Jonas & Jane Discuss: The Boileroom & UK Live Music
With Guildford venue the Boileroom facing the possibility of closure, TMMP caught up with folk duo Jonas & Jane to discuss the Boileroom and the state of the UK’s live music scene.
This interview is part of a larger TMMP feature which can be read in full here.
What is your general opinion of the Boileroom?
The Boileroom has been around for as long as we can remember. It’s a great venue and does so much in terms of supporting local up and coming artists and bands. Its family friendly atmosphere, coupled with fantastic music and food, always ensures you have a great night out. It really is a core part of the local community.
How did you feel when you heard about the Boileroom’s current problems?
It was quite a surprise. As musicians who have played at the Boileroom in the past and visit it frequently to see Read more…
Sometimes the old ways are the best.
If one asks the average person on the street to picture an alternative music venue, each individual visualisation will be found to share certain commonalities with all of the others. The venue will definitely be hosting a band playing ear-splitting rock music; the audience will all be about 18 years old; and the general atmosphere will be hostile, obnoxious, and proudly antisocial. If one compares this imaginary alternative music venue to those that exist in real life, one will find that in many cases imagination and reality overlap with almost pinpoint accuracy.