Price Changes:  In an effort to continue the support of Live Music/Performance in the City, the 7th Movement Development is taking the initiative to help change the consumer’s value of such entertainment.  Every week we get offers to bring to town some well-established artists to the city.  Believe it or not.  Touring artists REALLY want to play in Pittsburgh!  The city is getting back on the map as a stop.  In order to bring these acts to town, an exchange in monies is required.  Now I know we all love the $5 bill (who doesn’t like Ab?), but the year is 2003 and times have changed… along with inflation.  Have you ever noticed how the price of a Movie isn’t a nickel anymore?  Imagine the same crazy concept in the world of Live Entertainment.  Therefore, to keep up with rising cost of providing High Quality Entertainment, the company will be setting new door cover prices for weekly local and touring national shows.   The $3-All-You-Can-Drink-From-A-Keg-In-The-Bathroom-South-Oakland-House-Party-Days are over.  All we ask the consumer to do is think about want they spend their money on; and where they spend it.  “The Matrix:  Reloaded” will be playing next week; a Live Performance will only happen once.  The City needs to understand the value of respecting artists.  We’re not looking for any public-tax dollars, or free rent on the expense of the public school system.  All we need is You, as the consumer to “Live. Live™”; whether it’s the Shadow Lounge, The Quiet Storm, or Rosebud.  What you will soon notice is a vibrant city filled with talent, an inflow of young professionals and crazy artists moving to the City (not Suburbs), Small & Large businesses setting up shop (drawn by the Quality of Life for their Employees), and more artists making your day just a little bit more easier to deal with, because now they can afford Live.  O r you, as consumers, can continue to under value live artists/performers, until they can’t afford to be an artist anymore ‘cause they have work 40+ hours a week (or they just move to a city where they can survive), you can get bored here (cause there’s nothing to do), move to the same city that the artists fled to, and pay twice as much to see them perform…Live.  Increases will be effective in August of 2003. 

Thank You.

 

UK Brand Events:

SOUL:  New Monday Night Dance & Chill Spot.  8p-12a.  SMI Resident DJ w/ weekly Guests.  Spinning Afro-Brazilian Beat, Deep& Jazzy House, Reggae, Hip-Hop, and Soul.  21 & Over.  Dress: Urban Chic. Smoke-Free Venue.  2-Floors.  Kitchen open ‘til 10pm.  No Cover.  It’s all going down @ the Mezzanotte Café (Liberty Ave | Bloomfield)

 

July 24^th. UKB & PPAF:  W. Ellington Felton (w/ full band).  Live @ Club Café (12^th St., South Side).  Plus the SL Showcase @ 11pm-2am

 

August 2nd.   UKB & Natural Choice present Flirt.  10p-2:30a @ Jimmy Tsang’s (Centre & Negley).  Dance-Shake-Your-Ass-Party.  21 & Over.  $8 b4 11:30p.  Are you seeing a pattern here?  That’s right the 1^st Saturday of Every Monf…Month, Flirt is going down.

 

August 6^th-8^th          The Shadow Lounge will be closed!  Everyone is going to Chicago for the

 

National Poetry Slam Competition.  More info:  www.poetryslam.com

 

August 28^th.  Qulab Urks & UK Brand.  Live Album Recording:  Hutch Simon Project