| Meet our 2024 Grantees |
| Live Music Society is thrilled to announce our 2024 Music in Action grantees. This year, 24 small music venues across the US have been awarded a total of $710,000, making it our most impactful grant round yet. Funding will support creative projects that enable venues to take a chance on new programming, engage with their community, expand audiences, and ultimately explore pathways to long-term health and business growth. Grantee VenuesGrand Annex Music Hall – San Pedro, CALa Peña Cultural Center – Berkeley, CAThe Lost Church – San Francisco, CAThe Royal Room – Seattle, WARoots Music Project – Boulder, CONocturne Jazz & Supper Club – Denver, CODevil’s Backbone Tavern – Fischer, TXMaple Leaf Bar – New Orleans, LAFogartyville Community Media and Arts Center – Sarasota, FLBlue Jay Listening Room – Jacksonville Beach, FLDrkmttr Collective – Nashville, TNRebel Rebel Studio & Lounge – Berea, KYCole’s Bar – Chicago, ILThe Acorn Center for the Performing Arts – Three Oaks, MIMOTR Pub – Cincinnati, OHB Side Lounge – Cleveland Heights, OH Jilly’s Music Room – Akron, OH The Spot on Kirk – Roanoke, VABossa Bistro – Washington, DC118 North – Wayne, PAChris’ Jazz Cafe – Philadelphia, PAJalopy Theatre – Brooklyn, NYThe Parlor Room – Northampton, MAOne Longfellow Square – Portland, ME |
 Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge (Berea, KY) Cole’s Bar (Chicago, IL) |
 One Longfellow Square (Portland, ME) B Side Lounge (Cleveland Heights, OH) |
| Recipients include venues in major cities and small towns, covering both coasts, the South, and Midwest. They include rooms with a capacity size of just 74 (Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge in Berea, KY and The Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn, NY) and nonprofits, like the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center in Sarasota, FL – which will use their grant money to launch their second annual Creative Nexus series of gatherings to provide an intentional space for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ musicians to connect, collaborate and receive artistic development support. The Spot on Kirk (Roanoke, VA), Devil’s Backbone Tavern (Fischer, TX) and La Peña Cultural Center (Berkeley, CA) each have different programs that will celebrate Latinx and Hispanic heritage and culture, and the Blue Jay Listening Room (the only music venue in Jacksonville Beach, FL), will host a women-led songwriters series. The Acorn Center for the Performing Arts in Three Oaks, MI will launch the JazzReach Residency for K-8 students, including free clinics and all-ages concerts to expand music education in rural Michigan. |
