For Songs
A podcast for and about songs and songwriting
Displaying 2 items of For Songs with the tag "#virus".
-
Episode 16: Another Word from Our Sponsor--The Pug
December 11th, 2020 | Season 1 | 18 mins 38 secs
#bars, #dc, #music, #pandemic, #playlists, #saveourstages, #spotify, #thepug, #virus
DC-based restaurant and bar owner Tony T of @thepugDC joins the show again to catch us up on the latest in DC #COVID19 news, its impact on local businesses and jobs (hint—it’s not good), and what not to joke about with your server if you are eating out these days. But most important, Tony dishes about music and how he creates playlists as a means to keep patrons in their seats at the bar. Yep, there’s a secret to it! So listen, find Tony’s latest playlists on Spotify and play along!
-
Episode 13: A Word from Our Sponsor--The Pug
November 18th, 2020 | Season 1 | 11 mins 49 secs
#bars, #dc, #music, #pandemic, #saveourstages, #thepug, #virus
Meet Tony T, owner of For Songs’ sponsor, the Pug, a bar on H St NE in Washington. Like many bars and restaurants in the area and around the country, the Pug has been closed since March. In this special edition of For Songs, we talk with Tony about how he’s been holding up and hanging on these last several months. What’s it like to own a bar that voluntarily shut down eight months ago, thinking and hoping the worst would pass, only to see the virus rage on stronger than ever as we enter the winter. What will it take to hold on? And how can you help the Pug and similarly situated venues? Find out by listening in…