Members mstreck Posted July 18, 2013 Members Share Posted July 18, 2013 So our favorite pool bar has been getting hassled by the cops/city about the noise recently. The manager called me and explained the situation in-depth. They have to go in front of the liquor board about it and it's become a huge mess for them. It hasn't been a problem for 10 years and BAM - now it's a problem to the point where they may have to stop having bands entirely.I can see how maybe *we* could generate some complaints (although we always try to keep our volume down) or maybe the Friday night band, but last night they shut down a small roots/reggae rock act. I can assure you, these guys were not shaking the foundation. We get complaints from people 30 ft away at the bar that they can't even hear us, yet somehow we're still "too loud".Bottom line: now we need to pare down our system and start an hour and a half earlier (6 - 10p). I'm not thrilled about doing either, but we'll do what we have to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted July 18, 2013 Members Share Posted July 18, 2013 Once it becomes a "battle" ... it's pretty much over. Noise ordinance enforcement happens because somebody has made a conscious decision to go after an establishment. Sometimes, their hand is forced because of a single neighbor who is either influential or persistent. Sometimes it's because of other issues that local law enforcement has with the venue (parking issues, drugs in the parking lot, etc.). Lots of times it has absolutely nothing to do with the bands' volume or noise whatsoever. Regardless of whether the noise is truly the root problem - once a venue finds itself in the crosshairs of he location officials - it's usually all over but the crying.Sorry to hear of your situation..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted July 19, 2013 Author Members Share Posted July 19, 2013 SpaceNorman wrote: Regardless of whether the noise is truly the root problem - once a venue finds itself in the crosshairs of he location officials - it's usually all over but the crying. I really hope that's not the case. Looks like we're going in with speakers on sticks and pods. We had to do that at a casino restaurant before and it sucked. It's going to suck more outside.It'll be daylight for 3/4 of the show, too.. so we might as well forget about the light show while we're at it. Ugh. Who's going to want to dance at 6pm? This is not going to end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kramerguy Posted July 20, 2013 Members Share Posted July 20, 2013 SpaceNorman wrote: Once it becomes a "battle" ... it's pretty much over. Noise ordinance enforcement happens because somebody has made a conscious decision to go after an establishment. Sometimes, their hand is forced because of a single neighbor who is either influential or persistent. Sometimes it's because of other issues that local law enforcement has with the venue (parking issues, drugs in the parking lot, etc.). Lots of times it has absolutely nothing to do with the bands' volume or noise whatsoever. Regardless of whether the noise is truly the root problem - once a venue finds itself in the crosshairs of he location officials - it's usually all over but the crying. Sorry to hear of your situation..... In the end, it always boils down to ONE person ruining everyone elses fun. At least, that's my experience- not just with music, but pretty much anything that's fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted July 22, 2013 Author Members Share Posted July 22, 2013 You should see her friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted July 22, 2013 Author Members Share Posted July 22, 2013 Amy will be 42 in August. She brings the voice. Dave and Dan bring the hot girls to the stage. I bring the PA. Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted July 22, 2013 Members Share Posted July 22, 2013 mstreck wrote: Amy will be 42 in August. She brings the voice. Dave and Dan bring the hot girls to the stage. I bring the PA. Haha! Good plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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