With all of the industries hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps none has been hit as hard as the live music and performing arts industries. Anything that involves sitting in an audience has been ravaged by this current pandemic and those who get the brunt of it, unfortunately, are independent musicians and all of the associated groups of people that help support live music. Never ones to just throw in the towel, these groups are banding together to fight back and do what they can to help and support each other. Hundreds of concert venues, booking agencies, independent promoters, production companies, independent music festivals and more have joined forces to start the #SupportCanadianVenues movement under the Canadian Independent Venue Coalition. The Coalition is pursuing gov...
