Dive bar Jam banned from hosting live events

For over a decade, Jam has been one of the city’s most beloved dive bars. Now, the local district office has prohibited the venue from hosting live performances, according to a Facebook post from the venue’s owners on Wednesday.

BK Magazine was able to contact Jam for clarification Friday morning, but (at the time this story was published) owner Martin Nilsson was not in a position to elaborate on why the ban occurred or if a new location in another district is being considered—this story will be updated if new information comes to light.

Rumors about the situation have swirled on social media since Sept. 8 when Jam mysteriously canceled its entire weekend line-up of shows and did not announce any new events for nearly two weeks. This past Wednesday evening, the venue confirmed the ban publicly and said it would only be open in a “capacity as a bar” for the…