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Joe Shanahan is the founder and owner of Metro Chicago and Smart Bar in Chicago, Illinois. He is also the part owner of the Daily Bar and Grill,〔http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/music/node/10254〕 as well as Double Door.〔http://www.centerstagechicago.com/whoswho/articles/metro-owner.html〕 Shanahan is regarded as an expert in the field of independent music promotion, speaking for groups including DePaul University,〔http://sherman.depaul.edu/media/webapp/mrNews.asp?NID=1287〕 Columbia College, City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs,〔http://www.centerstagechicago.com/music/articles/musicatwork.html〕 MOBfest,〔http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/1171.html〕 South By Southwest, CIC〔http://www.pollstaronline.com/cic2002/schedule.htm〕 and Canadian Music Week.〔http://www.cmw.net/cmw2006/conference_panels.asp〕 Shanahan was one of the earliest supporters of the Smashing Pumpkins.〔http://www.starla.org/chrono/1988.html〕 He also managed the Smoking Popes〔http://www.angelfire.com/ak/popes/jesus.html〕 as well as Diane Izzo.〔http://www.centerstagechicago.com/music/whoswho/DianeIzzo.html〕 Shanahan serves on the board of Rock For Kids, a charity providing Christmas gifts and music lessons to homeless and needy children in Chicago.〔http://www.cmw.net/cmw2006/conference_panels.asp〕 On October 11, 2007, Shanahan was awarded a Recording Academy Honors from the Chicago Chapter of The Recording Academy in recognition of Metro's 25 years in the Chicago music community.〔 〕 In the summer of 2008, Shanahan publicly opposed the Promoters Ordinance proposed by the city of Chicago. He was part of a group of business leaders who convinced the city to table the proposal. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Shanahan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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