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03-19-2005, 05:02 PM
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Speaking of CBGB's....
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NEW YORK - Hours earlier, Hilly Kristal joined rock's royalty inside a Waldorf-Astoria ballroom for the latest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions. By the morning, though, Kristal sips a cup of coffee and pops an antacid as he considers the future of his own piece of rock history: CBGB's, the venerable birthplace of punk. After 32 years in business, the world-renowned club on the Bowery is in danger of losing its lease. "Even at this Hall of Fame thing, people were coming up and asking, `What can we do? What can we do?'" Kristal recalls, sitting at his cramped desk just inside the club's front door. "It's very discouraging after all these years." Kristal says the club owes $91,000 in back rent — through a bookkeeping mix-up. (His landlord concurs, but still wants the money.) Come August, when its lease expires, he expects the current $19,000 monthly rent to at least double, although Kristal's landlord says there will be no new lease unless the old mess is gone. "Show me you can meet your current obligations, and then we'll talk about new ones," says Muzzy Rosenblatt, executive director of the Bowery Residents' Committee. "His destiny is in his own hands." Rosenblatt's group holds a 45-year lease on the building, where the agency houses 250 homeless people above the club. CBGB's is their lone commercial tenant; their rent feud dates back five years, when the committee went to court to collect more than $300,000 in back rent from the club. The agency currently is in court trying to evict CBGB's, citing the current unpaid rent and Kristal's alleged failure to repair code violations in the legendary club. Kristal is battling on both fronts. "I'm energized," says the gray-bearded owner. "I'm going to fight." For fans of the dank storefront bar, its demise would mean the demolition of the Empire Punk Building. "I consider it a historic place," says Tommy Ramone, drummer in one of the club's most enduring bands. "It would be like losing a landmark of sorts, you know?" CBGB's, with its familiar white awning, holds a special place in the city's music history. It was here that the Ramones, the Talking Heads and Blondie created the punk scene for small crowds that paid a $1 cover charge. "CBGB's allowed bands — original bands, no less — the freedom to go and play and do whatever they pleased," recalls Tommy Ramone. "It was a good fit." Rosenblatt is aware of the club's legacy. He and his future wife shared their first kiss inside the club, although he's quick to add that nostalgia won't keep its doors open. "I will not subsidize CBGB's at the expense of the homeless," Rosenblatt said. "I can't allow my own sentimentality to impede our ability to serve homeless people." For Rosenblatt, that's one of the major problems in his agency's dispute with Kristal. He estimates the committee has spent $50,000 in legal fees and expenses to collect back rent from the club and to force Kristal to bring his space up to code, taking money away from the homeless. Kristal suggested that greed was at the root of his problems with the landlord. A new tenant could afford a much steeper rent, and the building housing the club is now worth many millions of dollars, he said. Back in the early '90s, when the neighborhood was still dicey, Kristal considered buying the building — but he couldn't raise the needed $4 million. The majority of money generated by the club now comes from T-shirt sales, he said. Kristal was considering several options, including turning the space into a museum during the day. The club is already a repository of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, with every spare inch of its walls covered in posters, fliers and stickers for hundreds of bands. Several wealthy benefactors have also stepped up with offers to rescue the club, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. "It's an icon of the New York music scene," the dot-com billionaire said by e-mail, confirming his interest. Kristal doesn't know if that will help. "You raise $50,000, $100,000 — big deal," he said. "This is going to be $20,000 a month more, at least. It doesn't make sense."
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03-19-2005, 05:48 PM
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Yeah, I'd heard about CBGB's problems - looks like a benefit concert is in order! That place just can't disappear!
I forgot to mention something funny at the Robert Plant show - some dumbass toward the front kept yelling, "ImmigraTION Song, ImmigraTION Song!" Everyone around me was laughing and saying to each other, "Dude, it's ImmigRANT Song, maybe if you got it RIGHT, he'd do it....but I don't recall Robert Plant asking for requests." LOL I guess no one around dumbass guy was correcting him, because he kept yelling it in-between songs.  Last edited by Livia; 03-19-2005 at 06:14 PM..
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03-20-2005, 09:53 PM
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Long ass line again for Stubb's - I wanted to see Aimee Mann, but blew it off. I heard the sound was awful and from this review, it sounds like I didn't miss much:
http://www.austin360.com/sxsw/conten...336826792#mann So, I went to see Rachel Fuller - 18th Floor Crowne Plaza: The one and only Jerri Hall was there, joined Rachel onstage and didn't exactly sing, but rather spoke some lyrics. I took a pic of her onstage....and had to call my friend Bruce in SA to tell him. He's the Will to my Grace, and he WORSHIPS Jerri Hall! I stuck around for the beginning of Raul Malo, and headed down 6th St. for pizza and wherever my ears took me. No one made enough of an impression on me to remember who they were - some punk band from Germany - just other random sounds spilling out into the street - worked my way back to Antone's for Phoenix. This always happens to me at least once during SXSW - a cab driver tries to rip me off. I took a cab earlier from Antone's to Stubb's for $4.50, or something like that. I hailed a cab in front of the Driskill to take me back to Antone's - 1/2 the distance of my earlier cab ride. The driver (Roy's Taxi, should have gotten the cab number to report the prick) asked me where Antone's was, I told him and he said he was going to charge me $10!! I said, "Uh, I don't THINK so, a**hole - I live here M-Fer, and you are NOT going to rip me off," and I got out and slammed the door. The next cab was a yellow taxi, he was a doll and couldn't believe what the other driver had done. Anyway, Phoenix was running very late, didn't start until almost 1:30, but I LOVED them! Pinetop Perkins was hanging out by the restrooms and shoe-shine guy, selling his own cds - I took a pic w/ him and talked to him for a bit. SWEET man! TWO after-hours parties later, and finally drove my tired ass home....can't wait 'til next year.....  Oh, and thanks for all the recommendations, wish I could have seen more, but that's the case every year.Last edited by Livia; 03-21-2005 at 03:40 AM..
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#34
03-20-2005, 11:37 PM
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Oh, I'm glad you at least got to see Phoenix! I LOVE them. Was listening to "United" and "Alphabetical" all day yesterday in the car. I'm going to see them and Dogs Die In Hot Cars next month.
That happened to me once with a cabbie in Chicago. I told him to **** off and reported him not only to his employer but to the city's transportation association.
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03-22-2005, 12:31 PM
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Livia, did you ever get to see the Frames? I saw them at a free day show on Thursday afternoon. Some radio station was doing a live show, can't remember which one. They were really good. Since it was "Patty's Day" they did a laid back acoustic set, I guess because they wanted to drink and just have a good time. Anyway, they were amazing. I can only imagine what they would sound like "plugged in." It must be a mind blower because the acoustic set was powerful enough.
And you didn't miss much with Aimee Mann. She is absolutely wonderful, I love Aimee, but the sound was piss-poor and she took 45 minutes to set up! Argh, my feet and back were killing me but of course but that sums up much of my experience with SXSW...waiting in lines, waiting for bands to set up, etc. I was glad that she played "Wise Up" and "Save Me" two of my favorite songs of hers. She also did "Humpty Dumpty" from Lost in Space. I was hoping for Pavlov's Bell, but she never played it. I caught Bobby Conn at a free day show too. Man, you must really investigate those free day shows...oftentimes they're better than the nightshows! And they're free with free beer! You can't beat that **** with a stick. For all you hardrock/metal fans: check out Isis. I think they're from L.A. if I'm not mistaken. They will blow your ass out. I am not kidding at all. No hyperbole here. They are an amazing band. If you're acquainted with the Japanese instrumental band Mono, or the American band Mogwai, just imagine a combination of those two bands but cranked up past 11 with a metal edge. Oh. my. god. Amazing. And what more can be said about Robert Plant?...the man still shreds. His voice is in top notch shape. I couldn't believe he could still belt it out but he did. I'm still reeling from "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, " I can die happy now that I've heard that song live from the man himself. Edit: oh yeah, I was on the front row for Robert Plant and he smiled and winked at me twice ~sigh~ needless to say I was transfixed.
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03-22-2005, 01:13 PM
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I kept the Wed. XLent on-hand for the daytime schedule. I noticed at 3 PM that the Frames were playing somewhere at 1 PM, and then the next day I found out they didn't end up playing until 5....oh well....
The year I had a badge, I did ALL the daytime ****, the tradeshow, all the nighttime showcases, I did it ALL - had a blast, but it nearly killed me.  "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You," nearly made me weep! From today's Austin American Statesman - so THAT'S who the guy with Jerry Hall was! http://www.statesman.com/news/conten...54071004a.html "Lovebirds at SXSW Here's a couple that knows a bit about being married to someone more famous. Actress Jerry Hall and San Francisco Chronicle Editor Phil Bronstein (the former Mr. Sharon Stone) were listening cheek to cheek to Rachel Fuller's South by Southwest showcase Saturday night at the Crowne Plaza. Also seen in the company of Hall and Bronstein were former Gov. Ann Richards, writer Bud Shrake and entertainment attorney Rick Pappas and his wife, Adrienne. Hall was there not only to give moral support to her best friend Fuller (whose boyfriend is Pete Townshend) but also to add some spoken-word pieces to a song Fuller wrote about Jerry and Mick Jagger's custody dispute over their dining room table. The New York Post, meanwhile, reported spying the couple at Finn & Porter, chatting with Robert Plant and cuddling over dinner. -- Michael Corcoran" Last edited by Livia; 03-22-2005 at 01:24 PM..
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03-22-2005, 02:19 PM
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03-27-2005, 04:13 PM
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In case you guys are interested, the Robert Plant and Aimee Mann shows from SXSW are now on Easy Tree.
 I didn't download Plant because there are too many leechers right now, but Aimee's show downloaded in twenty minutes and it kicks. Driving Sideways and Dear John are fabulous. 
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03-28-2005, 11:56 PM
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Here's what to do: Go to http://www.bittorrent.com and download the client. After the client is installed, search for a torrent on Easy Tree. When you find one that you want to download, click on the title and it will take you to the download page. You have to click the .torrent file at the top of the page and it will start to download for you. It'll ask you where you want to save it on your hard drive. Once it's all finished downloading, you'll have to download two tiny programs in order to listen to the files. One program is FLAC Frontend and the other is mkw Audio Compression Tool. I'll get you the links if you want, but gimme a minute. 
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#41
03-29-2005, 12:15 AM
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