“They’re incredibly one-sided and they leave open the possibility for venues to essentially get closed down by one unhappy neighbour,” Weisz said. Montreal noise rules vary by borough but are generally subjective and give too much credence to complaints, says Jon Weisz, director of Scènes de Musique Alternatives du Québec, an association of about 50 independent music venues. “The issue here is there aren’t rules in place to enforce (for) new people coming into currently existing ecosystems,” he said. “On a cultural level, I think we’d all be much, much worse off without these places.”ĭa Silva is confident a complaint from a resident in the new building behind Turbo Haüs spurred the warning from the city. Band Arcade Fire and DJ Kaytranada are among the countless acts that bounced between Montreal clubs and stages on their way to greater fame, he said. The venues serve as a key avenue to success for emerging artists, says Dan Seligman, creative director of music festival POP Montreal. He’s one of several club owners calling on Montreal to update noise bylaws and development rules to better protect its small venues - revered nightlife destinations that have in recent years found themselves increasingly surrounded by new residential construction.
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