Joe Deninzon Speaks To Fans About SonicVoyageFest In The Midst of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
So I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching lately. Stratospheerius, Dyanne Potter Voegtlin Dark Beauty booked this mini-tour months ago and worked our asses off to promote it. We are aware of state governments’ ban on gatherings of over 250 people and the risk of the Coronavirus. We were on the phone for many hours yesterday with all the venues and with each other contemplating what to do. Are we being jerks for not cancelling our shows, knowing the turnout will be minuscule, knowing that Broadway is dark, major symphony orchestras and international touring bands have all cancelled their tours and concerts for at least the coming month, or more…?
But you know what? All the venues we spoke with don’t want to cancel, we all want to play, and the few people that came to the first two shows had a great time! We get it that people are scared and taking precautions by staying home. We respect everyone’s decision to do so.
….But FUCK it! People need music now more than ever. They need entertainment. They need some soul food. We can still get together in intimate low-capacity venues, bump elbows, and hear some live music, support artists, and support each other. So the three bands and their members, after much deliberation, have made a collective decision to move forward with the shows. Here are the two remaining shows on our tour. If you’re in the area and feel brave enough, come and support us. We will love you if you do and we will still love you if you don’t.
Take care of yourselves and your loved ones.
Love,
-JD & friends
Tonight: 7 P.M.
NJ Proghouse Concert Series
Roxy & Dukes
745 Bound Brook Rd, Dunellen, NJ 08812
Tomorrow night, 7 P.M.
Olive’s
118 N. Main St.
Nyack, NY
