A music venue in Syracuse is about to say goodbye with a final weekend full of concerts.
Jugg on Teall is closing permanently next week. Renowned for its regular live music, Lyncourt Bar will be jamming this Friday 9th January and Saturday 10th January before shutting down for good at 11.59pm on Thursday 15th January.
Hard rock/metal bands Caustic Method, The Three, Drawn By Blood and Tragic Intent will perform at The Jugg on Friday. Doors open at 9pm; admission is $10.
Boston punk artist Lenny Lashley will play “music for emotionally disturbed kids” on Saturday. Special guests Live Laugh Lobotomy, Pale Green Stars and Perilous will open the show at 8pm; admission is $10.
The next shows are scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 11, according to John Viggiano, who does marketing for The Jugg. Lineup to be announced at The Jugg’s Facebook page and websites, thejugg.net.
Jugg on Teall has announced it is closing less than two months after hosting the music festival to raise money for Jesse Buckley, who co-owns the venue with his wife Aimee. Also known as “Buck” and “Coach AutoTune”, Jesse was diagnosed with stage 3 voice box cancer (laryngeal cancer) and his treatment and medical bills left them struggling to keep the business afloat.
“With Coach’s health being a priority, we need to take a break and regroup. Because this doesn’t exist without him,” The Jugg’s Facebook page said Friday. “Every one of those 40+ years has been dedicated to him, starting as a drummer, then a financier, a player, a manager, a con artist, a big dreamer who never gave up, a man who gave this community of artists a blank canvas to draw on and a playground that was safe, accepting and a little non-judgmental to run free, be supported and express their art without restrictions or censorship or rules.”
The Jugg, located at 2026 Teall Ave, Syracuse, NY, also blamed other factors, including “an unsustainable situation with our landlord and the landlord…the s—-ys parking situation [and] not much for community support, although we’ve kept this corner safer than it’s ever been.’
Viggiano, also known as Johnny Vig, insisted that the closure would not mean the end of The Jugg. He plans to keep the brand alive online with videos of past music performances YouTubeplus original content like “The Grumpy Mayor.” thejugg.net/tv.
“It’s been an incredible run and it’s not over yet,” he said statement signed by the coach. “There are so many people to thank from the front line of dedicated staff who have done their best to keep this dream together during these difficult final months, to all the artists who have come through and contributed to making this living, breathing space for rock’n’roll not only exist, but where it was literally conceived, polished, birthed and performed on what we believe is a legendary stage. And of course, they became so much more.” the patrons of our JsG family. So this, you see, can never end. The family, in fact, this whole rock’n’roll community that has gathered right here in Lyncourt, that will go with us wherever we go…”
“However, this isn’t the end of The JUGG itself. This is simply the end of this chapter on Teall Avenue. We’ll be back. We’re not quite sure when, but lean in, believe it. We’ll do it again… Come get one last taste of The JUGG at Teall. Give this place a little love, because we’ve had some damn good times and made art together here.”
For more information visit thejugg.net, instagram.com/thejuggonteall or facebook.com/TheJUGGonTeall.
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