Comments on: Too many music venues in Atlanta?

By: Tessa Horehled

Tessa Horehled — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:09:10 +0000

And PS to Idolator, we only have Yuengling in Atlanta in my dreams ;)

By: Tessa Horehled

Tessa Horehled — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:06:53 +0000

The sound isn’t bad but the parking isn’t ideal by any means. This is a valid argument (3 in 1) but Atlanta, by no means, has too many music venues. If anything, we need to make better use of many of them. I can’t count how many shows Atlanta loses to Nashville and Charlotte.

By: no vinyl

no vinyl — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:58:19 +0000

CenterStage/The Loft/Vinyl doesn’t miss traffic because of anything but crappy location, expensive parking, and terrible sound really.

By: david

david — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:42:52 +0000

how does driving past a marquee equal foot traffic? I’ve never felt the desire to go to a show at the CW, even when a decent band is playing (which has been maybe once) Also, playing there is a bitch – you have to park right on w. peachtree and have someone watch your car while you make several trips lugging your shit up the elevator. and then, even if the bill is solid, almost no one shows up (not even your friends) because the parking sucks and there is nothing cool around the venue. maybe ticket alternative should go to a show once in a while.

By: Ticket Alternative

Ticket Alternative — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:28:12 +0000

Your comment about CenterStage/The Loft/Vinyl attracting zero foot traffic is wrong. So many thousands more people drive past this venue than just about any other venue in town. They learn of shows posted on their marquee that they may not have read about, only to attend later. Venues like this with cool promoters (Rival Entertainment) have the ability to allow an artist to grow. One can start out in Vinyl (300 cap), then move to The Loft (700 cap), then on to CenterStage (1200 cap) – There aren’t any other venues that can say that in town.