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Dallas Musicians Are Still Opting for Drive-In Concerts, Find Maskless Crowds 'Unsafe'

Nick Wright, a psych-rock artist in the band Caved Mountains, says it’s not the right time.
“We would love to do it. There’s a lot of excitement to go play shows, but it’s not the right thing to do,” Wright says. “Right now we’re focused on health and making sure people don’t get sick. We’re practicing here at my house. We’re not going into a jam space.”
Wright and the Caved Mountains worry that practicing in a space where other bands have also recently practiced could put them at risk of catching COVID. Since Grail Fest (a live-music listening and record-digging event that Wright had in the works since 2019) was canceled when the pandemic hit in 2020, the band has not done any live shows and isn’t planning any until it’s safe.

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Dallas Music Venues Say They're Listening to the CDC, Not to Gov. Abbott

Not all Texans were rejoicing at the chance to show their faces in public again after Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that businesses won't be required to enforce face masking or limit their capacity come March 2. Abbott’s announcement set Twitter ablaze with backlash, including the trending hashtag RIPTexas, while President Biden accused Abbott (and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, who made a similar call) of “Neanderthal thinking.”
One of the most widespread bits of criticism over Abbott’s decision was that while businesses may still require patrons to wear masks the burden to reinforce COVID safety policies falls on employees, making them subject to harassment from anti-maskers, a recurring trend in 2020 when private businesses implemented mask requirements before any official mandates were in place.

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Deep Ellum Art Co.'s Closure Is Inevitable, Says Venue's Owner

The venue owner posted on his personal Facebook page Tuesday afternoon that his business has over $500,000 in debt and that he doesn't believe the grant money from groups like the Small Business Administration will roll in fast enough to cover their regular financial obligations and losses.
"It sucks," LaRue says. "It sucks so bad to wake up every day and mathematically be in a worse place than you were the day before. There's a numerical bottom line to look at every day that paints a picture of more despair, more depression and more anxiety. It's just fucked, man."
In order to apply for a grant from the SBA, which recently opened its Shuttered Venue Operator Grant program thanks to Congress' passage of the recent relief package, LaRue says he and his wife have had to jump through staggering bureaucratic hoops.

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