Small Fenway music hall shuts down

I only knew it existed because someone local to my town had a show there and the press release made it sound like a huge club so I had to google it. It sounded pretty cool but not a huge club haha. I do remember thinking that maybe the rent in that spot would be too high.

A major issue with the arts that are not major acts is that downtown districts have become so expensive that it is all but impossible to operate within so many miles of the city without going mainstream and big. All of that eccentric and offbeat music and entertainment can't exist in the city like it used to.

Unfortunately the only other option is to move to a less expensive zip code. This is a problem though because these zip codes are not central and not easily accessible to a large swath of people. Back in the gritty days Boston proper was much less safe but at least it was the middle of the spoke and wheel system allowing people to venture in and for the artists and others to be close to their art.