The Jackpot Music Hall will probably stop being a music venue as soon as December 1

The owner of Lawrence’s Jackpot Music Hall is selling the music venue to an out-of-town group, the Lawrence Journal-World is reporting.

Plans call for the location to become much less of a music venue and much more of a “townie bar.” Carroll said the timing was right for him to sell the business that he started in 2004. Carroll said local bands are still pumping out good music and in good quantity, but he said the number of bands touring the country has declined significantly.

“I suppose it is because of the gas prices,” Carroll said.

Carroll said the slowdown in touring acts has made it difficult to book enough high-quality shows to keep the business viable. But Carroll will continue to own and operate the Replay Lounge across the street.

Major bummer. Read more here.