the deal is this: Rififi has been on a month to month agreement for awhile. therefore, there is no lease.
therefore, the landlord can kind of do whatever he wants. he has not been a fan of rififi and neither have the tenants in the building above.
so, the rent was jacked up beyond belief for the month of August. basically, if the money isn't paid by tomorrow morning (or an interested investor is found), rififi is out. there's rumors that someone else is interested in taking the space but no one is sure if that's just a bluff by the landlord.
technically a show could happen tonight but i believe both the 8pm and 10 are canceled...if anyone was there last night, there was definitely a "last night" vibe going on...felt much more grim than the last two times it was supposed to close.