Rock Music Menu Columnist
Just like you and I, there are rockers, rollers and other assorted musical miscreants out there who need help keeping their declared promises to make the next 12 months better than the dozen prior. It shouldnât be that hard to improve upon the raging dumpster fire of 2020, but â hey â people thought the new decade was going to bring beautiful things and look how that turned out.
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All that said, welcome to this yearâs edition of Rock Music Menuâs âNew Yearâs Resolutions for Rockers Who Need Them,â where we assist the often otherwise occupied musicians with setting goals for the coming year. Itâs not an easy job, but one that has to be done.
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On Sunday night, Sean Salm could see the stage at Voltage Lounge lighting up again, with guitarists, singers and even professional wrestlers performing in front of a live audience after months of silence.
Not literally, of course.
But for the live venue manager, President Donald Trump’s decision to sign the $900 billion second coronavirus stimulus bill was enough to make him dare to dream. The Voltage, like most other hospitality businesses, has been devastated by the occupancy restrictions brought by the pandemic. The 350-capacity venue near Center City hasn’t been able to pay rent since March, Salm said.
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High hopes for curtains up at concert halls
Will Washington s next stimulus be enough of a lifeline for Philly s live music venues?
Live music venues like Union Transfer and the Fillmore came a drumbeat closer to reopening when Congressional leaders gave the green light to the Save Our Stages Act last week.
It offered a glimmer of hope to people like Mark Denino, owner of Chris’ Jazz Cafe, that he could one day see the seats filled in his longest and oldest continuously running jazz club in Philadelphia.
As part of a long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus package, the Save Our Stages Act provides $15 billion in relief to independent music venues, movie theaters and similar cultural institutions that have been almost entirely shuttered since March.
For Philly indie venues, Save Our Stages relief funding is a chance at survival, operators say lancasteronline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lancasteronline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.