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Passage of stimulus bill provides lifeline for local music venues Share Updated: 12:55 PM CST Dec 22, 2020 Share Updated: 12:55 PM CST Dec 22, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THEATERS LIKE THE TOWER. PATRINA: THE TOWER THEATER HAD TO CANCEL THE REST OF THEIR EVENTS FOR 2020, AND THAT MEANS NOBODY IS GETTING PAID BECAUSE NO MONEY IS COMING IN. THE STIMULUS MONEY MEANS $15 BILLION FOR SAVE OUR STAGES, TO GIVE LIVE VENUES, LIKE TOWER THEATRE, A FIGHTING CHANCE TO THE BIG NEWS IS THAT THIS IS A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY THAT WILL BUY VENUES MORE TIME. PATRINA: IT IS A LIFE LINE CHAD WHITEHEAD WITH TOWER THEATRE MANY INDEPENDENT LIVE VENUES NEED. BACK IN MARCH, HE SAYS MANY VENUES LIKE THE TOWER THEATRE WERE THE FIRST TO CLOSE AS THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, AND WILL LIKELY BE THE LAST TO REOPEN. JUST BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH LOGISTICS GO INTO PUTTING ON TOURS AND CONCERTS AND YOU THINK ABOUT BANDS HAVING TO MOVE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ....
Chad Whitehead, host of About What You’d Expect, breaks down his favorite albums of 2020. What else is there to say about 2020 that we don’t already know? 2020 has dislodged most of us from our routines, our jobs, our entertainment choices, and well, everything. This year was brutal for artists, many of whom are now on food stamps and unemployment like so many other Americans. Despite the hardships, artists and art moved forward. Here are some great artists who released solid albums in 2020 that are worth checking out. I’m not a big fan of ranking something as personal and subjective as art so these are not in any particular order. If that is hard for you to deal with, let’s just say Lous and the Yakuza’s ....