Ep 43 Brodie Schwendiman (The Casbah, Hamilton ON)

Bridging the Social Distance · May 25, 2020 · 1h

For this episode I interview Brodie Schwendiman, owner operator of The Casbah in Hamilton, and member of the "Hamilton Music Advisory Team". Brodie's been hosting live music for over a decade. And while the music scene has shifted, and recent years have seen a drop in attendance amongst the younger generation, no one creating or supporting music was prepared for a global pandemic, and an immediate end to all live in-person shows with no end date in sight. And yes, some musicians have been able to keep a presence online...but what happens to the spaces we've grown up playing in, that we love…