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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