Yuri Zanow wrote:No one laments the passing of the old 9:30 Club

No they dont.

Yuri Zanow wrote:or DC Space

Sure we do.

ty webb stated:

CB's invariably had the best sound.

The first thing I remember about playing there is how good everything sounded - the monitor mix on stage was incredible, and you really could feel the air moving around.

And no motherfucker told me to turn down, either.

Yuri Zanow wrote:No one laments the passing of the old 9:30 Club or DC Space or Trenton City Gardens or dozens of other places around the United States that used to put on cool shows, which CBGBs didn't even do anymore.

Hey, I regularly lament the demise of Lounge Ax.

That really sucked!

Confidential to Chicago developers: I do not need any more fusion restaurants, martini lounges or upscale pet stores. Thank you.

endofanera wrote:

Yuri Zanow wrote:No one laments the passing of the old 9:30 Club

No they dont.

Yuri Zanow wrote:or DC Space

Sure we do.

I don't think I articulated that as well as I should've.

What I meant is that there were no star-studded farewell concerts or front page article in the New York Times when those places closed down and they were much cooler and more vital at the times of their closings.