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From: Frangooles, Bob <bob.frangooles_at_attws.com>
Date: Thu 23 Apr 1998 - 16:48:14 PDT
Date: Thu 23 Apr 1998 - 16:48:14 PDT
I found this while surfing for a place to stay....I think it shall be an
entirely different vibe than the GAMH.
Bob
ATLANTA'S BEST MUSIC VENUE:
THE POINT
420 Moreland Ave.; 404-659-3522
The Point, often the site of afternoon
shows that draw long lines of the pierced
and the proud, is intimate in the extreme.
Since there's no backstage, bands have to
wend their way through the audience to
play their set. The scene has an elegant
passive aggression: Play well or else.
These close quarters also put demands on
the audience. Waiting can be a mind game,
as various smokable substances materialize
and the haze thickens, and getting a drink
means confronting the person who has
taken your place when you return. A
smaller room offers some respite but it,
too, is cramped, and patrons compete for
tables and chairs. Once you find a place at
the Point, there's really no point in leaving
it. The music is the main event, not the
bar. It's a no-frills box that brings you
closer to many future stars than you'll ever
get again. Saying years later that you saw
Me'Shell at the Point will surely impress,
because you probably could have reached
out and touched her. A warning: It's
Dante's inferno in here, so leave the coat
in the car.
Received on Wed Apr 29 12:53:06 1998