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Coronavirus restriction causes Raleigh music venue to shutter its doors
The live music venue The Maywood has closed its doors, the owner announced Thursday on Facebook.
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The live music venue The Maywood has closed its doors, the owner announced Thursday on Facebook.
ISOLATING OR QUARANTINED. WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW MANY CASES MAY BE INVOLVED, AND WHAT STEPS THE UNIVERSITY IS CURRENTLY TAKING. >>> A LOT OF BUSINESSES HAVE NOT SURVIVED THIS PANDEMIC. WHEN A PARTICULAR RALEIGH BUSINESS ANNOUNCED ITS DOORS WOULD CLOSE FOR GOOD, THE RESPONSE WAS SIGNIFICANT. ADAM OWENS TAKES US TO THE MAIN WOULD. >> Reporter: IT IS HARD TO SEE IT THIS WAY. THE LIGHT IS DARK, THE BAR IS EMPTY, AND IT'S QUIET, WHEN IT USED TO BE SO LOUD. JOSEPH PLAYS GUITAR FOR THE LOCAL HEAVY-METAL BRENT BANNED SUPPRESSIVE FIRE. >> THIS WAS WHERE WE PLAYED OUR FIRST SHOW. A LOT OF BANDS PLAYED THEIR FIRST SHOW. IT MEANS A LOT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. >> Reporter: PARTICULARLY THE OWNER, KEITH. WHILE HE WENT BY ANOTHER NAME PREVIOUSLY FOR THE LAST EIGHT DAYS THIS HAS BEEN THE MAIN WOULD. >> I BUILT THE CLUB FROM THE GROUND UP. >> Reporter: NOW, HE IS FORCED TO CLOSE IT DOWN. THE SIGN OUT FRONT OFFERS THE ACCLAMATION. >> IT WAS A STRUGGLE. EVERY THREE WEEKS, I WAS WAITING TO BE TOLD I COULD OPEN. >> Reporter: COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS KEPT THE DOORS CLOSED, TOUGH FOR FAIRWEATHER TO TAKE AS OTHER BUSINESSES AROUND HIM WERE ALLOWED TO OPERATE AGAIN IN SOME CAPACITY. AND, FAIRWEATHER SAYS HE IS NOT ALONE. >> A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES ARE GOING UNDER. >> Reporter: AND, THE ARTISTS WHO PLAYED HERE LOST A HOME FOR THEIR MUSIC. >> FOR US, IT WAS HEAVY-METAL CENTRAL FOR RALEIGH. >> Reporter: FAIRWEATHER FIELDED FROM BOTH SIDES. HE IS THE OWNER, BUT HE IS ALSO A MUSICIAN. >> THE MUSIC NEEDS TO GO ON. LIVE MUSIC, ESPECIALLY. SO, LET'S HOPE IT DOES IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. >> Reporter: ADAM OWENS, WRAL NEWS, RALEIGH. >> WE DID FIND OUT THERE WERE FUNDRAISERS SUPPORTED BY THE