chicago: kills rock dead

[donia]

This Events Promoter Ordinance that's being fast-tracked through the City Council is bullshit. It's like it was designed to kill the local music scene, which are the only shows I can afford to go to at this point in time, but it would also discourage smaller venues that don't have 500+ permanent seating from booking some nationally-known indie bands. If this passes, we could very well be stuck seeing nothing but Live Nation shows from here on in or else smaller show prices will be jacked up considerably. Here's the link to a petition and while you're at it, call your alderman and tell them you support a diverse music scene and they should, too.

http://savechicagoculture.org/2008/05/09/stop-the-promoters-ordinance

There's information on the site on how to find your alderman and their contact information.