Wow, the poor people in this neighborhood. Years ago, I had neighbors who cranked up the music very loud on the weekends nights. I tried asking them to turn down the volume (I didn't mind the music,...

Thank you for your views, experience and history. I was aware of the dynamics of sound re: weather etc which is fascinating and frustrating I imagine for venues.

Yet I haven't seen an actual...

From what some local residents are saying, there may be serious noise problems that are interfering with the neighbors' sleep and comfort. This may be a rights issue. If the Hopmonk (or whoever) is...

Seems to me, that given venue manager's reticence to do anything about it, a good follow up question becomes "Why?"

Are there really that many people who would refuse to go if the sound volume...

As someone who is young and has excellent hearing . . . I'd like to offer that HopMonk is the only venue I have had rattling my windows on a regular basis. I lived with that every Monday, Thursday,...

There's been some confusion on this thread, IMO, about loudness and distortion. Venues such as HopMonk and the Main Stage at Harmony, have amazing clear sound, it's just too loud (again, IMO).

To...

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