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\u201cIt’s terrible,\u201d Motto said. \u201cThis is the worst two weeks I’ve had working at The Crocodile. I’ve been here for 13 years. It’s really tough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year, Madame Lou\u2019s hosted more than 300 events, everything from local bands\u2019 album release shows and School of Rock matinees to dance nights and touring artists \u2014 many of the shows all ages, which require additional staffing and see fewer bar sales, Motto said. \u201cWe really did a ton of programming in the room and it was this incredible space for breaking artists and local musicians to start their careers here in Seattle,\u201d he said. \u201cWe’re really proud of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even with \u201ca ton of sellout events\u201d between Madame Lou\u2019s and Here-After, Motto acknowledges \u201cboth of those spaces needed more to be successful.\u201d The staff cuts will put the venue in line with \u201cthe old Crocodile model,\u201d he said of the grunge-era haunt that opened in 1991.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really built a small venue that was meant to be operated and managed like a bigger venue,\u201d Motto said. \u201cWe had really professional and high-level operations in the space and it has been challenging to deal with revenue on the bar side going down over the years and expenses going up.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for The Crocodile\u2019s main room, that continues to be financially successful, Motto said. Revenue from The Crocodile and the hotel \u2014 \u201cthe lion\u2019s share of our business\u201d \u2014 kept Madame Lou\u2019s and Here-After afloat the last four years while they tried to make it work.<\/p>\n
What exactly happens with the two smaller venues remains to be seen. Motto is hopeful that they can find new operators to take over the downstairs spaces.<\/p>\n
When The Crocodile moved into the Second Avenue building, their new landlord gave the club a 20-year lease and signed on as one of its many investors, which include Susan Silver (longtime manager of Alice in Chains and formerly Soundgarden), Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney and Eric Howk of Portugal. The Man. A number of details would need to be worked out \u2014 including whether a new partner would sublease the rooms from The Crocodile or negotiate a new deal with the landlord \u2014 but Motto said they\u2019ve already had \u201cgreat conversations with a couple community partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re working with our stakeholders at The Crocodile to find new partners to potentially operate the spaces downstairs, both Madame Lou\u2019s and Here-After,\u201d Motto said. \u201cWe do hope that they will have a future. Both of those spaces, they’re vibrant, awesome rooms that we invested a lot of time, energy, love and resources to make incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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