http://christophercatania.com/2009/08/26/how-to-destroy-the-concert-industry/ Exploring our addiction to the live music experience | Tue, 15 May 2012 04:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://christophercatania.com/2009/08/26/how-to-destroy-the-concert-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-372 AEG, Live Nation and Concert Promoting Industry in 2009 — Live Fix Blog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:15:08 +0000 http://christophercatania.com/?p=2310#comment-372 [...] we still need to destroy the live music industry or create a FANS [...] [...] we still need to destroy the live music industry or create a FANS [...]

]]> http://christophercatania.com/2009/08/26/how-to-destroy-the-concert-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Live Music Fans Need a CARS Program Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:51:11 +0000 http://christophercatania.com/?p=2310#comment-371 [...] Live Nation-Ticket Master merger and the current state of the concert industry, watered the idea in my [...] [...] Live Nation-Ticket Master merger and the current state of the concert industry, watered the idea in my [...]

]]> http://christophercatania.com/2009/08/26/how-to-destroy-the-concert-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-369 How To Destroy the Concert Industry « Live Fix Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:05:55 +0000 http://christophercatania.com/?p=2310#comment-369 [...] See mo­re h­ere: How T­o Dest­r­oy t­he C­on­c­er­t­ I­n­dust&... [...] [...] See mo­re h­ere: How T­o Dest­r­oy t­he C­on­c­er­t­ I­n­dust&… [...]

]]> http://christophercatania.com/2009/08/26/how-to-destroy-the-concert-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-370 S D Greem Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:15:56 +0000 http://christophercatania.com/?p=2310#comment-370 I think you raise an interesting question, Chris. I'm particularly taken by the last part of your post: pushing back against city ordinances. Changing the culture of live music has to be done at the local municipal level, too. I know a cat in Orlando who runs a place called Uncle Lou's that's become something of a live punk rock hub in the city. But he's facing zoning issues with liquor licenses, and noise complaints from residents behind his establishment (even though he's on a main drag in the city). Noise ordinances and other operational rules can suck the life out of organic music scenes. If your city thinks of local music as a nuisance and is trying to funnel entertainment dollars to the big movie theaters and concert venues (Orlando is building a massive new "multi-use" arena -- not saying the two are connected), that leaves things wide open for the ClearChannels to dominate the markets. I think you raise an interesting question, Chris. I’m particularly taken by the last part of your post: pushing back against city ordinances. Changing the culture of live music has to be done at the local municipal level, too. I know a cat in Orlando who runs a place called Uncle Lou’s that’s become something of a live punk rock hub in the city. But he’s facing zoning issues with liquor licenses, and noise complaints from residents behind his establishment (even though he’s on a main drag in the city). Noise ordinances and other operational rules can suck the life out of organic music scenes. If your city thinks of local music as a nuisance and is trying to funnel entertainment dollars to the big movie theaters and concert venues (Orlando is building a massive new “multi-use” arena — not saying the two are connected), that leaves things wide open for the ClearChannels to dominate the markets.

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