May 16, 2004

I Just Hope Kennedy's Not Involved

Sooz talked me into going out to see the phenomenally-underrated Lloyd Cole at the Paradise Lounge last night; it was an acoustic show in a tiny room that wasn't nearly full enough, and thus was one of the ten best concerts I've ever been to.

Since the show started really late, we also got to have a great conversation with two Emerson professors about life, music, the evil that is Clear Channel, etc. And towards the end of the night, we all came up with a thought that's equally fascinating and terrifying...

In 20 years, will there be an alternative-rock version of Branson?

The possibilities boggle the mind. Bjork and Morrissey and Weezer could all settle in to their own theaters. Beck could stop by and do a few weeks a year. Michael Stipe's BBQ-tofu joint. The Cure Waterslide Park. Middle-aging hipsters can head south for a week every winter (I'm assuming it would end up being somewhere near Athens or Austin) and watch the Red Hot Chili Peppers do three shows a night.

Like I said...fascinating but terrifying. Please leave any suggestions to further terrify me in the Comments.

Comments

I still can't believe we saw Lloyd Cole at the tiny Paradise Lounge! I think it's in my top 5 along with Sondre Lerche's show last week, Gord Downie at TT The Bear's, BNL at Hampton Beach and any Moxy Fruvous show.

Lloyd's website is getting a makeover so it's still a little tricky to find stuff but if someone wanted to hear his tunes, there's a little Flash-based music player linked on the navigation. He's got some music over at iTunes, too ...

Posted by: Sooz at May 16, 2004 08:18 PM

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