Musicians playing at this weekend’s Elmwood Village ArtFest will be getting paid, after all.
In response to the announcement by event organizers that the more than 30 acts, including 16 bands – booked for the two-day outdoor festival – would not be paid due to the lack of resources, local music advocates have stepped in to financially back these musicians.
Buffalo restaurant Jack Rabbit has gotten together with partners Three Chord Bourbon, 42 North Brewing Co. and Community Beer Works to compile the funds needed to pay all 16 bands slated to play Saturday and Sunday at the festival.
“We believe in compensating musicians any time they play,” said Josh Mullin, Jack Rabbit’s owner. “Supporting the local music scene has always been priority No. 1 for us.”
Performers were paid during the Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts, an event that ceased this spring, prompting the nonprofit Elmwood Village Association to step up and carry on with the festival.
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