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According to NPR, 90 percent of independent music venues will close permanently by the end of 2020. It’s a somber statistic for people like Steve Chilton, who owns The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix. “We closed on March 15 and haven’t really made a dollar in revenue since then,” he says. “It’s going to be months and months before we reopen. It might be until next summer.” The building that houses The Rebel Lounge has a...