Comments on: Music Uptown and Downtown

Interesting reading comments regarding zoning. In London, where I gig, there has been a tendency for corporate suit types to move into an area where live music has been prevalent and use their mo...

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In reply to janramsey. Funding is always an issue for grassroots organizations. MaCCNO is actively seeking sponsorship,...

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In reply to kmsoap. Definitely right. Thank goodness for MaCCNO. The problem is that MaCCNO is not so funded and so foc...

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In reply to janramsey. The Overlays themselves create large concentrations of music that are then marketed as tourist d...

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In reply to kmsoap. Amen. I agree that the neighborhood associations for the most part don't take into account the cult...

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Good article; saying what needs to be said and providing options rather than just 'complaining'. I am a 'blues' fan'. Thirty years ago, I use to marvel at the weekly listing of 'blues venues' in ...

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The current zoning system of locking music away in Arts and Culture Overlays is to blame. The zoning code makes it extremely difficult to open a music venue, and the dysfunctional NIMBY neighborh...

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It seems to me that N.O. has evolved over the last 30 years too far toward newer music venues that we haven't heard of, and has not supported enough the traditional venues and the great local tal...

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Thank you Jan for your well-reasoned, sensible and practical approach to building unity in our collective efforts - You'll be hearing from me and, I am sure, a number of us dedicated to keeping o...

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Did the bar owner say that his only remaining customers are college students (which is why I started to abandon Uptown), or do they get a mix of ages which might encourage some of us to go back U...

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