I'm sure I don't know as much as I think I do about most things I write about, but with today's post, I know nothing. Dr. Google has been helping me out here with band schedules and reviews. If I was fifty years younger, maybe I would have heard of some of these groups, but I wasn't very hip back then either.
The reviews suggest that the venue is doing well. People complain about the wait to get in, but that suggests the shows are successful. My big question is about spin off business after the shows? I know they have their own bar, but are the other restaurants benefiting before or after the performances? Another question is about the Allentown Parking Authority. Are they preying on the concert goers?
J.B. Reilly seems intent on injecting some life into his Potemkin Village. Considering how many of our state tax dollars have been invested into his empire, we must wish him well on that.
20 shows scheduled in the month of September at Archer
ReplyDeleteI've been to the Archer many times. It's a lot of fun. I'm glad we have a music venue downtown again, but a bit annoyed that it's Live Nation.
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ReplyDeleteThat's the $64k question, and a reason why the DaVinci Center is not working for downtown.
ReplyDeleteI am happy there's a music venue for the 20-30yr olds, I had that with Croc Rock it was awesome!
We're seeing shows in Allentown that normally we would drive to Philly for. We're typically grabbing a bite or beer downtown. There's plenty of parking and at a fraction of what we'd pay in Philly. While in line to enter, we've talked to people coming in from Lansdale, NJ and Poconos for shows. Time will tell but early outcomes seem positive.
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