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TFTC 
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 8:30 am to TheDoc)
Really nothing new or enlightening in that article... Its what people have said all along...
Except there were more interesting bands being booked back in the 90s... BR will never be a big stop for a lot of touring bands...
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Spaulding Smails
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:12 am to TFTC)
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Being booked in the 90's
Don't worry...they're all being booked again now. When they are washed up and irrelevant
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Fishwater
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 1:11 pm to TFTC)
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BR will never be a big stop for a lot of touring bands..
As the article said, its close to New Orleans. Had a convo with some friends about jam bands playing Baton Rouge. It won't happen. Too close to Baton Rouge. When WSP plays Nola, people come from all over the country for the weekend. People would not come to BR. I cannot see a band playing BR and Nola in the same tour.
That said, I'd love to see more bands come through BR. :cheers
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TheDoc 
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 1:15 pm to Fishwater)
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I cannot see a band playing BR and Nola in the same tour.
Happens all the time
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WSP
Where would WSP play? The river center? 
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Jester
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 2:16 pm to TheDoc)
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Bush, Henry Rollins, Matisyahu, Corey Smith, Bassnectar, MuteMath, Robert Earl Keen, Rebelution, Wolfgang Gartner, Kendrick Lamar, Alan Jackson. That’s just a sampling of the talent making its way through town this fall. As the talent buyer of the Varsity Theatre, I might have a little bit of insight as to why this is happening.
That's a whole bunch of meh for me. I know there is some talent, but that's not the upper crust of musicians by any stretch of the imagination. Hell, the best band on there is basically local.
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Jester
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 2:18 pm to TheDoc)
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Where would WSP play? The river center?
Not a good idea. The ventilation won't be able to handle all the patchouli oil.
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CottonWasKing
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 4:04 pm to TheDoc)
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Where would WSP play?
No where in BR.
I don't think the city could handle it . Besides why play BR when they have new Orleans ties and can sell out any venue in that city, a city that is proven to love them. They did play Fred's a few times in the early 90s though
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TFTC
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 4:16 pm to CottonWasKing)
they played the varsity, too and some venue that was in the parking lot of Bon Marche mall... i forgot what that was called...
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miketiger
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 4:26 pm to TFTC)
Cajun Hall. Use to own it.
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CottonWasKing
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 4:30 pm to TFTC)
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they played the varsity,
I thought they played the varsity but I wasn't sure so I didn't mention it. I had no idea about the other place though.
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A Mite Ee One
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 4:57 pm to CottonWasKing)
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Bush, Henry Rollins, Matisyahu, Corey Smith, Bassnectar, MuteMath, Robert Earl Keen, Rebelution, Wolfgang Gartner, Kendrick Lamar, Alan Jackson. That’s just a sampling of the talent making its way through town this fall. As the talent buyer of the Varsity Theatre, I might have a little bit of insight as to why this is happening.
This is just the beginning. Now that the venue has established some cred with national acts that people actually want to see, it will just be popping up on more radars in the near future.
The magic doesn't happen over night, fellas. It takes lots of time, effort and a shite ton of networking (which is something Bowen is a certified badass at). So just be patient, if there is a demand for a certain act to come to Baton Rouge, Bowen will do all that he can to see that it happens.
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TFTC
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 5:12 pm to miketiger)
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Cajun Hall
bingo
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Burt Reynolds 
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 5:14 pm to TheDoc)
why do you live in baton rouge? just move to nola, its only an hour away.
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TheDoc
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 7:11 pm to Burt Reynolds)
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why do you live in baton rouge? just move to nola, its only an hour away.
And get shot? No thanks 
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urinetrouble
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 8:48 pm to TheDoc)
Louisiana needs an ampitheatre!!
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TheDoc
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 8:56 pm to urinetrouble)
Agreed. Very badly.
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JW
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 9:59 pm to TheDoc)
yeh .... nobody gets shot in Baton Rouge
 Except for two friends of mine in separate incidents.
Only one friend has been shot in NOLA. So there.
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Pepe Lepew
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 10:03 pm to urinetrouble)
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Louisiana needs an ampitheatre!!
there is one in St. Francisville ...
speaking of which was a great blues show this past Sunday.
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TheDoc
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 10:34 pm to JW)
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yeh .... nobody gets shot in Baton Rouge
Except for two friends of mine in separate incidents.
Only one friend has been shot in NOLA. So there.
Guess you missed the huge troll face?
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JW
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| re: Baton Rouge, The music is here (Dig Article) (Posted on 10/4/12 at 10:36 pm to TheDoc)
i guess i did not ... i have been on here for 8 years but still don't know all the nerdy symbols/code
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