Music venue owners warn ‘hospitality and entertainment are dying`
(WorldNews Music)

It was around 5 p.m. on March 13, the evening of a sold-out show at Bottom of the Hill on 17th Street, when Mayor London Breed ordered every bar and venue in The City to shut down. Knuckle Puck, the band scheduled to play that night, was doing a sound check, while the owner of the venue, Lynn Schwarz, was on a hike. Schwarz said that the night before had been the first time she noticed people weren’t showing up like they used to. Bands were canceling tours and she recalls feeling “odd” about the whole situation. The show must go on though, she thought to herself as she fielded emails from customers reaching out to make sure that the venue was still open. Schwarz started...