independent music venues

“We've all grown exhausted by all this stuff. Financially, this doesn't help. I don't want to do anything to turn a single person away. All I want to do is sell wine and put on music."

"It's been maddening, absolutely maddening."

"Nostalgia won't pay the bills now."

"These venues are the lifeblood of our communities. They were the first to close and will be the last to open. This bill gives them a fighting chance.”

"Despite the fact that coronavirus is not transmitted via sound waves, the SLA just decimated [the venues’] already struggling businesses," the lawsuit states.

The State Liquor Authority has updated their website to clarify new guidelines that specify that restaurants and bars are prohibited from offering live music, ticketed events, and other forms of outdoor entertainment.

"We’re not going to be able to rebuild these from zero. You can’t knock out all the mom and pops and think that more mom and pops will spring up. If we knock them out, it’s just chains."

"Independent venues...were the first to be closed, they will be the last to open. The economic recovery process will extend past just reopening the front doors, requiring solutions unique to the industry."

In a neighborhood of metastasizing douchiness and rising prices, Cake Shop is a haven for good music, cheap booze, and normal people. Now we must save it.