Live Music Society (LMS) has awarded over $290,000 to 34 small music venues across the United States in their largest-ever Toolbox grant round, pushing their 2024 funding total past $1 million. This milestone represents the organization's most extensive distribution of grants in a single round since its 2020 founding.

The 2024 Toolbox grants focus on practical venue improvements, including:

• Sound and lighting upgrades
• Accessibility enhancements
• Equipment for live music production training
• Stage lighting systems

Notable achievements:

• Total funding since 2020: $4.1 million
• 2024 funding: $1 million
• New states reached: Nevada, Kansas, and Georgia
• Focus on all-ages venues and training programs

Highlighted Recipients:

• Make.Shift Arts Space (Bellingham, WA): Audio system upgrade and LED lighting installation
• Holland Project (Reno, NV): Enhanced production equipment for artist attraction and training
• Groundworks (Tucson, AZ): Equipment upgrades for volunteer training

The complete list includes 34 venues across the United States, from small listening rooms to established jazz clubs, each receiving support to enhance their facilities and community impact.

These grants ensure small venues remain vital spaces for creativity, learning, and connection in communities of all sizes, supporting both local and emerging talent while preserving grassroots live music spaces.

[Full list of 34 grantees with locations follows]

Churchill School (Baker City, OR) Make.Shift Art Space (Bellingham, WA) ISSUE Project Room (Brooklyn, NY) Snug Harbor (Charlotte, NC) Rosa's Lounge (Chicago, IL) X-Ray Arcade (Cudahy, WI) Lager House (Detroit, MI) Red Clay Music Foundry (Duluth, GA) Jamey's House of Music (Lansdowne, PA) Lucia (Lawrence, KS) The Loading Dock (Littleton, NH) Siberia (New Orleans, LA) The Jazz Gallery (New York, NY) Silvana (New York, NY) The 5 Spot (Nashville, TN) The East Room (Nashville, TN) Ojai Underground Exchange (Ojai, CA) The Sound Room (Oakland, CA) The Apohadion Theater (Portland, ME) SPACE (Portland, ME) The Holland Project (Reno, NV) The Focal Point (St. Louis, MO) Jazz St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) Black Cat (San Francisco, CA) Brick & Mortar Music Hall (San Francisco, CA) El Rio, Your Dive (San Francisco, CA) Kilowatt (San Francisco, CA) Mr. Tipple's Jazz Club (San Francisco, CA) Kuumbwa Jazz (Santa Cruz, CA) Conor Byrne (Seattle, WA) Fremont Abbey (Seattle, WA) Groundworks (Tucson, AZ) The Pocket (Washington, DC) Rhizome DC (Washington, DC)

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