Live music

I live in Calgary, a city of a million people. We have the beautiful skies of the prairies while in view of the rocky mountains, an exploding economy, some of the best cuisine in Canada, and a vibrant theater scene. Oh, also, It's a Friday and I can only find four venues for live music.

Seriously.

Now, obviously this is partly due to the fact that the papers and websites probably aren't reporting all of the live music that is going on. But they are reporting the notable stuff; the stuff worth reporting in their opinion, I guess.

I see this a big problem and one that the music community should be doing more to address. The Sidetrack Cafe, one of Edmonton's most significant live music venues, recently closed it's doors. Hopefully more venues will emerge to fill the void so that Edmonton's growing music scene can continue to find a home around the city.

As for Calgary, I really want to see more venues open up for the specific purpose of supporting the music community in Alberta and in the city. We need more entrepreneurial
leaders in this area. We need to take more personal ownership in the music scene in our city and take steps to improve it.

If you want to chat more about this, I'll be at one of the live music venues tonight... you've got a one in four chance of finding me.