À Boston, la scène musicale locale fait face à un défi alors que Sound Museum Rehearsal Complex, l’un des grands espaces de répétition, est menacé de déménagement suite au développement immobilier du quartier. Un reportage paru en avril 2022 dans The Boston Globe revient sur la situation.
« Allston-Brighton has long been the heart of Boston’s music scene. Now, some musicians who practice at one of the neighborhood’s biggest remaining studios are making a last-ditch bid to keep it that way. » (Probert, 2022)
« It’s the last straw for the music community […]. If they truly demolish this building, I have to leave Boston … I can no longer afford to have a studio or work here. » (Ellsworth, dans Probert 2022)
« I don’t think people understand that there’s an element of accessibility and affordability that needs to exist for musicians to exist in a neighborhood […]. I don’t think it’s feasible to expect that a community of thousands of artists are just going to be OK with their workspace being relocated to the opposite side of the city.” (Grieco, dans Probert 2022)
« Following the recent closures of other music institutions in the area […], the loss of a major rehearsal complex in Brighton will “effectively destroy the music community in Allston-Brighton” » (Probert 2022)
« […] the impending loss of the [rehearsal space] reflects a larger issue about where the arts stand in Boston. The city has made little effort to protect arts space from the voracious demand for real estate, and artists are getting the message about priorities. » (Probert 2022)