Seattle Looks to Furhter Extend it's Indie Rock Monopoly

As if Nirvana, Sub Pop, Barsuk, and having more great venues than several other major cities combined wasn't enough, as if being home to an astonishingly large myriad of artists adored around the world wasn't quite what it needed to quench it's insatiable appetite, the city of Seattle has gone and done something that is really gonna piss all those other cool cities off. Just as Portland thought it was getting it's fair shake, they've announced the Seattle: City of Music initiative, a plan to make Seattle into the "music capital of America."

Several partners, everyone from Microsoft and Amazon to Sub Pop, have come together to create a 12-year vision-program which will establish music ed. programs in schools, improve the standard of living for musicians via expanded professional opportunities and by providing access to affordable health care, aiding in the upkeep of concert venues and festivals, offering incentives for music-related businesses to thrive, as well as creating new jobs, and making efforts to strengthen the music community as a whole. Sub Pop, for instance, will contribute a 13,000 dollar grant to some bright young mind who has a good idea for a music business.

So, who wants to move to Seattle with me?

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