ENTERTAINMENT: NEW OWNERS LOOK TO GROW AFTER SURVIVING LIVE MUSIC SHUTDOWN

GigTown Books a Post-Pandemic Reboot

By Jeff Clemetson

Thursday, June 30, 2022

GigTown’s new owners COO Joe Cardillo (left) and CEO Brian Wahlstrom. Photo courtesy GigTown

GigTown’s new owners COO Joe Cardillo (left) and CEO Brian Wahlstrom. Photo courtesy GigTown

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the live music industry was one of the first to shutter, and due to the transmissibility of the virus it was one of the last to reopen. Across the world, musicians found themselves with nowhere to perform as once fan-packed venues were forced empty by lockdown restrictions. ...