An important and characteristically under-sung part of every city’s music scene is the undercurrent of DIY show organizers and venues — the boosters (punk, hip-hop, experimental and otherwise) who don’t do it for money or prestige, but rather for love of the art. In Nashville, no venue perhaps exemplifies this ethos better than The Owl Farm, a scrappy little spot on the East Side that rose from the ashes of
now-defunctDIY space Little Hamilton. And so it is with bummer vibes that we share this news with you: This afternoon,
The Owl Farm announced via Facebookthat the space is now "officially out of commission." The full post:
We are officially out of commission. There will be no benefit show or any shows at all in this space any longer. Efforts are being taken to open a new space, but there is no news yet on that subject.
A pair of benefit shows had been scheduled to take place at The Owl Farm on Jan. 30 and 31, but the above statement (as well as the fact that the Facebook event page for the shows appears to have been pulled down) indicates that those have been canceled. Emails to venue management were not immediately returned, but we'll update this post if and when more details become available.*
RIP, Owl Farm.
Update: An email from The Owl Farm's Rose Pink confirms that the Owl Farmers are terminating their lease, that "all shows are canceled," and that "everything else is up in the air."
