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 Post Posted: Friday Nov 18, 2016 
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So, over the past 15/20 years has the music scene been any better in Altoona?
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 Post Posted: Thursday Nov 24, 2016 
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Oh my, yes. Over the last ten years, the talent-level, diversity of bands, crowds, and available live venues have all dropped off. There used to be a lot of great musicians playing all styles of music in Altoona, both covers and originals. Now, the talent pool is pretty limited and the format has become pretty homogenized. Most of the live music venues have either closed up or stopped having live entertainment. Really, McGarvey's and 4D's are the only live music venues left in 'toon town. It looks like Claudio occasionally has bands at 30 Something and I think the Buchinese Club occasionally has live entertainment. I don't know much about Family Pizza. Does the Old Canal Inn still book? Burgi's, Pelly's, Victory Lane, The Bar, Peter C's, The Hitching Post, The Island, and Beer Bellies are all gone.

There's still a crowd in Altoona, but if you want to play more than once a month, you have to hit the road.
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