PAST GRANTEES
Photo: Leila Bodreuil at ISSUE Project Room in Brooklyn, NY
2022 Grantee Venues
The third and final round of the LMS emergency grant provided further support to our community of small venues as they tentatively reopened, welcoming back staff, musicians, and fans and optimistically looking forward to the end of the pandemic.
Soda Bar San Diego, CA
Black Cat San Francisco, CA
Songbyrd Music House Washington, DC
Rosa's Lounge Chicago, IL
Chocolate Church Arts Center Bath, ME
Flint Local 432 Flint, MI
Bronx Music Heritage Center Bronx, NY
C'mon Everybody Brooklyn, NY
ISSUE Project Room Brooklyn, NY
DROM New York, NY
nublu New York, NY
The Jazz Gallery New York, NY
Flat Iron Greensboro, NC
MOTR Pub Cincinnati, OH
Volcanic Theatre Pub Bend, OR
Godfrey Daniels Bethlehem, PA
118 North Wayne, PA
Real Art Tacoma Tacoma, WA
2021 Grantee Venues
Our second grant round coincided with the passing of the Save Our Stages Act and the American Rescue Plan, providing critical support prior to the distribution of U.S. government emergency funding.
Ivy Room Albany, CA
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center Berkely, CA
The Mint Los Angeles, CA
The Casbah San Diego, CA
Kuumbwa Jazz Santa Cruz, CA
Cafe Nine New Haven, CT
The Hideout Chicago, IL
Maple Leaf Bar New Orleans, LA
The Parlor Room Northampton, MA
Jazz St. Louis St. Louis, MO
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe Galveston, TX
Zenbarn Waterbury Center, VT
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Seattle, WA
The Sunset Tavern Seattle, WA
2020 Grantee Venues
Emergency funding in October 2020 represented Live Music Society’s first funding initiative, helping some of the most well-loved venues across the U.S. during a time when hundreds of venues were shuttered and in danger of permanent closure.
The Hotel Cafe Los Angeles, CA
Dazzle Denver, CO
Hi-Dive Denver, CO
SPACE Evanston, IL
The Jazz Showcase Chicago, IL
Club Passim Cambridge, MA
Jonathan’s Ogunquit Ogunquit, ME
Seven Steps Up Spring Lake, MI
The Word Barn Exeter, NH
The Bowery Electric New York, NY
Caffé Lena Saratoga Springs, NY
Levon Helm Studio Woodstock, NY
BOP STOP @ The Music Settlement Cleveland, OH
Mercury Lounge Tulsa, OK
The Kennett Flash Kennett Square, PA
Club Café Pittsburgh, PA
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck Houston, TX
Jammin Java Vienna, VA
Barboza Seattle, WA
The Royal Room Seattle, WA