Independent Venue Preservation Initiative

11/01/2021

BIG THANK YOU to all of our supporters and Patreon members. We have broken ground on our Subscribe To Live program by paying our first large bills for independent live performance venues.
We received several more bill requests than our funds could cover, so we have created a new fundraiser to make sure we leave no bill unpaid.

Please share and donate, every dollar gets us closer to our goal and helps our venues to recover from this difficult moment.

The Independent Venue Preservation Initiative has broken ground on the Subscribe To … Elizabeth Simon needs your support for Subscribe To Live, San Francisco

08/10/2021

Congratulations to all the independent venues who have received great news from the SBA and have been awarded a SVOG. You can see the lucky few in red and please take a look at the venues listed in gold who have yet to receive any government assistance through the pandemic. This is why it's crucial to join our efforts and help them pay their bills. Sign up at www.subscribetolive.org and be a part of the relief.

07/21/2021

Only 9 of the independent live performance venues in San Francisco have been awarded a SVOG as of today. NINE. We'd like to help, with your help... www.subscribetolive.org Let's pay some venue bills.

07/15/2021

Here is a very detailed look at where the SVOG stands as of yesterday created by SVOG Act Now member Greg Shaheen. There are no reasons provided as to why a venue or promoter may receive a decline, but an appeals process is being created by the SBA. As for our Bay Area/SF venues... not many have received funds. Ivy Room, Starline Social Club, Boom Boom Room, Amado's, Bottom of the Hill, Piano Fight, Rickshaw Stop, The Independent, and The Lost Church are on the grantee list.
So many venues to go...

07/03/2021

We are here to pay the bills all other funding leaves behind. Join us with your micro-donation today and let's get this done for venues. www.subscribetolive.org

06/15/2021

Our goal is to eliminate 100% of venue debt to ensure the survival of our independent live performance spaces. Sign up TODAY and help us www.subscribetolive.org

06/10/2021

We can help!

Sign up for www.subscribetolive.org and be a part of the solution for venues. We will pay their bills.

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13898639/further-federal-grant-delays-put-independent-venues-in-dire-straits?fbclid=IwAR3ddAl7ebFMdVW4NoEdXKsyqXLuWHmwEk_xRD0ulS1uExZcp_AZHpdIMps

Only 16 California music venues have been awarded emergency funding after Congress approved it in December 2020. Some say they don’t have enough money to reopen.

06/09/2021

Only 90 applications have been approved for grants NATIONWIDE. This is beyond frustrating for all those waiting for these business saving funds.
Sign up for www.subscribetolive.org today and we will start to pay off the bills that have been piling up for the past year and a half.

05/25/2021

The need to support our independent venues intensifies as plans to re-open ramp up.
By joining Subscribe To Live, you will give these venues an option not available with a grant or loan. You will allow us to rapidly pay their bills, including past debt. www.subscribetolive.org

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/live-music-venues-sba-crisis-1173147/?fbclid=IwAR2-kk3jjS5Q9W2fRCLaJKJ4orXHPded8aYcJqeaA3DTK4AK_R1vFsnRbJs

Stalled grants and the return of big competitors are forcing America’s beloved stages into further crippling debt. “It’s like sitting at a red light and watching cars zoom right b…

05/19/2021

Thank You to 48 Hills for the interview and article! We can do something as a community for our venues and make a huge difference in the arts + entertainment scene. www.subscribetolive.org

https://48hills.org/2021/05/want-to-save-struggling-live-venues-help-pay-their-bills-directly/

New Independent Venue Preservation Initiative has a brilliant idea: rapid financial relief from the community

05/16/2021

Check out the print version of the Sunday Chronicle Datebook! Subscribe To Live made the list of ways people are helping our arts & entertainment community. www.subscribetolive.org JOIN TODAY and let’s pay some venue bills.

05/14/2021

Please join us in welcoming another new member to our Advisory Board, Emily Coalson!

Emily comes to us from Maven, and is a Media/Content and Partnerships expert. She is a DJ, comedian, and podcast host who has spent the last decade+ circulating her talents accross the local independent arts and entertainment community in San Francisco. Now, an Austin resident, she is bringing her talents back to the Bay by joining Independent Venue Preservation Initiative and we could not be more thrilled.

Check out her pop-up shop https://retrodollhouseshop.com and read about her art and travels on her blog https://daydreamsanddisco.com