[news] No-Fun City Cracks Down on Live Music

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From: HipStaR ProducTionS <craig at hipstarproductions.com>
To: Vancouver Promotions <craig at hipstarproductions.com>
Subject: FW: Help stop this By-Law
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:11:24 -0700


In the ongoing effort to maintain Vancouver's laughingstock status as
far as arts and entertainment goes, the city of Vancouver has decided to crack
down on restaurants in the Main Street area that have been allowing "more
than two performers on stage with amplified instruments (oh yeah, and no
dancing too)". The restaurant owners have been given until this Wednesday
(tomorrow) to cancel or alter all upcoming events that would contravene this
ridiculous by-law.  

Consequently, Main Street residents, and others who would frequent our
neighbourhood venues to see quality live music, are forced to either
drive, bus (ha) or cab downtown to see music at the multitude of live music
venues there (no wait... there are hardly any small live music venues downtown,
I must have been thinking of Montreal)... either that or stay home (the
number one choice of the Vancouver Police Department).  

We all know that this is prime b.s. (bureaucratic shenanigans).

Fortunately, we can do something about it... namely letting City Haul
know that they can't just wring one of the last vestiges of fun out of this
city. There are several options you can take:

1)  Write to the city council mayorandcouncil at city.vancouver.bc.ca or
City of Vancouver  453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Y 1V4
2)  Come in to Red Cat Records or one of the effected restaurants and
signthe petition.
3)  Sign the online petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/music4us/petition.html      

These venues give many local and travelling musicians a place to play...
residents a place to drink without driving, paying a large cab fare or
waiting until 5:00 AM for the first bus home... and are are an important
part of the quality of life in our neighbourhood.  Don't let the City
crap on us again.

PLEASE PASS THIS ONTO ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED.