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Low Key Piano Bar to Close After 12 Years on Mill Avenue

Regular performers face immediate income loss as the venue prepares for a final weekend of shows.

Overview

  • Low Key posted on Instagram that it will host one final weekend and close on Saturday, Aug. 8, inviting patrons to a farewell.
  • The announcement offered thanks to customers and memories but did not give a reason for the shutdown.
  • A longtime performer told reporters the closure is a major financial hit, estimating the bar accounted for about 80% of his income.
  • Alumni and regulars left emotional comments on social media and local outlets reported patrons planning to attend the last shows to say goodbye.
  • The basement space at Mill and Fifth has housed dueling-piano formats since the 1990s and Low Key briefly expanded to Westgate in 2018 before that location closed.