In the absence of any further federal relief like the now-on-hold Save Our Stages Act measure, independent music venues face increasingly dismal choices. Do they take out onerous business loans and risk total personal ruin later if the COVID-19 pandemic persists another year? Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), would provide $10 billion in grants to local music venues to pay for expenses like rent, utilities and insurance not covered under the Paycheck Protection Program. AdvertisementThen summer came and went, and optimism for a relief bill got subsumed into election acrimony and a Supreme Court nomination fight. (YouTube)Grohl hoped the festival would showcase how, without these small venues, the stadium shows he plays now wouldn’t have been possible.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 19, 2020 20:52 UTC