Really enjoyed the TimsTwitterListeningParty for Bandwagonesque: thanks Kosmo.
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challenged wrote:
Really enjoyed the TimsTwitterListeningParty for Bandwagonesque: thanks Kosmo.
My life is pretty much Twitter listening parties between 3 and 6pm these days. And the twitter party replay site works really well, I've gone back to that for a few of the albums I didn't listen while they were tweeting about them. Listening to Gwenno's album Le Kov which she did with Gruff Rhys and sung in Cornish was really great with the insights.
https://timstwitterlisteningparty.com/pages/replay.html
Looking forward to Heaven 17 tonight and Haircut 100 and New Order tomorrow.
Blursday, wrote:Without any inside knowledge of their ledger sheets, I feel IMP is in a better position to weather this than most independent venues. They laid off/furloughed their staff relatively early in this whole thing and slow-playing ticket refunds help with cashflow. If things get too dire, unlike other small venues, they can always fall back on liquidating Seth's secret sex apartments to get them through.
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Nightclubs basically make most of their money on alcohol sales. I hope 930 was fairly uh…liquid before this hit. I doubt most businesses had enough cash to float 6 months of expenses.
Heilung4eva wrote:Its not a true 6 months of expenses though, to be fair. Rent, sure same (unless you have a cool landlord who gives you some abatement – we got this on like 15 of our 40 locations). Utilities, probably down a little. Labor cost, potentially can be close to nil.
I doubt most businesses had enough cash to float 6 months of expenses.
Didn’t I write about this weeks ago?
Anyways first off I have no knowledge of what IMP is doing but I think they own 930 building, and on Lincoln and MPP I doubt they have to pay rent at this time…they are operator on those
The big one is rent on Anthem and I would think some arrangement was made with the Wharf developer
Of course there are a ton of other costs and IMP is doing stuff for staff like running a food pantry for which they have to pay staff…I think a lot of the full time staff continues to work…someone is keeping up the social media posts, negotiating with promoters and artists on suspensions, paying the bills, lobbying for support, etc
I just think this is a real big hit…even when you reopen you can’t assume sales will be what they were right? What about shows you were counting on X tickets sold to make a profit? Can you renegotiate with artists? It’s really complex
What about staff? The more this goes on the more people might have to move on and find other work? Move back home (a lot of staff are really young folks)?
It’s a bitch all around…I am sure Donna knows what she is doing though
Anyways first off I have no knowledge of what IMP is doing but I think they own 930 building, and on Lincoln and MPP I doubt they have to pay rent at this time…they are operator on those
The big one is rent on Anthem and I would think some arrangement was made with the Wharf developer
Of course there are a ton of other costs and IMP is doing stuff for staff like running a food pantry for which they have to pay staff…I think a lot of the full time staff continues to work…someone is keeping up the social media posts, negotiating with promoters and artists on suspensions, paying the bills, lobbying for support, etc
I just think this is a real big hit…even when you reopen you can’t assume sales will be what they were right? What about shows you were counting on X tickets sold to make a profit? Can you renegotiate with artists? It’s really complex
What about staff? The more this goes on the more people might have to move on and find other work? Move back home (a lot of staff are really young folks)?
It’s a bitch all around…I am sure Donna knows what she is doing though
hutch wrote:
It’s a bitch all around…I am sure Donna knows what she is doing though
always good when you have a competent captain at the helm…but who could have prepared for this storm
hutch, work your magic and get Seth in here for an AMA.
Yada wrote:
hutch, work your magic and get Seth in here for an AMA.
Oh damn, Yada. One more comment to 7,777
Heilung4eva wrote:Yada wrote:
hutch, work your magic and get Seth in here for an AMA.
Oh damn, Yada. One more comment to 7,777
Shit! I missed it.
Kevin Morby/Waxahatchee doing their last Thursday night show for the foreseeable future.
The novelty is even wearing off on the artist's that were making the best of it.
I guess they figure they can't compete with this:
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THE SECOND CITY PRESENTS: THE LAST SHOW LEFT ON EARTH, an all-new limited comedy series that's guaranteed to put a smile on your face, streams every Thursday at 9pm ET/6pm PT right on our Facebook page.
Topic partnered with legendary sketch/improv troupe The Second City to bring new sketches, musical performances, animation, and rare archival footage to your favorite device - all from our bunkers, basements, and bedrooms. The first two episodes featured Jack McBrayer, Jeff Tweedy, Fred Willard, Christina Anthony, Valerie June, Fred Armisen, Kate Lambert, and more.
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Join Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates as he explores the process of curating the concert experience through programming, production, and platform. The first installment is available to stream now, with the second and third installments available May 4 and 11.
Join Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates as he explores the process of curating the concert experience through programming, production, and platform. The first installment is available to stream now, with the second and third installments available May 4 and 11.
Heilung4eva wrote:This dude is so overrated.
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Was gonna say the same thing about Fred Armisen. Tired of that guy.
I mean if waxahatchee is bailing, who the hell is gonna entertain us?
Heilung4eva wrote:Not Mason Bates. Children of Men, my ass.
I mean if waxahatchee is bailing, who the hell is gonna entertain us?
I mean, TBH, I've never actually heard of that guy.
WWOZ's 8 day Jazz Festing in Place was fucking amazing. What a fantastic idea and what a fantastic selection of sets.
It's over now (just finished an hour ago) but they are now playing Angelique Kidjo's performance from 1999 at Jazz Fest which is equally fantastic.
There's only a few bright spots in this pandemic, but this decision by the radio station is one of them. They had folks tuned in all over the world judging by social media.
It's over now (just finished an hour ago) but they are now playing Angelique Kidjo's performance from 1999 at Jazz Fest which is equally fantastic.
There's only a few bright spots in this pandemic, but this decision by the radio station is one of them. They had folks tuned in all over the world judging by social media.
Well, there's always Lego recreations of concerts
https://www.nme.com/news/music/a-brilliant-lego-remake-of-glastonbury-has-been-watched-by-millions-2659088
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