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Sabrina Rodriguez
Sabrina Rodriguez
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- For the past 18 years, Jerry's Pizza and Pub has been serving up slices and sounds to downtown Bakersfield.
"Every weekend, for years and years, we used to conduct the shows," said business owner Jerry Baranowski. "One was bigger, one was smaller, one was 80 people another was 250 maybe 300."
Baranowski has had hundreds of musical acts perform with no problems. That was until last Friday, when Bay Area rapper Andre Nickatina came to perform, though concert-goer Jake Holder wouldn't call it performing.
"(Nickatina) did one freestyle, one free style, that was like 30 seconds long and then cut out," recalled Holder. "(Nickatina) said, 'Oh we need five minutes for our DJ to set up right' and he didn't come back on."
In fact, Nickatina left the venue, canceling the concert, and leaving the audience high and dry.
"Everybody was mad, not just me, the whole crowd," said Holder. "I don't believe (artists) should do that. They're here for us, but we're here for them, so he should show love to us, because we paid the money."
Since the cancellation, Baranowski has been dealing with upset fans, who want a refund, but it's not his responsibility it's the concert promoter Tim Gardea.
Eyewitness News couldn't contact Gardea directly about the canceled show, but he did release a statement on his Web site saying he's "waiting to hear back from Andre's camp" and is "very upset by this situation" and "wants it resolved."
Even though Baranowski isn't responsible, he still feels bad.
"They should come up with some solution to make up for these people," Baranowski said about the promoter and artist. "I believe that these people owe (an) apologize for an unsuccessful show."
As for Nickatina, he has not released any statement or apology about the incident, and that silence has hurt his reputation.
"I would not pay money to go see him," said Holder. "If they brought (Nickatina) for a free concert I'd probably go and see that, but I am not wasting no more money on him."
If a make-up concert is scheduled, Baranowski has offered up his business, for free, as the venue. Gardea says another follow up statement about the situation will posted by the weekend.
"Every weekend, for years and years, we used to conduct the shows," said business owner Jerry Baranowski. "One was bigger, one was smaller, one was 80 people another was 250 maybe 300."
Baranowski has had hundreds of musical acts perform with no problems. That was until last Friday, when Bay Area rapper Andre Nickatina came to perform, though concert-goer Jake Holder wouldn't call it performing.
"(Nickatina) did one freestyle, one free style, that was like 30 seconds long and then cut out," recalled Holder. "(Nickatina) said, 'Oh we need five minutes for our DJ to set up right' and he didn't come back on."
In fact, Nickatina left the venue, canceling the concert, and leaving the audience high and dry.
"Everybody was mad, not just me, the whole crowd," said Holder. "I don't believe (artists) should do that. They're here for us, but we're here for them, so he should show love to us, because we paid the money."
Since the cancellation, Baranowski has been dealing with upset fans, who want a refund, but it's not his responsibility it's the concert promoter Tim Gardea.
Eyewitness News couldn't contact Gardea directly about the canceled show, but he did release a statement on his Web site saying he's "waiting to hear back from Andre's camp" and is "very upset by this situation" and "wants it resolved."
Even though Baranowski isn't responsible, he still feels bad.
"They should come up with some solution to make up for these people," Baranowski said about the promoter and artist. "I believe that these people owe (an) apologize for an unsuccessful show."
As for Nickatina, he has not released any statement or apology about the incident, and that silence has hurt his reputation.
"I would not pay money to go see him," said Holder. "If they brought (Nickatina) for a free concert I'd probably go and see that, but I am not wasting no more money on him."
If a make-up concert is scheduled, Baranowski has offered up his business, for free, as the venue. Gardea says another follow up statement about the situation will posted by the weekend.
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