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by Steve Newton on April 5th, 2021 at 12:33 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2
Remember concerts?
Twenty-five years ago today on April 5, 1996 Cracker played the Commodore Ballroom. That s the American alt-rock band that was fronted by David Lowery, who used to be in Camper Van Beethoven.
Three days before the show the band released its third album, The Golden Age
, which I thought was awesome. I especially liked the title track, with its sweet pedal-steel guitar.
Video of The Golden Age
Here s my review, which was originally published in the April 11, 1996 issue of the Georgia Straight:
As well as being the most visually appealing place to see a rock concert in Vancouver, the Commodore Ballroom is noted for its consistently strong sound, but I’ve never heard a better-sounding gig than that performed by Virginia-based alternative-poppers Cracker last Friday (April 5). Every instrument and voice was clearly defined, and Johnny Hott’s drum sound was riveting. It was as if the band’s s
If you are a
Jason Isbell fan, then you are definitely familiar with his solo records, as well as his music with his band The 400 Unit. However, you might be less familiar with the music of the
Drive-By Truckers, the band that Jason began his career with.
The Athens, Georgia, based band began as a southern rock and alt-country outfit, but have become a genre-bending staple not only in the South, but across the country. The band’s origins date back to when two northern Alabama natives, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, met as roommates at the University of North Alabama, but the Drive-By Truckers didn’t actually form until 1996 in Athens. Since then, DBT has released over a dozen albums and four live albums.
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