I am the last one to know anything.<\/p>\n
The Bottom Line has closed.<\/a> The Bottom Line, one of the best music clubs in the city – a truly beloved place – by musicians and audiences alike – has closed its doors.<\/p>\n This is terrible. It was a home<\/u>, to many musicians – a place where they could come, where “everybody knows your name”.<\/p>\n I’ve seen a ton of shows there. Tuck & Patti, Cliff Eberhardt (multiple times), Christine Lavin … and many many more. It is a special place, a community <\/u>– in a business where community means NOTHING – The Bottom Line really MEANT something to people! It’s more than just a club. It’s a symbol, a metaphor – something to believe in. Musicians have gotten their start there. Through the ups and downs of a normal music career, certain favorites could always come and play there, regardless of what the music critics were carping about on that day.<\/p>\n I’m SAD, dammit!!<\/p>\n Bruce Springsteen apparently offered a ton of money to bail the club out (bless him) – The survival of such clubs is essential. But apparently the situation was too far gone.<\/p>\n Thanks for the memories, Bottom Line.<\/p>\n New York City is a little less brighter now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am the last one to know anything. The Bottom Line has closed. The Bottom Line, one of the best music clubs in the city – a truly beloved place – by musicians and audiences alike – has closed its … Continue reading