NON-PROFIT INITIATIVE 'SUSTAIN THE SCENE' STRIVES TO SAVE AT RISK INDEPENDENT MUSIC VENUES

It’s now been over a year living with the COVID-19 pandemic and the live music industry has never seen tougher times with live music ticket sales and sponsorships down 64% in 2020. Some of the nation's favourite independent venues remain closed and are heavily at risk of shutting down permanently. 

In aid of the live music industry crisis, dublab, Postmates, and Restless Nites introduce a new non-profit initiative, Sustain The Scene, to help save some of LA’s finest independent venues. Sustain The Scene will reopen music and entertainment venues throughout Los Angeles at first, beginning March 12, 2021, including exclusive new food & beverage menus, cocktail packages, custom co-branded merch, and gift cards, that can later be redeemed for concert tickets, all available to order through Postmates. 

Additionally, the initiative will hold Livestream performances featuring world-class performances, comedy performances, guest hosts, and celebrity performances recorded from the very music stages that provided them with a platform to perform. The first virtual concert kicks off on March 12, 2021, with indie rock duo Girlpool and psych-pop artist Vinyl Williams to then take place on select Fridays and Saturdays.

The first round of venues includes The Regent, Lodge Room, El Cid, Catch One, The Comedy Store, Akbar, The Eagle, The Lash, 1720 and ETA in Los Angeles, and The Alibi in Palm Springs, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. 

Sustain The Scene Livestream Concert Lineup (more dates to be announced):

- Friday, March 12, 2021 at 8 p.m. PT – Girlpool, Vinyl Williams, MIKE/dj blackpower

- Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 6 p.m. PT – Light Asylum, ADULT., Patriarchy, Second Skin, John Fryer (This Mortal Coil), Xavier (3TEETH)

- Friday, April 2, 2021 at 8 p.m. PT – Starcrawler, ESPRIT/George Clanton, MIKE/dj blackpower

Food Lineup:

The Comedy Store x Prince Street Pizza

- Comedy Store is partnering with Prince Street Pizza for three pizza and soda combos.

Lodge Room x Burgerlords

- Lodge Room is partnering with Burgerlords for the Lodge Room Loud Pack.

The Lash x Something Good LA

- The Lash is partnering with Something Good LA food truck for family meal packs and individual brunch, lunch and dinner items.

El Cid x Burritos La Palma

- El Cid is partnering with Burritos La Palma for several Mexican favorites.

ETA x The Greyhound

- ETA is partnering with The Greyhound for classic wings, veggie wings, pizzas and fries as well as a selection of cocktails.

The Regent

- The Regent is offering a selection of classic pizza favorites, wings, small bites, salads, and dessert from Prufrock Pizzeria.

Catch One

- Catch One will offer a large variety of melts, chicken sandwiches, wings, mac n cheese, tater tots, onion rings, fries, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, and more.

1720

- 1720 will offer a selection of sushi from Umi.

The Alibi Palm Springs

- The Alibi Palm Springs will offer an array of cocktail party pack options and accompanying plates.

Please note all contributions to the initiative are tax-deductible. Donations can be made at https://sustainthescene.com/donate, which will then be equally distributed to each venue in the program. 

If you live for live music, let’s sustain the scene together and experience music once again in support of the industry.