This is a gut punch. I've known these were going to go up for awhile and the reality didn't truly hit me until I saw it. This is as scary as it gets for me. It really has the chance to go away if we don't all act today. Go to https://t.co/hg0S5EYvS6 to help. #saveourstageswa pic.twitter.com/GXxldZKi1O
— Steven Severin (@thechimp43) October 14, 2020
That Notice of Proposed Land Use Action sign that has gone up outside Neumos is, fortunately for Capitol Hill music lovers, only a warning.
They’re going up across the city outside the Tractor Tavern, El Corazon, Central Saloon, Wild Buffalo, Jazz Bones and more of Seattle’s remaining live music venues.
But fortunately, nobody has decided to sell out and redevelop the corner of 10th and E Pike — yet.
“These signs are a call to action for the public, designed to raise awareness about the stark reality that permanent closure of these venues could occur if we do not, as a community, come together to keep music live,” write backers of a campaign to support Neumos and the rest of the live music scene in Seattle and across the state. Continue reading