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[zman <zman AT gibbon.kungfumonkey.com>]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Tom Caswell wrote:
> Frankly, I have no idea how this town made it on the list.  I stalk 
> Pollstar in the hopes bands I like will come to Raleigh and yet the 
> increasingly avoid the area.  Chapel Hill used to be such a buzz and now if 
> it wasn't for the Cradle I think it would be hard to attach any music label 
> to it all.
> I'll qualify the last paragraph by saying I'm sure there are local bands 
> that are excellent but I'm tired of driving to Atlanta/DC/maybe Charlotte 
> for a slightly off-the-beaten-path musician.  David Bowie once came to the 
> Creek with NIN and now the closest he'll get is DC.  It's like they'll try 
> this town and find out it's a dump.  I wonder if Clay Aiken would have even 
> stopped by if he didn't live here.  I'm all set if I want to see Toby 
> Keith.  

What about the 3 previous times Bowie came through? It's not as much the 
market as the promoters in the area. They're very slack. When I worked 
for Promotion Concerts in the 80's we brought many quality acts through. 
After Walnut Creek opened everything went to hell as far as concerts in 
the area. I hoped the ESA would revive some of it but alas no such luck.

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