New Orleans Local Live Music In Peril
Arts & Entertainment, City Life, Louisiana/GulfCoast
August 8th, 2012
It’s been a reoccurring issue steadily gaining steam for a while now.
Venues that have been hosting live music for years have been forced to shut down the music and wade through the endless and ultimately very confusing laws regulating entertainment zoning.
Why the sudden need to enforce these confusing codes which haven’t been “enforced” in years? What does the City of New Orleans have on it’s agenda? Here are some very informative blogs and news articles that reveal what is really going on. . .
New Orleans is One Big Stage. . . . | New Orleans Slate
Owen Courreges: The latest weapon in the war on live music | UptownMessenger.com
The Circle Bar and Siberia: Please Don’t Stop the Music | MyNewOrleans.com
Residents, Musicians Support Circle Bar Against City Crackdown | OffBeat Magazine
Quiet circle Plug Pulled at Longtime Music Venue | The Gambit
Live music stops at popular N.O. venues due to licensing rules
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