Neumos celebrated a decade on E Pike earlier in 2014 (Image: CHS)

It’s not exactly like the longtime 2nd Ave venue is now a Capitol Hill music farm club but…

Local bands looking to break into Barboza and Neumos will now be routed through Belltown’s The Rendezvous, according to a new announcement from Neumos management.

“Neumos and Barboza will soon begin expanding their booking reach in Seattle by incorporating the iconic Belltown venue, The Rendezvous, into their organization. Local talent buyer Evan Johnson has been hired on as a buyer with a heavy focus on local shows,” Neumos released today.

Guy Keltner, Neumos marketing manager, explained that Neumos hasn’t purchased The Rendezvous, but instead is utilizing it as the lower tier in the larger Neumos booking empire.

The Seattle Weekly has the rest of the details on the interesting partnership.

Team Neumos is, meanwhile, hard at work planning out July’s 18th edition of the Capitol Hill Block Party. The 2014 lineup announcement details are here.