You may have heard that live shows at the Surf Club have been suspended due to an overlooked and unchecked box on a form and an unfortunate series of events possibly resulting in a nearby shooting last March after the club had closed. This incident did NOT involve live music and did not occur at the Surf Club and is the ONLY act of its kind in the three and a half years JB has owned the club.
Politically the towns of Edmonston and Hyattsville are torn between having a club and shutting it down. Most people involved in making the decision have never attended a show there and mistakenly think it's a dark and violent place, not one where the disco ball inspires swing and zydeco types to go nuts only on the dance floor.
Shows have already been cancelled, but a temporary though precarious permit has been issued for the Hank Williams tribute and The Beatnik Flies Reunion- August 26 and 27. If you want to see more shows like this, please take a minute and help keep this historic and endangered honky-tonk live and alive. Here's how:
Write to Chairman Franklin D. Jackson of the Prince Georges County Liquor Board. Chairman Jackson oversees the board which has the authority to amend the oversight in the application that would allow live bands to once again play at the Surf Club. Please speak of your experiences there, and whether this included witnessing any sort of violence.
(Chairman Jackson's emails are directed to him by staff members.)
Email:
KEMarkomanolakis@co.pg.md.us (Kelly)
DMBryant@co.pg.md.us (Diane)
Direct Mail:
Franklin D Jackson, Chairman
Board of License Commissioners
County Service Building
5012 Rhode Island Ave., Room 204
Hyattsville, MD 20781
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