COVID-19: 'The Bitter End' for nation's live music venues? Independent music clubs all over the nation — pop culture icons like the Troubadour in West Hollywood; the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee; The Bitter End in New York's Greenwich Village — are shuttered. Fundraising efforts, such as those by Nashville's Music Venue Alliance, and the possibility of more federal help are keeping him hopeful that they can buy themselves a few more months. Nobody plays the arena that didn't spend time touring the clubs.”In New York, The Bitter End owner Paul Rizzo agrees. “Stephanie Germanotta, when she played at The Bitter End, wasn't Lady Gaga yet," says Rizzo.

Source: ABC News November 05, 2020 16:32 UTC