One piece of news you might have missed this morning is that Jim Graham’s (D-Ward 1) crusade against allowing minor patrons to attend concerts in venues where alcohol is sold has been put off by the D.C. Council. The bill, which was was tabled yesterday after little discussion, has been a frequent topic of ours and our commenters. We even had a few local music luminaries chime in to tell us why Graham’s legislation, which grew out of reaction to the accidental fatal shooting of 17-year-old Taleshia Ford at Club 1919, was a bad idea.

It’s not too surprising that the bill didn’t move forward, considering the outcome of the hearing on the issue made it pretty clear that an outright ban on minors didn’t have community support. Graham quickly backpedaled and sent out an email saying he would rethink his proposed restrictions and focus on establishing rules on security at nightclubs that admit minors and perhaps create a new class of liquor licenses for all-ages venues. The bill as currently written would have prevented people under 18 from entering nightclubs that serve alcohol after 11 p.m. on weekdays and midnight on weekends, except in July and August, when the curfew would be midnight every day.

Graham will now have the option to rework the bill into something that might be more palatable, but the Council’s action yesterday does make it seem as though underage concerts in D.C. are no longer in any danger.