Comments on: Raleigh Wide Open Review

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:47:18 +0000

Nothing can take the place of Kings, but I do have high hopes for the local music scene. As Ginny said, another establishment will pop up to fill this niche. Until then, I suppose we must be satisfied with what we’ve got…

By: kitch

kitch — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:13:13 +0000

I didn't get a chance to check out the convention center but RWO was a blast. The only band I saw was Islands. It was a pretty entertaining show! Prachi has some great photos of these characters up on flickr

By: ginny

ginny — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:57:42 +0000

@Ross I wasn’t here to see the goodness that was apparently King’s. I don’t even know where it was in relation to where the Convention Center now sits. So pardon my lack of history in this important music regard. That said, it seems that if it was such a successful live music venue that another one will pop up in its place to make up for its loss. Not that anything new can take the place of something that apparently has some history. If anything, the new ampitheater the city is building across from the civic center should help Deep South attract some decent acts to Raleigh.

By: Ross Grady

Ross Grady — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:48:26 +0000

How many of those 53 bars, restaurants and nightclubs feature live original music, to take the place of Kings, which died in part in order to enable this “arrival”? Or do Raleighites just have to wait for the handful of times that the City puts up some outdoor stages in order to see music downtown?

No disrespect to Slim’s, and props to Tir Na nOg for its Thursday-night shows, but neither of them has the capacity or the ability to put on the shows that Kings used to.

And as a side note, if the mark of Raleigh’s arrival is shows headlined by Lou Gramm and Chuck Berry, then are we to assume that Raleigh has arrived in, um, 1979? 1959?

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:47:31 +0000

I love that picture with the confetti. It was a really fun time this weekend. I’m pretty happy with the convention center, although don’t tell my other King’s Barcade fans. The place has still not resurrected itself – what a shame.

Still, the few blocks around the convention center looks great! There are streets that are open that I’ve never seen open since moving here at the end of November in 2006.

And just think, I took this picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbyladybug/451325886/