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Laura: Pivoting our emerging artist mission to an online model seemed the natural choice.

There didn’t seem to be any avenue for bands to safely get on a stage and do what bands are supposed to do, play together.

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Plus it was rarely an actual band playing. It was great at first but it didn’t take long to be frustrated with sound/video/internet quality. Once the new reality set in, at first we jumped on the Insta-Story show concept and tired of it quickly.Įric: We hosted them for a couple months, I played a few, we all watched plenty. The lack of clarity, the misinformation and the lack of support and direction from the local authorities was disappointing and continues to be alarmingly ineffective. We even had a break in and the ATM was stolen March 13th!!! It was so much to handle I don’t think I have all the words to describe the whirlwind. I couldn’t even get a covid test because there weren’t enough tests in NYC, but I definitely had covid the first week of march and was trying to navigate shutting down the bar without going in and possibly infecting people. It was shocking how quickly it all unraveled. Laura: In March 2020, after the strongest first quarter of business since we opened in 2016, we shut everything down. What’s the background on FLTV-what’s the mission, how did it come to be and what has the process been like? Read up for info, scroll down for an exclusive sneak peek of the show and watch on demand via Vimeo ($7 to rent $12 to buy/download] starting Monday to support the venue and the band and enjoy what’s def the next best thing to the live music experience we’ve all been missing so much -coming at you with a new episode every Monday. Saunders (VJ/On Camera Talent/Interviewer, Marketing Assistant) and Barry Marino (Director/Video Production & Editing)-filled us in on their journey and hopes for the project, and the band told us about the experience that was once again hitting the stage.

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On Monday, beloved Ridgewood performance-space-turned-virtual-venue The Footlight will debut FLTV -an online series featuring performances and interviews with local bands -with an episode starring The Hell Yeah Babies.Īhead of the launch, the team-Laura Regan (Footlight Owner and Operator), Eric Ryrie (Live Audio Production, Recording & Booking), Kendra L. Ahead of The Footlight’s FLTV premiere, read up on the new series and its mission + check out an exclusive teaser for the first episode