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Philip Evans
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Sun, 18 Feb 1996 14:28:47 -0800
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Re: (idm) Autechre Locale...
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quoted 30 lines 2. While the Troubadour is a surprising choice, it's no entirely idiotic.>>2. While the Troubadour is a surprising choice, it's no entirely idiotic. >>Let's forget its hair farmer heritage for a second, and consider the >>alternatives. Dragonfly? The main room is too small. Palace? Too large >>(unless Autechre can draw 1,500 people.) Same goes for the Shrine. The >>Alligator Lounge? Not a bad idea. House of Blues? The security can be a >>bitch, and dealing with the club management can be extremely annoying. >>Roxy/Whisky? Gimme a break. What's left? Hollywood Moguls wouldn't be bad. >>But LunaPark? Any night I can avoid going to that stuffy, >>industry-infested, elitist yuppie-hang is a good night. > >i originally stated that i thought the troubador was a better choice than a >rave. don't get me wrong about the troub. > >i've only been to luna park once (for laika) and i had a pleasant evening. >it is l.a., so almost any club, or at least all the above mentioned ones, >are invaribly gonna be "stuffy and industry-infested" to some extent. > >i honestly don't think autechre and STC will draw that many people. it >only takes a visit to your local l.a. dance store and look at what is >selling. i don't want to start any flames w/ this, but you gotta admit >that it is the josh winx, dj icee, electroliners, bassbin twins etc... >that are selling like crazy, not what mostly get's discussed on this list. >hell dmc still has old b12, warp and fax 12"'s sitting there for what must >be at least 2 years now, or at least the last time i went up there (i live >in san diego). > > >david *+* > >
Sorry if I had a flaming tone. Didn't mean to. I was responding to all the various pro and con messages regarding a club event rather than a rave event. You're absolutely right that this bill will only draw about 500 people on its own, since there aren't any "name" DJs attached. But Freaky Chakra/Single Cell Orchestra pulled this off much more elegantly by booking the Ventura Theater, for example. I know that's even farther North for you San Diegans, but the extra drive would be worth it. That said, I do give The Troub credit for booking this gig. It shows they're trying real hard to break out of their pure guitar rock prison. -Phil [----------] [---] [-----] [-----] [-----] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [--------] [-----] [-----] [---] [-----] [----------] Home is where the stereo is!