The independent entertainment venues and promoters from southern California, all members of the recently formed National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), have worked together to plan a local day of action for August 4, 2020 to seek support for the Save Our Stages Act and RESTART Act, two bills that have been introduced to ensure the survival of independent venues across the nation.
The Save Our Stages Act (S. 4258), introduced by Senators John Cornyn (Texas) and Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), and the RESTART Act (S. 3814 /H.R. 7481), introduced by Senators Todd Young (Indiana) and Michael Bennet (Colorado) and Representatives Jared Golden (Maine) and George Kelly (Pennsylvania), provide vital support for independent venues that have lost nearly 100 percent of their revenue since the pandemic began in March. These venues will remain closed well into 2021 due to safety concerns posed by large gatherings.
These institutions draw most of their revenue from acts that tour the United States, and until it’s safe to do so en masse, it won’t be possible for venues to bring back their staff. Ninety percent of the 2,400 national members of NIVA have stated that they will be forced to close their doors if the shutdown lasts 6 months or more and they do not get meaningful support from Congress.
A recent Chicago study estimated that $1 spent at a small venue resulted in $12 of economic activity in their neighborhoods: meals, coffee, local transportation, hotels, retail, etc. Venues are economic generators, beloved institutions, and most importantly, community builders. More than 1.3 million live music lovers have written letters to their elected officials via SaveOurStages.com.
#SaveOurStages #SaveCaliforniaStages www.saveourstages.com
Southern California based NIVA members include:
1720 – Los Angeles
Acropolis Music Group – Orange
Adams Avenue Street Fair – San Diego
Adams Avenue Unplugged – San Diego
Alex’s Bar – Long Beach
Amplified Ale Works – San Diego
Arcadia Blues Club – Arcadia
ArtDontSleep – Los Angeles
At The Top – Long Beach
Aztec Brewing Company – Vista
Baby’s All Right – Los Angeles
Bar Pink – San Diego
Bayfest – San Diego
Belly Up Entertainment – Solana Beach
Bootleg Theater – Los Angeles
Brick By Brick – San Diego
Candlelight Pavilion – Claremont
Casbah – San Diego
Center Theatre Group – Los Angeles
Chain Reaction – Anaheim
Commissary Lounge – Costa Mesa
Coomber Craft Wines – Oceanside
Cowboy Country – Long Beach
Danny Wimmer Presents – Los Angeles
Decades Bar & Grill – Anaheim
Dig Deeper – Los Angeles
Discovery Ventura – Ventura
Donald Andes – Los Angeles
Dusk Camp – Los Angeles
Dynasty Typewriter – Los Angeles
Echo Park Rising – Los Angeles
FanFlex – Tustin
Finest City Improv – San Diego
Flappers Comedy Club – Burbank
Full Circle Saloon – Santee
Gallagher’s Irish Pub – Huntington Beach
GIG International – New Blues Festival – Long Beach
Glendale Centre Theatre – Glendale
Globe Theatre – Los Angeles
Gold Diggers – Los Angeles
Goodbar – San Diego
Grand Vision Foundation – San Pedro
Hollywood Post 43, The American Legion – Los Angeles
Knitting Factory Entertainment – Los Angeles
Ham and Eggs – Los Angeles
Harvelle’s Santa Monica – Santa Monica
Hopmonk Tavern – Novato
Hopmonk Tavern – Sebastopol
Hotel Cafe – Los Angeles
In Fuzz we Trust Presents – Los Angeles
In Your Pocket Presents – Indio
Jazz Is Dead – Los Angeles
Joi Rhone Presents – Brentwood
Junior High – Los Angeles
Kohai – Los Angeles
L’Affaire Musicale – Los Angeles
Largo at the Coronet – Los Angeles
Levitt Pavillion – Los Angeles
Lodge Room – Los Angeles
Lyric Theatre – Los Angeles
MakeOutMusic – Los Angeles
Maui Sugar Mill Saloon – Tarzana
M.I.’s Westside Comedy Theater – Santa Monica
Mixed Feelings – Los Angeles
Minty Boi Presents – Los Angeles
Molly Malones Irish Pub – Los Angeles
Mozambique – Laguna Beach
Music Box – San Diego
Nederlander Concerts – Los Angeles
Ola Sonica – Anaheim
Old Town Blues Club – Temecula
Omega Events – Foothill Ranch
Oxnard Performing Arts Center – Oxnard
Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown
Permanent Records’ Roadhouse – Los Angeles
PinUp Presents – Los Angeles
Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival – Los Angeles
Queen Bee’s – San Diego
Rainbow Bar And Grill – West Hollywood
Rebel Dharma – Bombay Beach
Riot Scene – San Diego
Rum & Humble, Inc. – Los Angeles
Rumba Room Live – Anaheim
Sad Summer – Anaheim
Saint Rocke – Hermosa Beach
Same Same But Different – San Diego
Sean Healy Presents – Hollywood
Sellout Events – Huntington Beach
Senator Jones – Santa Monica
Shut Up and Dance – Long Beach
Sid The Cat Presents – Los Angeles
Ski Inn – Bombay Beach
Skyloft – Laguna Beach
Soda Bar – San Diego
Sound – Los Angeles
South Bay Customs – El Segundo
Sterling Venue Ventures – Beverly Hills
Surround – Los Angeles
Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles
The Alibi – Palm Springs
The Bancroft – San Diego
The BeachLife Festival – Redondo Beach
The Canyon Agoura Hills – Agoura Hills
The Canyon Montclair – Montclair
The Canyon Santa Clarita – Santa Clarita
The CLCTV – Los Angeles
The Coach House Concert Hall – San Juan Capistrano
The Comedy Store – Los Angeles
The Continental Room – Fullerton
The Glass House – Pomona
The Grand Annex – San Pedro
The Hi Hat – Los Angeles
The Holding Company – San Diego
The Hotel Cafe – Los Angeles
The Lash – Los Angeles
The Mayan – Los Angeles
The Merrow – San Diego
The Mint – Los Angeles
The Moroccan Lounge – Los Angeles
The Music Center – Los Angeles
The Paramount – Los Angeles
The Regent Theater – Los Angeles
The Sardine – San Pedro
The Satellite – Los Angeles
The Silverlake Lounge – Los Angeles
The Tower Bar – San Diego
The Venice West – Venice
The Vermont Hollywood – Los Angeles
The Viper Room – Los Angeles
Theatre at Ace Hotel – Los Angeles
Til Two Club – San Diego
Trip – Santa Monica
Troubadour – Los Angeles
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatres – Los Angeles
What The Sound – Los Angeles
Whisky A Go Go – West Hollywood
Wilshire Ebell Theatre – Los Angeles
Wingwalker Brewing – Monrovia
Winston’s – San Diego
Wisdome LA – Los Angeles
Zebulon – Los Angeles
ABOUT NIVA: Formed at the onset of the COVID-19 shutdown, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), now represents more than 2,400 members in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. These independent venues and promoters were the first to close and will be the last to fully reopen. NIVA’s mission is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues, promoters and festivals throughout the United States.
Advertising disclosure: We may receive compensation for some of the links in our stories. Thank you for supporting LA Weekly and our advertisers.