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| - This building is 100+ years old. It's sits on a hill among old, well kept homes and narrow streets. Take note that you will be searching for parking on these same streets. There is no parking lot. We were here for a concert by the Rides. The band consisted of Stephen Stills, Barry Goldberg, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. This was our second time here. The first was to see Kenny Wayne Shepherd with his regular band.
I like the old fashioned hall with red stage curtain, chandelier hanging from the ceiling and the wooden seats. The seats are uncomfortable but I saw some people bringing in seat pads which would be a good idea. The sound quality was great. Our seats were on the left near the front. Last time, we were in the balcony and seats were almost the last row.
Usually a good concert experience is helped by having good people around you. We were fortunate that no one near us was overly obnoxious or loud. The crowd was comprised mainly of old rock lovers, but there were college age kids and young adults, too. No one stood in front of us until the last 2-3 songs and then we stood, also.
Volunteers do many jobs from ticket scanning, ushering patrons, handling the line outside the building and selling merchandise. The usher in our section did warn everyone about no flash photography and no video taping. Although, after the concert started, no one bothered the man in front of us who seemed to video the whole concert on his phone. Snacks and drinks are offered, but it was a little too crowded where they were offered.
This venue gets a lot of good shows (popular bands, singers, musicians, comedians) and I would definitely like to come back here again.
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