Live Music at Austin Grills
Nov. 6th, 2008 01:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
recalcitranttoyI admit my bias up front, being a very longtime fan of local music and having done a bit in my time. Live performances in small venues where you can sit and eat, chat with friends, and of course have a few beers make for great nights out. My favorite local performer, the brilliant ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wondermojz aka Morrigan used to play the Austin Grill in Silver Spring the first Wed. of every month. Without her, the idea of driving to Silver Spring just to go to the Austin Grill is something that we just wouldn't bother with, as we can get mediocre food and the same booze right up the road. We chose that venue every Wed. night because it was a place with atmosphere, great interactive music, and a reason for friends to gather to support and cheer on our local talent.
Austin Grill, at a corporate level, has decided to do away with live local music. This, in my humble opinion, is a huge mistake.
If you believe as I do, pick up that keyboard and write an email of support for live local music at Austin Grill. The address I was given is owilliams@thompsonhospitality.com. Don't forget to mention that you believe live local music increases your chances of going to an Austin Grill, staying longer, and spending more money.
Here's what I sent. Definitely not a masterpiece, but I have a ton to do today :-)
Your voice and your dollars are important to businesses hurting in this recession. Let them know what you want.
wondermojz aka Morrigan used to play the Austin Grill in Silver Spring the first Wed. of every month. Without her, the idea of driving to Silver Spring just to go to the Austin Grill is something that we just wouldn't bother with, as we can get mediocre food and the same booze right up the road. We chose that venue every Wed. night because it was a place with atmosphere, great interactive music, and a reason for friends to gather to support and cheer on our local talent.Austin Grill, at a corporate level, has decided to do away with live local music. This, in my humble opinion, is a huge mistake.
If you believe as I do, pick up that keyboard and write an email of support for live local music at Austin Grill. The address I was given is owilliams@thompsonhospitality.com. Don't forget to mention that you believe live local music increases your chances of going to an Austin Grill, staying longer, and spending more money.
Here's what I sent. Definitely not a masterpiece, but I have a ton to do today :-)
It was with great sadness that I heard about the decision to cancel live music at Austin Grills. For the past year, I and many of my friends have been following a performer local to the Washington DC area at your Silver Spring and Rockville Austin Grills. We looked forward to the first Wednesday of each month as a time to get together with friends and listen and interact with Morrigan. We had set aside this time to travel from as far away as Alexandria, VA and Baltimore, MD in order to see her, as well as to enjoy food and drink at the Austin Grill, often arriving for her first set around 9:30 and staying until close.
Without musicians like Morrigan, we would not bother to make the drive, nor likely even to go out on a Wednesday night. We most definitely would not stay until closing, as most of us have regular jobs. Our entertainment dollars would likely have gone elsewhere, to other establishments that provide live interactive entertainment along with their regular fare.
Is there any way you can be persuaded to override this decision and bring artists like Morrigan back to their audiences? Your support of local live music was important to us as customers.
Thank you for your consideration.
Your voice and your dollars are important to businesses hurting in this recession. Let them know what you want.
