Why do the same flannel-era rock acts play the ’Burg every six months? Because they draw. Much more than I ever expected. A few weeks ago, I dropped into the State Theatre to meet some friends who were seeing the Toadies (the band had that ’90s hit about some shit that went down “behind the boathouse”).
I anticipated a couple hundred in attendance — but the place was packed. And there were even young hipsters there. Guess they enjoy it under the cover of irony. Anyway, fellow post-grungers Seven Mary Three, of Orlando, had even more Clinton-era hits — “Cumbersome,” “Water’s Edge,” “Over Your Shoulder” — than the Toadies so expect a huge turnout at everyone’s favorite downtown courtyard on Thursday when Seven Mary Three plays Jannus Landing — just don't expect to see me there.
This article appears in Dec 10-16, 2008.