Capitol Theatre
Wilco did a career-spanning 3-night run at Capitol Theatre (pics, review)
Wilco highlighted tracks from their latest album, ’Cruel Country,’ and played hits from throughout their repertoire during the second night of their three-show run at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre.
Capitol Theatre reopening this fall (initial lineup)
Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre reopens in September with shows from Pixies, Brian Wilson, Spoon, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Cheap Trick, Phil Lesh, and more
Robert Plant, David Crosby, MMJ & more celebrating Capitol Theatre's anniversary w/ livestream
The stream is also set to feature performances, archival footage, and greetings from Hot Tuna, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Mac DeMarco, Joe Russo, Portugal. The Man, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio Band, and more.
NY venues, bars and restaurants suing State Liquor Authority over ban on ticketed events
The lawsuit accuses the SLA of producing ”a myriad of constantly changing and unworkable rules, regularly fining establishments thousands of dollars at a time for hyper-technical violations that did not exist days earlier.”
over 1200 independent venues form NIVA coalition to help survive COVID-19 pandemic
”Independent venues exist in every state across the country; they were the first to be closed, they will be the last to open,” a statement from the National Independent Venue Association reads.
Michael Dorf talking about new book with Peter Shapiro in NYC this week
City Winery founder Michael Dorf will talk about his new book ’Indulge Your Senses: Scaling Intimacy in a Digital World’ with another veteran NYC venue owner, Peter Shapiro (Brooklyn Bowl, Capitol Theatre, Wetlands) in NYC this week…
Capitol Theatre switching from Eventbrite/Ticketfly to Ticketmaster
”This is a bittersweet moment for us,” Capitol Theatre says about the change.
Ticketfly still down (ransom demand??); Music Venues & Bands feeling the pain
Online ticketing service Ticketfly is still down, more than 24 hours since announcing they were the “target of a cyber incident.” It’s staying down as they investigate and “don’t have a specific timeline to share right now. We deeply regret the inconvenience caused by this incident and are working around the clock to resolve the issue and get all Ticketfly systems back up and running.”
