I think, however, that it simply reflects a change in musical tastes. There aren't any grunge clubs here in Seattle, after all and only two rather small clubs that have live bands. I happen to like electronica/techno and much of the Latin sound (merengue and samba/neoBossa Nova, not that Bachato sh-t the Doms like to blast out of their apartments). Hip-hop on the other hand needs to go.
Well, I guess its time to put on Rocket to Russia or The Dictators.
NY STOPPED being a rock n roll town 15 years ago..Been on the fast decline ever since..There used to be a scene , a vERY cool , musical , creative scene. Musicians could actually make a few buck s on top of it.Now the clubs all want FREE bands . The few good places left are Kenny's, Terra Blues and The Bitter End on Bleecker . The rest of the city's gone to hell.Bloomberg has a lot to do with the decline of live music too. He sucks to put it bluntly.Last summer he had the cops raid Bleecker st for weeks , shutting down clubs for noise, crouds, cigaretts , anything they could bust them on. The reality is he wants to have condos built on the block .More $$$ for him .