60% of admission/ticket revenue, amounting to a take of about $660. Pavement's payment also included a "rider" requesting a meal for each of the band members, as well as a case of beer.
The planner provides a snapshot of the underground music scene at the very moment when it began garnering mainstream attention. Earlier that year, Nirvana's "Nevermind" album reached number one on the charts, marking an important turning point in American music that would eventually transform previously-obscure bands like Green Day and Pavement into bona fide rock stars.
