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Adieu D​-​Beatstro

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This compilation is dedicated to D-Beatstro, a truly DIY event space/vegan restaurant in Toronto, Ontario that had to shut down in February of 2018. To quote NOW Magazine:

"Jess Montebello, who co-owns the business with Chris Cammarata, explains to NOW that the main reason for the closure had to do with their building permit. They’d applied for it back in February of 2015 for their planned renovations, which included a fully accessible washroom and changes to the kitchen.
'We didn’t realize this when we moved in, but no one had taken out building permits since 1975,' Montebello says, which meant that D-Beatstro had to account for any and all changes made to the building in the past 42 years.
Local councillor Ana Bailão’s office helped D-Beatstro appeal to the city, but Montebello and Cammarata were informed by both Municipal Licensing and Standards and the office responsible for building permits that the business, and not their landlord, was responsible for hiring architects and an engineer to draw the building plans and any costs of additional work the city deems necessary to bring the space up to code. In a sense, they were punished for following the rules." -
nowtoronto.com/music/d-beatstro-closing/

On this compilation are just a few of many, many amazing bands who have played at D-Beatstro over the years, along with interviews with co-owner Jess Montebello and PUP guitarist Steve Sladkowski. I've also included a short film that yours truly stars in that was filmed at D-Beatstro, written and directed by my good friend Shelby, along with the Baseball Punx trailer mentioned in the interview with Jess as bonus content when you download.

I can't stress enough how important it is to support local & DIY businesses.

RIP D-Beatstro

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released February 19, 2018

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