DALLAS - This week, U.S. Senator John Cornyn introduced legislation set to give relief to music venues that have been shuttered since the pandemic.With concert tours postponed by up to a year, they're unable to rely on PPP loans as part of the CARES Act.Bars are closed in Texas, and that includes live music venues.
For now, once bars reopen, music venues are still going to be months behind.They say the music never stops at Deep Ellum Art Company.
But once the pandemic hit, it did.John LaRue and his wife started the venue a few years ago.“This business isn’t just us. It’s so many people in this community,” he said.AdvertisementLaRue says they were just starting to turn a profit.