It seems like a great idea: celebrating a diverse plethora of grassroots music venues, to counterbalance all of the doom-and-gloom reporting on challenges and closures. But sadly Sweaty Ceilings - a book project paying tribute to London's independent venues that will hopefully feature the Quietus' John Doran among its contributors and help to raise funds for the wonderful work of the Music Venue Trust - has failed to hit its crowdfunding target.
All is not lost, though. The organisers have said that they "are exploring alternative funding options, including applying for Arts Council funding", which would require them "to secure 10% of the total from other sources". Fingers crossed it comes off - a bit of positivity is desperately needed in these dark times.
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