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City council would let small businesses bring in acoustic entertainers without a permit
By adamg on Wed, 12/14/2016 - 1:10pm
The Boston City Council today approved a measure that would let city small businesses have acoustic musicians play without having to get a permit from the city. The proposal was sponsored by at-large Councilor Michelle Wu.
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Any details?
Can this be an ongoing thing? (Like a guitarist playing at dinner every night?)
Can they play acoustically but have a mic to sing?
Is a tuba considered an acoustic instrument?
Also, can I tour local venues
Also, can I tour local venues with my acoustic Home Depot bucket drums?!
ANARCHY IN THE STREETS!!
Dogs and cats! Living together!
I KNOW
THIS COULD LEAD TO DANCING
Before you know it, people
Before you know it, people will be enjoying themselves.
Horrible idea!
Does Michelle Wu live near any small businesses?
Yes
Yes, and several have entertainment that requires a license.
Imagine that. :-)
Yes
She lives near Roslindale Square.
So currently the Dogwood in JP has acoustic guitarists on the weekends. Feel free to explain with copious evidence how this is a bad thing? Perhaps the word 'acoustic' escaped your notice so you assume heavy metal and/or rap acts will now be appearing in your local Dunkins or something?
good. I'm a progressive but
good. I'm a progressive but boston in particular really does have a problem with overregulation of some stuff that really just isn't that big of a deal.
This is good, but doesn't go far enough
There really should not be any need for entertainment licenses at all. Noise ordinances are sufficient to deal with neighbor issues.
"Sound of brakes being applied"
It's stupid that you need a permit for a CD player or to host belly dancing.
However, if I were a neighbor, I'd like to know that a new rock club was opening next door, rather than have to call and complain every night about the noise. And if said rock club doesn't need a license, what could the city take away from them if they repeatedly break the noise laws?
easy.
force them to stay closed for a few days. loss of revenue should make any business comply.
next!
Yay! There will be so many
Yay! There will be so many places where I can play my bagpipes now!
Maybe or...
Maybe... or my kazoo. Does a comb and tissue count?
And... completely missing here... people who hum or whistle.
:-)
Bagpipes no joke
I lived across the street from a church where sometimes weddings would take place on a Saturday morning. Some people for whatever reason found it necessary to have a bagpipe player playing OUTSIDE the church as the guests arrived. Nothing like being woken up by the cheerful strains of bagpipes in a densely populated area on the only day I had a chance to sleep late.
I can't wait
Heaven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA0TunJZNuU
Video of the meeting
sigh
BAD IDEA. This city is getting noisier and noiser. Special occasions are fine, all year 'round? Thank God for headphones/earbuds, especially waiting for a train at South Station, Park, etc.
What does waiting for a train
or walking around the city have to do with musicians performing inside establishments? One could actually argue that this has the potential to make stations and streets quieter, as it would give some of the musicians a much better outlet.