Music Venue
As a non-profit project, Lemp donates a majority of the money to the musical performers. Its primary audience is the St. Louis community's youth, particularly anyone involved in artistic endeavors. While the all-ages venue frequently hosts small concerts, the performers (chosen by the Board of Directors running the establishment) are of a non-commercial nature. The walls are lined with exhibits of visual artwork, often with themes of encouraging a social consciousness.
The Lemp's main premise on limitations for performers state they do not promote "violent or reckless behavior or through a discriminatory, lewd, degrading or immoral message." There is no smoking inside the venue and the consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited. There is a tendency towards inviting experimental music acts, particularly ones classifiable as noise rock, art rock, or noise music. Recently there has been a shift to having more punk rock bands playing at Lemp. Lemp also hosts a three day festival "to make an attempt to link mid-west experimental performers whose work could be associated with noise" called NoisefeSTL.
Less publicized are the meetings held by the Lemp Neighborhood Association.
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