Hot Times at Old Town

Appearing below are selections from the hard copy Hot Times. The objective is to highlight activities at the School and in the larger community, especially those featuring or of special interest to teachers and staff. Your suggestions are welcome. Enter a comment (under any item); it will come to me rather than automatically appearing.

Chicago music in danger

Yes, it’s hard to believe but free music in Chicago is threatened.

The cause: an ordinance pending with the Chicago City Council that would require musicians to be licensed and to carry liability insurance — it’s another bizarre law, poorly conceived, yet could shut down the kind of music we hear in coffee shops, restaurants, bars, and other establishments.

The documentary ‘The Chicago Promoter’s Ordinance Kills Independent Music’ can be seen at therecordindustry.com. Defenders of the ordinance note that it was developed to target Raves and similar large scale activities and that it would not be enforced against small venues. But once on the books, when and where it would be enforced would depend upon the discretion of the authorities.

Filed under: Interesting at Old Town by Skip | February 28, 2009 | Comments (0)


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