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Chimes Street Documentary

Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:17 pm
Posted by ThuperThumpin
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:17 pm
I only started hanging out around Chimes in the late 90's and dont remember a lot of punk bands but I always liked the bars around Chimes more than Tigerland. This documentary sounds interesting though

RED STICK PUNK

The magic and mayhem of Baton Rouge’s Chimes Street Scene and Baton Rouge’s underground during the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s is the stuff of legend. Alums of this scene often reminisce in person and on social media about the creative and exuberant culture of this era. For the most part, these times are largely un-documented, and today, the story of Baton Rouge’s underground music-art-cultural scene has quickly become a lost chapter in Baton Rouge and punk/indie music history.

NOW is the time to make our mark and uncover this story from first hand accounts while we still can.

That’s where we come in! A writer, a librarian, and a film maker, all with roots in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s Chimes St./ Red Stick underground scene, have teamed up to develop a documentary film project which explores and captures the story of how Baton Rouge became a noted punk rock/indie music town.
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This post was edited on 8/13/15 at 2:18 pm
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:19 pm to
Doug Felton ring a bell?
Posted by The Sad Banana
The gate is narrow.
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:20 pm to
I had no idea Baton Rouge was a noted punk rock/indie music town.
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:26 pm to
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I had no idea Baton Rouge was a noted punk rock/indie music town.


I remember the scene but I was too young to revel in it. Mid 80s and shite. Chimes street was legendary and mysterious. Kinda funny if you're walking around now.
Posted by dagrippa
Saigon
Member since Nov 2004
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:28 pm to
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I had no idea Baton Rouge was a noted punk rock/indie music town.


The music scene was promising but now is dead. It turned into cover band paradise then I got old.

It's weird to see areas that once had lots of people completely empty on a saturday night.
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39205 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:31 pm to
Some big names came through The Bayou back in the day, namely REM and RHCP. To say BR was a noted indie/punk rock town is a bit of a stretch though.
Posted by Tigerlaff
FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:32 pm to
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how Baton Rouge became a noted punk rock/indie music town


Yeah, no.
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
7324 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:33 pm to
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Doug Felton ring a bell?


No but not a lot of local bands of that time ring any bells. I remember walking from Chimes St to the Varsity to Chelsea's to Louie's seeing several bands a night in my early years of college. That area was a lot of fun.
Posted by Nuts4LSU
Washington, DC
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:34 pm to
NM
This post was edited on 8/13/15 at 2:36 pm
Posted by dagrippa
Saigon
Member since Nov 2004
11295 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:35 pm to
Tim Parrish is that dick gobbling bullshitter that painted BR like a bunch of confederate flag waving Klansmen in some recent article. frick that project.

edit: Spanish moon (Cypress Hollow, Art Bar) had some pretty good acts come though too.
This post was edited on 8/13/15 at 2:37 pm
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38692 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

The magic and mayhem of Baton Rouge’s Chimes Street Scene and Baton Rouge’s underground during the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s is the stuff of legend.


It is not legendary. It was sometimes fun when I was there in the 80's. But it was mostly boring. I did like The Lower Chakras and Tim Parrish who is involved in this doc. Still have an old copied cassette tape of theirs that Tim gave me.....wish I could find the interview I did with Tim on KLSU. I do have a Geno Luti (US Times) interview I should get off the tape and into digital format.





Posted by Brazos
Member since Oct 2013
20361 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:48 pm to
Saw Danzig at the varsity a couple times in early 90s.
Posted by Geaux8686
Location Location
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Posted on 8/13/15 at 2:51 pm to

Hated Punk then, hate it now.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20446 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 3:00 pm to
In the late 80's/early 90's, Chimes St was the hangout for the people who weren't frat, club douche, or cheese. It was the "indie" crowd (we called it alternative back then). I wouldn't necessarily label it as punk. Not to say that punk didn't have its place there because it certainly did.

On a typical Saturday night, that whole area would be jam packed with people.
Posted by SamuelClemens
Earth
Member since Feb 2015
11727 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 3:03 pm to
Hung out there from time to time in late 80's and early 90's thru HS & LSU.

The Varsity shows were epic. I remember BetterThnEzra, PublicEnemy, MyLifeWithTheThrillKillKult, ConcreteBlonde, ReverendHortonHeat, KMFDM, and more.

Chelsie's was a good spot to get s poboy and daquire.

The record store was "unique". Got some cool posters there.

The Bayou $4.00 TurboDog pitchers.

Library Joe's was easy to get in under 18.

The alley way would have been better with better graffiti artists.

3 Blind Mice were and forever will be pu$$ie$.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20446 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 3:08 pm to
Blind Melon at The Varsity when it was maybe half full of people.
Posted by Kyrie Eleison
Waco, Texas
Member since Jul 2012
1560 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 3:14 pm to
all of this...with most nights ending in a late night gnosh session at Louis'.
Posted by RockAndRollDetective
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2014
4506 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 3:34 pm to
I've said it before; the most vibrant music scene in Baton Rouge in the mid 80s was actually not even in LSU. It was at Jacy's on Florida Blvd. That was where you would get the serious cutting edge bands that would later become the elder statesmen of the alt-rock boom in the 90s.

Hardcore bands, artsy noise bands, occasionally local punk/alt bands. That place was the real deal for alt rock.

But as somebody who was immersed in it and hoping to get a Athens or Austin-like scene cranked up around here, I find it a bit laughable to say that this town had any real action back then. Baton Rouge has always been very frustratingly backward in that way.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134865 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 3:41 pm to
I remember going to pick up pizza with my dad at Gatti's as a kid in the early 90's. My favorite part of the trip was driving down Chimes, or "freak street" as we called it, to see how many weirdos were out an about.
Posted by ThuperThumpin
Member since Dec 2013
7324 posts
Posted on 8/13/15 at 4:00 pm to
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I remember going to pick up pizza with my dad at Gatti's as a kid in the early 90's. My favorite part of the trip was driving down Chimes, or "freak street" as we called it, to see how many weirdos were out an about.


I would go with my dad to the old school Blimpie on State. Those were some damn strong subs.
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