People who are active in Edmonton's arts community say there needs to be more awareness about the challenges faced by locales where concerts take place.

The Needle Vinyl Tavern has closed its doors indefinitely just hours after the popular downtown Edmonton music venue apologized for an incident in which a former staffer says she was groped by one of the bar's owners.

A popular Edmonton music venue says it is reviewing allegations of sexual harassment against one of its owners and has removed him from "any active role."