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Albuquerque suffered a major loss this week. The popular live music venue “Burt’s Tiki Lounge” (Burt’s) permanently closes its doors. Musicians all over town have been responding to the seemingly sudden shutdown of one of Albuquerque’s best spots to play. Look at Burt's Facebook page. The news are official when the facebook page administrators go in to change the operation hours to "permanently closed" in order to let their followers know that they are no longer in business. Burt's Tiki Lounge Facebook page officially changed its operation hours to "permanently closed" Burt’s sound engineer, Weekly Alibi nominee for Best of Burque Sound Engineer, Lee Sillery posted the terrible news on facebook March 19th around 2 pm Lee Sillery, staff at Burt's, and Alibi nominee of best sound engineer in burque 2018 People responded with grief and confusion. A lot of people were left wondering what’s going to happen to the shows they have lined up in the coming months of spring and some even as far as summer. Other people pay tribute to Burt’s and herald it as one of the best spots to play in town Some other people were joyed or happy that Burt’s was closed down. Read this angry person bashing Burt's as a "Nazi gathering spot" Anon statement from someone who disliked Burt's The incendiary opinion doesn't sit well with very many people and they make sure to let them know in the comments. Comments to the anonymous Burts hater Burt’s Tiki Lounge was home to fantastic shows. Anyone and everyone involved in the music community recognized Burt’s as one of the musical powerhouses in town. Burt's hosted open mic nights on Monday nights where full bands could go on stage and play a short set. "Manic Mondays" it was called. As of yet, we don’t have any official information regarding the closedown motives. Burt's was featured in our "Bathroom Article" click here to read. Editorial: I loved the atmosphere at Burt's and I made many friends playing and attending shows there. It holds many memories for me. However, I hope to see some improvement in the nightlife scene in spite of this terrible loss for the musician community. As local musicians, it is our duty to help the venues that help us. We have to pull together and support local music venues like Burt's that promote growth in the local community

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Burt’s Tiki Lounge CLOSED PERMANENTLY