RTP-area local music and culture

["matthedt" <mfhedtDONTSPAMME AT mindspring.com>]

I have to say I thought their somewhat recent appearance on Austin City 
Limits was GREAT. I didn't realize they'd have it in them, but they do... 
Then again, my small town self didn't know who they were until they were 
almost no more, so I never saw them in the day.

-matt

"grady" <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote in message 
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> I have vivid memories of their slide into suck-dom that commenced with 
> Bossanova-era shows, and I'm not convinced that they're currently 
> achieving anything that could compare with my equally vivid memories of 
> seeing them for the first time on the "Death to the Pixies" tour. That 
> plus the Ritz Factor (and the heinous prices) is more than enough to keep 
> me away.
>
> Ross