RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Oh! I just realized I forgot to insert Ringside in its proper place in 
that timeline of Durham venues. Hmm, let's see, was that pre-Basement or 
post-Basement? Somewhere in that neighborhood, anyway. People *still* 
bitch to me occasionally about feeling obligated to buy a Ringside 
membership in order to support the 
next-great-hope-for-live-music-in-Durham, and then a few months later 
the shows at Ringside slowing to a trickle.

But I say: (a) it filled the niche at exactly the time that the niche 
needed to be filled, and (b) that membership is still good, y'all: 
haven't you gotten your money's worth by now?

grady wrote:

> I've been going to shows in Durham since I moved to the Triangle in 
> 1992, and the funny thing about Durham is that while there are never 
> very *many* places to play, there's always somewhere to play. My vague 
> recollection goes kind of like this: Under The 
> Street->Coffeehouse->Captured Live->umm, Coffeehouse again->The 
> Basement->yes, Coffeehouse again->Ooh La Latte->Coffeehouse->305 
> South/Joe & Jo's->Coffeehouse->Chaz's->Broad Street->BCHQ->Coffeehouse, 
> if'n they start booking more than 1 show every 2 weeks.