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Old 04-25-2006, 02:34 PM
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Has anybody been to the South Union Arts Center? I went there this weekend. They have a huge florescent Jesus above the stage, and it sounded great in there. Plus I'd been hearing bad stories about Brian Petersen but he was there just like I remember him from years ago puttin on a show for free and giving out cups of wine. He's a good guy.
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Old 04-25-2006, 03:39 PM
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Has anybody been to the South Union Arts Center? I went there this weekend. They have a huge florescent Jesus above the stage, and it sounded great in there. Plus I'd been hearing bad stories about Brian Petersen but he was there just like I remember him from years ago puttin on a show for free and giving out cups of wine. He's a good guy.
I'e been there a few times. Some videos of mine have been screened there. I like it a lot. I'm fine with Brian Peterson. He just sort of, for lack of a better word, looms. All of his workers/interns are always really somber or pissed off though.
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Old 04-25-2006, 05:00 PM
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All of his workers/interns are always really somber or pissed off though.
Isn't that vogue?
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So where is the South Union Arts Center?
Has anyone heard anything about the Cobra Bar (on Ashland by Lake) having live music?
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Old 04-26-2006, 03:23 PM
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Isn't that vogue?
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Old 04-26-2006, 04:12 PM
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No. Feigning disinterest is vogue. I think they might just be tired.
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Old 05-01-2006, 08:15 PM
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So where is the South Union Arts Center?
It is just a bit, well, South on Union. Nearby Ashland and Roosevelt.

I went to this other new place called the Birdhouse. Near the old Camp Gay premises. Cleaner than the camp but stranger sounding. It has lots of tile and a really big rectangular room which probably sounds better full of people.
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South Union Arts is cool, though kind of in the middle of nowhere. My friend William Elliott Whitmore has played there a few times--it's a great venue for him because he does country/folk music that sounds like it was written during the Great Depression. I like seeing him there because there isn't a bunch of chatter like in a bar, plus the neon Jesus thing doesn't hurt matters. When I saw him there they switched on the Jesus right when his last song started, and it was a great effect.
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Old 05-08-2006, 05:02 PM
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Another one I like a lot is the Reversible Eye gallery. Uh... great name too. Seriously though, I played there and it was a blast. Everyone was dancing. I went to see the Coughs there and it got a little loud, but the place was packed and friendly. The key is it isn't a bar.
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Old 05-08-2006, 08:06 PM
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I saw Coughs at South Union Arts. Their sound actually worked well in that place. They sound best in a basement though.
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