"We're up to our necks in water waiting for help. And they just don't see it," says a Montana venue owner who's waiting for aid from the federal government
"Bureaucratic process cannot stand in the way of getting these desperately needed funds out the door," senators write
Small Business Administration says it fixed technological issues that caused portal to crash and addressed other application concerns
The Small Business Administration's grant site for music and arts venues crashed within hours, with no reopening date in sight. "The financial hole we are all digging to stay afloat is getting deeper by the day," says one venue owner
The Small Business Administration will accept applications for grants starting next month
Legislation adds $1.25 billion to Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program and allows venue owners to also apply for Paycheck Protection Loans
Take a trip back to the "before-times", from lighters to glow sticks, with these photo books of iconic American venues.
NIVA offshoot NYIVA urges music fans to contact congressional representatives and advocate for Save Our Stages Act, Restart Act
Music companies, including Spotify and the three major record companies, urge legislators to support struggling independent concert venues
"You pay your payments for business interruption in case something like this does happen where you're forced to shut down by sheltering in place," Ivy Room owners say. "And then you get a denial for your claim"
