Asbury Park doesn't want it's musical heritage to continue beyond Bruce
Springsteen.
We're headed toward "smooth" everything when it comes to music.
This is despite the fact that The Saint, Asbury Lanes and The Stone Pony
continue to
provide a link to new, original and exciting music, but the city itself does
little to tout that.
We have an artist living right here in AP who's making waves all over the
world, Nicole
Atkins. You've heard her music in commercials, she's been on Letterman and
Conan. She's
right in the same genre as people like Amy Winehouse and other artists who fuse
a
retro/cinematic sound, yet she plays at the Stone Pony and only 40 people show
up. To
me, she should be an inspiration as to what one accomplishes if you dedicate
yourself to
it, which is exactly what she has done. She comes from Neptune, but her
performance
roots are right here in AP.
But, does AP tout her like Springsteen or Southside? Nope.
Does AP tout the incredibly unique and hip Asbury Lanes? Nope
Asbury Park is turning it's back on what once was it's greatest export, music.
But, maybe this is happening all across the country.
Maybe people outside of major cities don't support music the way they once did.
It's so
much easier to stay at home and experience the world thru the internet.
I'm pretty much done with ranting about what should've happened in AP. It's
pointless.
We a city that's changing. Some people will love it, and others, like myself
will be turned
off by where we are headed. There will probably come a time for me to start
looking for a
community to live in that embraces the ideals that make me excited.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "lindagriggsartist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> It is really weird. There was a kind of 'maintain radio silence'
> about it.
>
> But the event itself was wonderful and not hurt by it.
> The only loser was Asbury Park in that the town missed the chance to
> brag about it.
>
> It's like there's a disconnect between what's really great about the
> area and what people wish was great about the area.
>
> As an aside, since I didn't grow up around here I don't know what the
> town used to be or what it's reputation currently is. But I had to
> laugh when a friend of mine said, "If you don't want to the boardwalk
> to be cookie cutter, if you want it to reflect the local culture, you
> should have a Children's Tattoo Parlor...where they can get covered
> with little, tribal tattoo stickers and get magnet piercing jewelry
> and little bandannas. I can't help it. I laugh everytime I think
> about it. Well, it is a possible use for the shipping containers!
>
> (I wish the upcoming jazz fest was really jazz and not smooth jazz.)
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, lightgrw <lightgrw@> wrote:
> >
> > Hesh,
> >
> > The only mention I saw in the paper was in the concert calendar where
> > they listed:
> > The Saint - Wave Gathering Festival, artists TBA
> >
> > Shockingly, a festival with over 175 artists didn't even warrant a spot
> > on their picks for the week ahead.
> >
> > My guess is that the festival didn't take out an ad so they were left
> > out of coverage. It's a shame.
> >
> > Heshy wrote:
> > >
> > > Why is it that there was a major music event taking place over 2 days
> > > and 3 nights in the city, with barely any mention, if at all, in the
> > > local paper that prides itself on being the arbiter of all that's
> fair,
> > > right, and "hip" in AP?
> > >
> > > ~Heshy
> > > www.myspace.com/hesh
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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