Post by AeroCooper on Jun 14, 2016 19:59:16 GMT -5
Looking back at Boston’s music scene in the 1980s
By Emily Sweeney Globe Staff June 14, 2016
Aerosmith in Part III
If you’re a Bostonian of a certain age, you may want to watch “Where Have All the Good Times Gone?,” a documentary about Boston’s rock scene. It’s narrated by WBCN legend Charles Laquidara and features interviews with Aimee Mann, Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith, Dan Zanes of the Del Fuegos, Greg Hawkes of the Cars, Dave Minehan of the Neighborhoods, T.T. the Bear’s Place owner Bonney Bouley, and many other familiar faces from back in the day. (To see for yourself, scroll down and view the three video clips below.)
At one point in the documentary, Laquidara talks about live music venues that had closed: “In the past few years Boston’s rock clubs have been closing at an alarming rate. . . . fewer young people than ever before can get into clubs to support local music, and the skyrocketing cost of real estate has forced lots of clubs to lose their leases. Condos and high rises now stand where some of the best music was created.”
Laquidara said there were only a few clubs that catered to local bands. He named T.T. the Bear’s, Bunratty’s, and The Rathskeller (a.k.a. The Rat) as examples.
“If The Rat goes, there goes Boston, ’cause The Rat is to me, and to the world, it’s the symbol of rock ’n’ roll in Boston,” quipped Willie Alexander.
Of course, we all know how that went. All of those clubs — T.T.’s, Bunratty’s, and yes, even The Rat — are long gone. The Boston’s music scene has evolved with the times.
www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/06/14/looking-back-boston-music-scene/mp37uN33AARgoOZCGFAZgM/story.html
By Emily Sweeney Globe Staff June 14, 2016
Aerosmith in Part III
If you’re a Bostonian of a certain age, you may want to watch “Where Have All the Good Times Gone?,” a documentary about Boston’s rock scene. It’s narrated by WBCN legend Charles Laquidara and features interviews with Aimee Mann, Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith, Dan Zanes of the Del Fuegos, Greg Hawkes of the Cars, Dave Minehan of the Neighborhoods, T.T. the Bear’s Place owner Bonney Bouley, and many other familiar faces from back in the day. (To see for yourself, scroll down and view the three video clips below.)
At one point in the documentary, Laquidara talks about live music venues that had closed: “In the past few years Boston’s rock clubs have been closing at an alarming rate. . . . fewer young people than ever before can get into clubs to support local music, and the skyrocketing cost of real estate has forced lots of clubs to lose their leases. Condos and high rises now stand where some of the best music was created.”
Laquidara said there were only a few clubs that catered to local bands. He named T.T. the Bear’s, Bunratty’s, and The Rathskeller (a.k.a. The Rat) as examples.
“If The Rat goes, there goes Boston, ’cause The Rat is to me, and to the world, it’s the symbol of rock ’n’ roll in Boston,” quipped Willie Alexander.
Of course, we all know how that went. All of those clubs — T.T.’s, Bunratty’s, and yes, even The Rat — are long gone. The Boston’s music scene has evolved with the times.
www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2016/06/14/looking-back-boston-music-scene/mp37uN33AARgoOZCGFAZgM/story.html
