RTP-area local music and culture

[Chris Welbon <ctw AT neophi.com>]

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> I think this is really no contest, and I won't even count the sound:
> 
> 1. Cradle is non-smoking
> 2. Cradle beer is cheaper and more diverse.
> 3. Cradle, I bet, has more seats, at least on a sq ft basis.
> 4. Ritz doesn't allow re-entry should you have to go outside. At least 
> the last time I was there.
> 5. If it's possible, the Cradle's cement floor actually seems softer to me.
> 6. Cradle has the ingenious wormhole that allows you to get at least 
> halfway back to the bar and bathrooms without having to push through the 
> worst part of a crowd. I've always admired that, whoever devised it. 
> Seconds can be precious.
> 7. More food and alcohol in walking distance.


This is all true.  But to give your grumpiness (or at least the old man
aspect) a run for its money, it *is* possible for a band to overcome all
of the Ritz's notable drawbacks.  For example, (and I know some of you
were there) Fugazi and the Make UP totally blew the place up in 1995 or
96.  The sound was great, the interaction was grand etc.  One of the best
2 or 3 (out of maybe 10) Fugazi sets I've seen.

No contest, in general.  But still.  Yeah.


Fandango, enlurked.
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