DOCSLIB.ORG

Music Venue Relief Act 2020 Sign-On Letter and Proposed Legislation

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Music Venue Relief Act 2020 Sign-On Letter and Proposed Legislation November 19 2020 The Honorable Muriel Bowser Executive Office of the Mayor 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20004 CC: The DC Council Committee on the Whole, Chairman Phil Mendelson, Councilmember Kenyon McDuffie, Councilmember Charles Allen, Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, Councilmember David Grosso, Councilmember Anita Bonds, Councilmember Brandon Todd, Councilmember Robert White, Councilmember Mary Cheh, Councilmember Trayon White, Councilmember Elissa Silverman, Councilmember Vincent Gray, Councilmember Brooke Pinto, Director Shawn Townsend, Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio, Director Andrew Trueblood, Director Heran Sereke-Brhan, Director Angie Gates and Director Maryann Lombardi Dear Mayor Bowser and Members of the DC Council, COVID-19 has devastated DC’s music community. Since it began, the pandemic has forced the closure of five longstanding D.C. music institutions, four of them cornerstones of the local music economy who presented the jazz, R&B and soul musicians bearing the torch of D.C.’s legacy of Black music. In August the beloved Twins Jazz, which supported DC’s vibrant jazz scene for 33 years, and announced its closure. Most recently U Street Music Hall has permanently closed its doors. Most live music performances are not expected to resume until the final phases of reopening, and even then, public health precautions will delay the full reintegration of live music into daily life for months and potentially years to come. In this uncertain period, the continued survival of many legendary music venues — establishments that have supported our city’s artists for decades and launched the careers of national superstars — is in question. If our administration and Council do not adopt a plan to allow venues to survive the next twelve months, a century’s legacy of history and culture stands to be wiped out completely. The effects of these losses on the District’s significant cultural economy could be catastrophic, and last for years. This week the Mayor announced the BridgeFund to provide grants for Entertainment businesses. While this is a very good start, the fund does not guarantee the type of support that the MVRA provides and does not get the funds in the hands of venues fast enough. There is still a need to educate our city on why music venues cannot just be lumped in as an entertainment business, and how they have specific business models that are very different from restaurants and nightclubs. The signatories below voice our support for the DC Music Venue Relief Act, a piece of legislation drafted by a coalition of music advocates, venue owners and approved by three current councilmembers. We ask that you co-sign this draft legislation and act decisively to preserve DC’s vibrant cultural landscape. The legislation calls for financial support of DC’s music venues to help them sustain their businesses from October 2020 through May 2021. The act is designed to provide partial support not only to dedicated music venues, but also to the many small restaurants and bars who play a crucial role in the music scene by hosting live entertainment frequently. (In DC, these establishments are sometimes more important to the livelihood of our city’s resident musicians than dedicated clubs.) The former may be eligible for up to $15,000 per month; the latter, up to $7,500 per month. The bill includes detailed calculations for relief eligibility based on square footage and other relevant factors. The draft text of the legislation is attached as an APPENDIX to this letter. We look forward to ​ ​ following up with your office directly to secure your support for this urgently needed step to ensure DC’s continued role as one of our nation’s cultural capitals. The undersigned members of the music community support this draft legislation and call for new emergency legislation. Listen Local First DC Nick Fontana, Pearl Street John O’Connor, Songbyrd Music Donna Westmoreland, Warehouse House I.M.P./9:30/The Anthem/Lincoln We Act Radio, Media + Outdoor Sandra Butler-Truesdale, DC Theatre Performance Venue Legendary Musicians Washington DC Chapter of the Pie Shop DC Chadwick Alexander, Songbyrd Recording Academy Bill Spieler, DC9 Nightclub Music House Von Vargas, DC Grammy Jammin Java Jen Lee, Union Stage and Chapter of the Recording Babe City Records Jammin Java Academy Matt Singer, Marketing Jonathan Brindley, Union Stage Christine Lilyea, Slash Run Coordinator (DCJF) and Jammin Java Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation Modi Oyewole, Trillectro Music Peter Lillis, Union Stage and Aaron Myers, Musician Festival Co-Founder Jammin Java CapitalBop Capital Fringe John P. Ferrell, Union Stage and Jamie Sandel, CapitalBop Erik Bergman/Neighborhood Jammin Java Production Sunny Sumter, DC Jazz Festival Restaurant Group/Snallygaster Manager Chris Grasso, musician DC Jazz Festival Daniel Schwartz, Union Stage Dior Ashley Brown, DC Music Roy “Chip” Ellis, Howard Theatre and Jammin Java Production Summit owner Manager Shannon Gunn Neal Becton, Som Records Down in the Reeds Festival Rochelle Rice Owner Christopher Naoum, DC Music Jon Weiss, Union Stage and Judith Korey Advocate Jammin Java, Babe City Diana Ezerins, local music Emmanuel Clarke, Peace + Records advocate Happyness Inc Lana Mahmoud, Union Stage Miles Ryan, 7DrumCity Davey Yarborough, musician/ and Jammin Java Emma Amiri-Ghaemmaghamy WJAI Union Stage Aerica Shimizu Banks Ben Daniels, Union Stage and Jammin Java Torrey Sanders, Union Stage Will Eastman, U Street Music Joel E. Pomerantz, SAW and Jammin Java Hall Meg Olson Janon Costley, Bin 1301 Melina Afzal, Palace Productions Heather Shue Bobby Hill, Transparent entertainment LLC, sound Jeanette Berry Productions engineer- DC9 & The Pieshop Michael Haresign Mylie Durham IV, Growroom Margot Pien, music community Matthew Lehtonen Productions member Nikhil Rao, 7 Drum City Peter Serano, Rock’n Repair Adam Levin, Chuck Levin’s Christopher Bulbulia, Sticky Rice Shop Washington Music Center DC Elizabeth Cannon, 7Drumcity Angela Byrd, MadeInTheDMV Elizabeth Geglia Caroline Phillips, National Joseph Lapan, Songbyrd Music Ariel Davis Cannabis Festival & THS House T. A. Zook, Performer Presents Jenny Langer, ECE Kristina Westernik Jessica F. Teachey, The Producer/Booking Agent and Anthony Hawkins MusicianShip / The Wammie Moonshine Society/The Ron Reena Shukla Awards / Funk Parade Holloway Band/The Honey Larks Stewart Bernard Anika Hobbs, Nubian Hueman / Jess Eliot Myhre, Bumper Rhonda Coe The Black Love Experience Jacksons LLC, musician Thomas Kitchen, musician Jasmine Williams, 7DrumCity Layne Garrett, Rhizome DC Neel Singh, musician Andrew Riblet, Comet Ping Pong Jonathan Een Newton, Free Dirt David Mallen, Metro Music David Combs, Comet Ping Pong Records and Hamlin St. Diner Source, Innovation Station Music Harry Schnipper, Blues Alley Kyrisha Deschamps, Honey Nicholas Marritz Jazz Groove Festival Greg Bonsignore Mark G. Meadows, Jazz Artist Evan Sheres, The Concept Law Joan L Sapp, Jonas Dreiel Ben Kibour, Jojo restaurant and Group & Rock Creek Kings Productions bar Evan St. John, Virginia Attorney Jason Weiss CapitalBop & Rock Creek Kings Adam Ashforth, 7 Drum City Jamie Sandel, CapitalBop Jamal Gray, Independent Jenny Thomas, musician Kokayi Practitioner Howard Rabach, Machine Room Nasar Abadey (SUPERNOVA) Yohan Ferdinando, Ten Tigers Studio Tone P, District Funk Records / Parlour & Short Eats Jason Altomare, Jack Funk Universal Music Publishing Ayanna Smith, PorchFestDC Matt Flickinger Sterling Anderson, (Steelosoul) DJ 2-Tone Jones, Co-founder Sheara Rivera Brass musician Shaoulin Jazz Melina Afzal, Palace Productions Songwriter/Recording artist Andrew Toy LLC Sara Curtin, musician Matt Brooks, SoFar Sounds Marty Atias, ATS Elena La Fulana, Musician Artemis Thompson, Musician Communications Graham Smith-White, Rudi Greenberg, freelance Logan, musician Musician/Owner The Infinite music journalist Eugene I Fertelmeyster, Goodness Dani Weymouth musician Reginald Cyntje, musician Maryam Balbed, Jazz & Justice Matthew Cha, DISQO VOLANTE Lauren Calve, Musician Today Stephen McKay, School of Rock Anna Harwell Celenza, Music Aeron Premo, musician (Rose Bubba Sperry, Sperry Professor, Georgetown Corps) Entertainment University Krista O'Connell Andrés García, La Jackson Sinnenberg, CapitalBop Marc Eisenberg Colombopercutiva Andrew Grossman, musician Jennifer Kovach Adrian Taylor Catherine Ferrando, Black Cat Margaret Gilmore, John Kerr, Hamlin Street Diner Artis Moon Amarche, musician - Molly Ruland, Heartcast Media Gena Photiadis, musician the Boundless Eclectic Mitchell Bass, 7Drum City Elijah Jamal Balbed, The JoGo Cherie Latson Riley Casagrande Project Anthony Amos Abdulfatah Masha Tom Liddle, musician Julie O, musician Paul Lester Cindy atlee Peter Stehouwer Cortney Knight Travis Houze Shannon Gunn, Jazz4Justice Ethan Russell Brian Galvin, PAVE Mary Ho Mathew Herrity Kevin Lavezzo Lisa Perez John Daise, musician Duane Gautier, Anacostia Art Justin Cox, Atlas Brew Works Laurel Halsey, musician Center Courtney Burke Karen Baker, Social Art and Bill Perry, The Public Option Cecily Bumbray, musician Culture Carolyn Crouch, Washington Martina Dodd Marcel Penzes Walks Karin Runett Elan Rubin David Murray, Georgetown Sadie Gronigan, CapitalBop Brent Gossett, DuPont Brass University Brian Settles, musician LLC Graham Robertson, Aztec Sun Adrienne Gaither Olivia Bock Rashad Polk Mary Baker Raffaele Bossard Sarah Cook Barry A. Wilson, Barry Wilson Antoinette Sooh-Jordan Jameson Rowe Studios Mike Sobel, Musicians Olivia Mancini, musician Beth Sewell Stephane
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Automated Meme Magic: an Exploration Into the Implementations and Imaginings of Bots on Reddit”
    1 “Automated Meme Magic: An Exploration into the Implementations and Imaginings of Bots on Reddit” Jonathan Murthy | [email protected] | 2018 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgments......................................................................................................................................3 Abstract......................................................................................................................................................4 1.2 Research Questions.........................................................................................................................6 1.2.1 Why Reddit..............................................................................................................................7 1.2.2 Bots..........................................................................................................................................9 1.3 Outline...........................................................................................................................................10 2 Bot Research.........................................................................................................................................11 2.1. Functional Bots.............................................................................................................................13 2.2 Harmful Bots.................................................................................................................................14 2.2.1 The Rise of Socialbots...........................................................................................................16
    [Show full text]
  • <R2PX] 2^]Rtstb <XRWXVP]
    M V 7>DB4>540AC7)Get a chic blueprint with no carbon footprint | 8]bXST A PUBLICATION OF | P L A N Y O U R N I G H T A T W W W. E X P R E S S N I G H T O U T. C O M | OCTOBER 3-5, 2008 | -- 5A44++ Weekend C74A>03F0AA8>AB --;Pbc]XVWc½bSTQPcTT]STSPUcTa C74A43B:8=B4G?42C0C>D675867C8=?78;;Hk ! 4g_aTbb½STPS[X]T5X]SX]ST_cW R^eTaPVTPcfPbWX]Vc^]_^bcR^\ <R2PX] 2^]RTSTb CHRIS O’MEARA/AP Evan Longoria hit two home runs in the Rays’ win. <XRWXVP] APhbA^[[)Longoria powers Losing ground, Republican Tampa to first playoff win | # writes off battleground state F0B78=6C>=k Republican presidential can- ATbRdT4UU^ac) Push to get didate John McCain conceded battleground Michigan to the Democrats on Thursday, GOP bailout passed gains steam | " officials said, a major retreat as he struggles to regain his footing in a campaign increas- 5^bbTcc2[dTb) Wreckage of ingly dominated by economic issues. These officials said McCain was pulling adventurer’s plane found | # staff and advertising out of the economically distressed Midwestern state. With 17 elec- 4=C4AC08=<4=C toral votes, Michigan voted for Democrat John Kerry in 2004, but Republicans had poured money into an effort to try to place it in their column this year. ?[PhX]V=XRT) The decision allows McCain’s resources Michael Cera acts to be sent to Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida and other more competitive states. But it also sweetly awk- means Obama can shift money to other ward ..
    [Show full text]
  • Music Industry Report 2020 Includes the Work of Talented Student Interns Who Went Through a Competitive Selection Process to Become a Part of the Research Team
    2O2O THE RESEARCH TEAM This study is a product of the collaboration and vision of multiple people. Led by researchers from the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Exploration Group: Joanna McCall Coordinator of Applied Research, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Barrett Smith Coordinator of Applied Research, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Jacob Wunderlich Director, Business Development and Applied Research, Exploration Group The Music Industry Report 2020 includes the work of talented student interns who went through a competitive selection process to become a part of the research team: Alexander Baynum Shruthi Kumar Belmont University DePaul University Kate Cosentino Isabel Smith Belmont University Elon University Patrick Croke University of Virginia In addition, Aaron Davis of Exploration Group and Rupa DeLoach of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce contributed invaluable input and analysis. Cluster Analysis and Economic Impact Analysis were conducted by Alexander Baynum and Rupa DeLoach. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 - 6 Letter of Intent Aaron Davis, Exploration Group and Rupa DeLoach, The Research Center 7 - 23 Executive Summary 25 - 27 Introduction 29 - 34 How the Music Industry Works Creator’s Side Listener’s Side 36 - 78 Facets of the Music Industry Today Traditional Small Business Models, Startups, Venture Capitalism Software, Technology and New Media Collective Management Organizations Songwriters, Recording Artists, Music Publishers and Record Labels Brick and Mortar Retail Storefronts Digital Streaming Platforms Non-interactive
    [Show full text]
  • Fake News and Misinformation Policy Lab Practicum (Spring 2017)
    ST ANFORD Fake News & Misinformation Policy Practicum 2017 PRACTICUM RESEARCFacebookH TEAM: Research Team Jacob Finkel, JD ’19, Steven Jiang,Mufan BS ’17, Luo, PhD ‘22 Mufan Luo, PhD ’22, Rebecca Mears, JD/MPP ’19, Danaë Metaxa-Kakavouli, PhD ’20Camille, Peeples, JD ‘18 Camille Peeples, JD ’18, BrendanArjun Sasso, Shenoy,JD ’19, JD ‘19 Arjun Shenoy, JD ’19, Vincent Sheu, JD/MS ’18 , Nicolás Torres-Echeverry, JSM ’17 Google Research Team INSTRUCTOR AND PROJECTDanaë LEAD MetaxaS: -Kakavouli, PhD ‘20 Nicolás Torres-Echeverry, JSM ‘17 SENATOR RUSS FEINGOLD Edwin A. Heafey, Jr., Visiting Professor of Law Luciana Herman, Ph.D. Twitter Research Team Lecturer in Law Program Director, Law and Policy LabJacob Finkel, JD ‘19 Steven Jiang, BS ‘17 Ashwin Aravind, JD ‘18 Teaching Assistant Rebecca Mears, JD/MPP ‘19 Katie Joseff, MA ‘19 Research Assistant Reddit Research Team October POLICY CLIENT: Brendan Sasso, JD ‘19 Hewlett Foundation MadisonVincent Initiative Sheu, JD/MS ’18 2017 1 Acknowledgements This report reflects the research and analysis of an inter-disciplinary law and graduate student team enrolled in the Stanford Law School Fake News and Misinformation Policy Lab Practicum (Spring 2017). Under the guidance of instructor Senator Russ Feingold, the Edwin A. Heafey Visiting Professor of Law, the practicum surveyed the roles of four major online platforms in the spread of fake news beginning with the 2016 U.S. election. Assisting Senator Feingold in the practicum were Policy Lab Program Director and Lecturer Luciana Herman, Ph.D., and Teaching Assistant Ashwin Aravind, J.D. ’18. Brendan Sasso, J.D. ’19, served as the exceptional lead student editor for the report.
    [Show full text]
  • Live Venue Sound System Installation
    CASE STUDIES Live Venue Installations Unite Your Audience The Martin Audio Experience LIVE VENUE INSTALLATIONS Martin Audio At Martin Audio we believe that uniting audiences with modelling and software engineering, to deliver dynamic, exciting sound creates shared memories that sear into the full-frequency sound right across the audience. consciousness delivering more successful tours, events and repeatedly packed venues. With over forty years of live sound and installation expertise to our name, Martin Audio offers a wide range of premium We achieve this by an obsessive attention to detail on professional loudspeakers so customers can be assured the professional sound system’s acoustic performance, of selecting the right system for their chosen application, frequently challenging convention and involving a whether it’s a small scale installation or a festival for over sophisticated mix of design, research, mathematical 150,000 people. Live Venue Installations With our heritage in live production it’s no surprise that this has transferred into the realms of permanent audio installation within live venues. More often than not, live venues are combined with bar and club areas so our portfolio offering has frequently meant and integrated system design approach. As with many other applications, our solutions focus upon appropriate sound level performance, coverage, consistency and control to unite audiences night after night. 2 LIVE VENUE INSTALLATIONS Cabo Wabo Cantina Upgrades With Martin Audio WPC Cabo Wabo Cantina Cabo San Lucas, MX––Sammy
    [Show full text]
  • Fake News: Potential Solutions to the Online Epidemic Lee K
    NORTH CAROLINA LAW REVIEW Volume 96 | Number 1 Article 7 12-1-2017 Fake News: Potential Solutions to the Online Epidemic Lee K. Royster Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/nclr Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Lee K. Royster, Fake News: Potential Solutions to the Online Epidemic, 96 N.C. L. Rev. 270 (2017). Available at: http://scholarship.law.unc.edu/nclr/vol96/iss1/7 This Recent Developments is brought to you for free and open access by Carolina Law Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in North Carolina Law Review by an authorized editor of Carolina Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 96 N.C. L. REV 270 (2017) FAKE NEWS: POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE ONLINE EPIDEMIC* On December 4, 2016, police arrested Edgar Maddison Welch for assault with a dangerous weapon at Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C.1 At some point before that day, Welch came across a story, transmitted online through 4chan, Reddit, and Twitter, along with other websites,2 stating that Hillary and Bill Clinton used Comet Ping Pong as a “front for a pedophile sex ring; the back room was supposedly used for kidnapping and trafficking children.”3 Welch accepted this story as true and decided he had to put a stop to it.4 He grabbed his assault rifle and drove 360 miles from his home in Salisbury, North Carolina to Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C,5 operated by the Clinton’s “co-conspirators,” to end the supposed scheme himself.6 He entered the store with family patrons present, walked up to the counter, and pointed his assault rifle directly at the cashier’s face.7 No one was injured, and Welch was apprehended and arrested by Washington police outside the restaurant soon after the incident.8 This “Pizzagate” conspiracy started when James Alefantis, Comet Ping Pong’s owner, was mentioned in an email sent from Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager because he was considering organizing a fundraiser for Clinton’s presidential campaign.9 * © 2017 Lee K.
    [Show full text]
  • The 35 Best Folk Music Venues in the U.S
    The 35 Best Folk Music Venues in the U.S. Tweet Like 2.9K Share Save (https://www.reddit.com/submit) Click a state to view its venue(s) Although folk music may have hit its zenith in the 1960s, the genre still thrives today, along with a dedicated base of fans. It lives in music venues on each coast as well as hundreds of places in between. ARIZONA Folk music is still with us because it connects the listener, and the artist, to our cultural heritage. The tunes and lyrics CALIFORNIA describe who we are and where we came from. COLORADO Below is a list of the top 35 folk venues in the United States. We've listed the venues alphabetically by state. CONNECTICUT These 35 venues are not necessarily dedicated to folk music, but they are places where folk music indeed thrives. They ILLINOIS are also elite live music venues with superb acoustics, sightlines, and atmospheres, all qualities needed to make our list. MARYLAND The deciding factor, however, was enthusiasm. The following 35 venues exhibit a fervor for folk music that is almost MASSACHUSETTS palatable. MICHIGAN The people behind these venues love what they do and they love folk music. And, as you'll soon read, many of these NEW YORK venues are run by volunteers. NORTH CAROLINA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND Arizona TEXAS VIRGINIA The Lost Leaf Bar & Gallery 914 North 5th Street Phoenix, AZ The Lost Leaf Bar & Gallery is an amazing venue for any type of show, especially folk music. For one, all their shows are free.
    [Show full text]
  • Asheville Sound | Music News
    asheville sound | music news Modern-day Asheville doesn’t identify with just one sound - it’s a diverse sonic melting pot, embracing musicians of all genres. From the nation’s longest-running folk festival and Moog Music to weekly drum circles and Grammy-winning musicians representing bluegrass to hip hop, music rings through the air in this Blue Ridge Mountain city. Music Scene News ► Vinyl Record Plant + Music Café: Opening in summer, Citizen Vinyl will offer an immersive music experience with a record plant, independent record store and music café and bar with food, coffee and craft cocktails. Hands-on Electronica: The Moogseum, now open in downtown, celebrates the life of Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog Synthesizer that revolutionized almost every genre of music. The Moogseum features bays of synthesizers, theremins and effect pedals that allow people to explore the science behind electronic music. ► Mega Collab: The Grammy Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers reimagine their catalog with the Asheville Symphony and music scene giants. The new album, recorded at Asheville’s Echo Mountain Studios, includes arrangements by Jonathan Sacks, who has worked on many Disney films, and orchestra conductor Michael Bearden, who is currently the music director for Lady Gaga and has worked with Michael Jackson and Madonna. The first track off the album, “Be Still Moses,” a collaboration between the band, symphony and the music group Boyz II Men, was released in August. Not Your Average Concert Hall: Unique Venues, Mountain Backdrops & Iconic Stages ► Unique stages appear throughout Asheville, from Ben’s Tune-Up, a repurposed automotive repair shop; to the Salvage Station, a junkyard-turned-shipping-container-themed riverside venue; to The Odditorium, an intimate dive bar affectionately known for its collection of oddities and artifacts.
    [Show full text]
  • Nightlight: Tradition and Change in a Local Music Scene
    NIGHTLIGHT: TRADITION AND CHANGE IN A LOCAL MUSIC SCENE Aaron Smithers A thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Curriculum of Folklore. Chapel Hill 2018 Approved by: Glenn Hinson Patricia Sawin Michael Palm ©2018 Aaron Smithers ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTRACT Aaron Smithers: Nightlight: Tradition and Change in a Local Music Scene (Under the direction of Glenn Hinson) This thesis considers how tradition—as a dynamic process—is crucial to the development, maintenance, and dissolution of the complex networks of relations that make up local music communities. Using the concept of “scene” as a frame, this ethnographic project engages with participants in a contemporary music scene shaped by a tradition of experimentation that embraces discontinuity and celebrates change. This tradition is learned and communicated through performance and social interaction between participants connected through the Nightlight—a music venue in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Any merit of this ethnography reflects the commitment of a broad community of dedicated individuals who willingly contributed their time, thoughts, voices, and support to make this project complete. I am most grateful to my collaborators and consultants, Michele Arazano, Robert Biggers, Dave Cantwell, Grayson Currin, Lauren Ford, Anne Gomez, David Harper, Chuck Johnson, Kelly Kress, Ryan Martin, Alexis Mastromichalis, Heather McEntire, Mike Nutt, Katie O’Neil, “Crowmeat” Bob Pence, Charlie St. Clair, and Isaac Trogden, as well as all the other musicians, employees, artists, and compatriots of Nightlight whose combined efforts create the unique community that define a scene.
    [Show full text]
  • Open Data Based Urban For-Profit Music Venues Spatial Layout
    sustainability Article Open Data Based Urban For-Profit Music Venues Spatial Layout Pattern Discovery Xueqi Wang and Zhichong Zou * Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +86-451-8628-1137 Abstract: The spatial pattern of music venues is one of the key decision-making factors for urban planning and development strategies. Understanding the current configurations and future demands of music venues is fundamental to scholars, planners, and designers. There is an urgent need to discover the spatial pattern of music venues nationwide with high precision. This paper aims at an open data solution to discover the hidden hierarchical structure of the for-profit music venues and their dynamic relationship with urban economies. Data collected from the largest two public ticketing websites are used for clustering-based ranking modeling and spatial pattern discovery of music venues in 28 cities as recorded. The model is based on a multi-stage hierarchical clustering algorithm to level those cities into four groups according to the website records which can be used to describe the total music industry scale and activity vitality of cities. Data collected from the 2018 China City Statistical Year Book, including the GDP per capita, disposable income per capita, the permanent population, and the number of patent applications, are used as socio-economic indicators for the city-level potential capability of music industry development ranking. The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and the Kendall rank correlation coefficient are applied to test the consistency Citation: Wang, X.; Zou, Z.
    [Show full text]
  • The Long Weekend: Exclusion, Intrusion, Trolls, and Punks
    The Long Weekend: Exclusion, Intrusion, Trolls, and Punks BENJAMIN HARBERT Abstract This essay describes the indie punk scene in Washington, DC, in the days approaching and immediately after the Women’s March 2017. The scene became a cultural target of the right, as musicians were threatened by online trolls from 4chan and other rightwing message boards, culminating in the “Pizzagate”-inspired attack on the venue, Comet Ping Pong. Musicians staged a series of concerts and performances around the march, helping to dispel the sense of threat through intersectional political congregation as well as maintaining a longer steady protest locally. In this article, I will describe the local lead-up to the weekend of the Women’s March, including a protest concert the night before and an after-party the night of the march. The narrative draws out the growing sense of threat to musicians as online trolls from right-wing message boards became active. Then, the narrative continues to detail the ways in which the two events at the rock venues dispelled the fear through intersectional political congregation. I hope that this article offers insight on how eclectic urban musics that embolden the left can also provide cultural targets for the right. I am writing not only as a music scholar, but also as a resident of the nation’s capital embedded in a music scene and economic bracket and as a US citizen making sense of socio-political shifts. This article allows for this blur, eschewing the detached writing of scholarship and provocative agit-prop of activism. I write as a concerned local interlocutor who is fluent, at least, in speaking of music’s role in social change.
    [Show full text]
  • Fake News Onslaught Targets Pizzeria As Nest of Child-Trafficking
    Fake News Onslaught Targets Pizzeria as Nest of Child-Trafficking By CECILIA KANGNOV. 21, 2016 ​ ​ Section 1 WASHINGTON — Days before the presidential election, James Alefantis, owner of a local pizza restaurant called Comet Ping Pong, noticed an unusual ​ ​ spike in the number of his Instagram followers. ​ ​ Within hours, menacing messages like “we’re on to you” began appearing in his Instagram feed. In the ensuing days, hundreds of death threats — one read “I will kill you personally” — started arriving via texts, Facebook and ​ ​ Twitter. All of them alleged something that made Mr. Alefantis’s jaw drop: ​ that Comet Ping Pong was the home base of a child abuse ring led by Hillary Clinton and her campaign chief, John D. Podesta. When Mr. Alefantis discovered that his employees were getting similar abusive messages, he looked online to unravel the accusations. He found dozens of made-up articles about Mrs. Clinton kidnapping, molesting and trafficking children in the restaurant’s back rooms. The articles appeared on Facebook and on websites such as The New Nationalist and The Vigilant Citizen, with one headline blaring: “Pizzagate: How 4Chan Uncovered the Sick World of Washington’s Occult Elite.” None of it was true. While Mr. Alefantis has some prominent Democratic friends in Washington and was a supporter of Mrs. Clinton, he has never met her, does not sell or abuse children, and is not being investigated by law enforcement for any of these claims. He and his 40 employees had unwittingly become real people caught in the middle of a storm of fake news. ​ ​ “From this insane, fabricated conspiracy theory, we’ve come under constant assault,” said Mr.
    [Show full text]