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[business] needs to fire [notable employee] and replace him with [inscrutable employee of completely different business in a completely different industry]. anybody with me here?

I was just pointing out that I think the lineup is lame for a opening weekend! And i like Metal, but come on! that lineup is fuckin cheesy! Just like disheveled magazine was. Theres lots of great heavy bands in this town and on capitol hill, if they want that club to succeed as place to see shows the need to step up the overall taste level, their sticking to close to their old Kin Cora regulars taste. There was a reason that bar was empty a lot of the time.

I don't like to pigeonhole myself by identifying with one kind of music anyway and a variety of places to see bands, DJs and whatever bring us the tunes is nothing but goodness.

That said, I'm surprised at the "we don't like your kind" comment posted by RK. Dang, I've lived on Capitol Hill for the greater part of 20 years. I fell in love with this neighborhood as a teenager because it was THE place for the rock and punk types to hang out, in a neighborhood that celebrates diversity. Lighten up - it's rock and roll, not an Outsiders rumble scene between the Socs and Greasers. :)

Anyway, for the rest of your dissection, feel free to check out more of our upcoming calendar beyond the grand opening weekend. It's currently posted on our blog at www.kingcobraseattle.com.

Stay gold Ponyboy, and make rock not war. xo

Jenny Bendel
King Cobra

PS - Visqueen is my favorite metal band ever! :)

Join us for our second warm up show THIS FRIDAY, February 22, featuring BLACKIE, the Seattle debut of an all-star tribute to BLONDIE!

The love child of Debbie Harry and Otis Redding, Blackie interprets the searing New Wave pop anthems of Blondie with sass and soul...bring your dancin' shoes!

Featuring an all-star lineup of Seattle music veterans, including singer Dejha Colantuono (Ragazza, Rotten Apples), Gary Westlake (The Girls, Kim Virant), Rob Skinner (Coffin Break, The Fongs), Shawn Trudeau (The Meices, Alien Crime Syndicate), Ryan Maxwell (Muzzle, Young Sportsman) and Sean Bates (Firebrat , Carrie Akre).

Along with TOP HEAVY CRUSH, JIMMY FLAME & THE SEXXY BOYS AND DJ REVEREND OF ROCK.

Lounge open at 6pm, show room open at 8pm, show at 9pm, cover $7.

FACT: Eric Grandy has given more media attention and spotlight to A CLUB THAT FOCUSES ON MUSIC THAT HE HATES, then any writer for The Stranger ever, ever, has. What else can he do to show he wants to support the scene? Even if it might not be music that excites him? I still don't believe that Eric has written one negative word about the club.

FACT: There are actually quite a few hip-hop shows in the works at King Cobra. I'm trying to bring Yukmouth in there myself. The King Cobra is actually going to have a far more diverse music line-up than you think.

FACT: Disheveled magazine was the first magazine to highlight the Saturday Knights. How awesome is that?

THEORY: If I get to have my way, I would bring DJ Recess and the whole shameless crew in there and flex King Cobra's awesome sound system.

THEORY: I predict that the King Cobra is going to become "KING OF LOCAL MUSIC" in the club scene. And that's because they offer better deals on the venue than any club I've worked with. (Which is all of them.) They made Seattle Semi-Pro wrestling an offer they couldn't refuse, and successfully wooed them away from the Re-bar.

FACT: The King Cobra will be hosting Seattle Semi-Pro Wrestling's 5th year anniversary show. That nite happens to be one of the Re-bar's crown jewels. It's not going to be just "The Funhouse on the hill." (Which would be an awesome thing, btw.)

Not for even a chance to hose out all the sand in "rk"s vagina.

My problem with Eric Grandy & The Stranger of late, is not just because of the whole KIng Cobra debacle that he started originally, but also due to not even mentioning or reporting on alot of shows that fall into the Rock/Psych/Garage/Punk/Metal, etc. categories to begin with. Shows at The Comet, and elsewhere as well. I'm talking for instance about about amazing psych bands booked by Mamma Casserole as one example, usually bands playing to a packed house. What did The Stranger have to say for one of those night's events listings? Nothing, and I don't mean just forgetting to mention that show, I mean the best they could come up with was to write: "blah blah blah blah..." or something like that from what I remember. Come on guys you can do better than that, and I know the event was submitted to the calendar listings in time. Is The Stranger trying to be Vice magazine now or something? WTF? I'm not just a fan of Rock oriented music, I like other types of music too, but I think the way in which Eric is demonstrating his biases(not the fact that he has them) is unprofessional, and not serving the communty's best interest.

But you know, I'm sure the employees of a venue never look at it's own site.

RK, you're referencing old news from a statement made before we even got a coat of paint up in the place. A more accurate summary was posted on this very blog in late January. Ahh, remember the fun of those 72 comments debating the club's booking prowess...

"What is also true is that there isn't a place like King Cobra on Capitol Hill, and we hope, and think, that we're putting together a club that will be a great home for rock and roll in the neighborhood. Mamma Casserole books amazing shows at The Comet but the room size is limited for bringing in national touring bands. Neumos & Chop Suey have thrived on their diversity, and that's great.

King Cobra wants to rock, and we will, focusing on supporting rock & roll...and punk, and metal, on both local and national levels. If that's not your thing, then cool - there's other places you can go...."

Now, let me get back to booking more shows for you to criticize. :)

Jenny

PS - I'm willing to take a part-time job as a vagina de-sander if it comes with health insurance. :)

Boot-pants! Boot-pants! Boot-pants!

And the shit is pretty deep here in Lineout - got to go get the waders

How many times must it be said? If you don't like Eric Grandy, or the Stranger, or Line Out, or anything/anyone associated, stop reading.

When has The Stranger ever covered these sub-genres of rock very much? For a while when Jennifer was music editor, sure, but that's about it. And that's because it was the music she loved. I don't think you should expect a publication to cover the music you love and be pissed when they don't. Start your own newspaper, magazine, zine, blog or try to get a job at the Stranger or Weekly and cover it yourself. That's DIY. That's in the true spirit of rock'n'roll.

Personally, I think y'all need to give a new club a chance to make it's own way AND stop whining about Grandy in every thread. I've been to King Cobra a few times and DJed there once, every time it's been packed and fun, so obviously there was room on the hill for a new rock'n'roll club. Shouldn't we be excited about a new locally owned venue in the wake of the Croc's closing and the two Showbox venues going corporate? Hell yes. And it's even better that this one kicks all kinds of ass.

oh, and let me reiterate: the hipster/rocker thing was a joke. all the dudes in Emeralds wear Cheap Mondays. let's shut up about who we think hates what kind of music and everyone go see my band play at the Funhouse tomorrow (since the Stranger never gives ink to decent hardcore shows anymore).

something about 'dicks' and 'stroke' in the same line.. yeah man, yeah

PS: I can't wait for the ear-shattering nitro burning heavy freakin' metal blast-beats coming from the drummer of Blackie on friday too!

PPS: If you think thats metal wait until Quadrillion melt your collective faces off.

not psyched about those bands, tho. except visqueen. soft spot.

I can't believe I'm defending Grandy again, but when I was a music editor, I really had a hard time writing about indie rock and indie pop because I found 95% of it really boring. I wanted to cover the music I liked, real rock'n'roll like punk, stoner rock, hardcore, rockabilly, garage rock, etc. I don't think there is anything in the music editor rulebook that says you need to be objective. Objective writing, especially about music, usually is no fun to read. I want to read passion. Some of the best music writers in rock history were the most opinionated subjective bastards you'd ever meet, that's in part what made their writing so interesting. If I were to give any advice to Eric it would be don't write outside your comfort zone by trying to cover stuff you aren't interested in, because everyone knows it's half-assed. Instead be an editor, cultivate a talented group of writers that love the genres/scenes you don't (like I did with my man Lar when I was music editor for Tablet until The Stranger wooed him away). And fuck, in this town, throw a rock and you can't help but hit a rabid fan of heavy rock, punk, etc. that can write.

as awesome as it was for someone to book all ages shows on the hill, i'm not even sure if atlas really warrants martyr status. i had friends' bands from out of town book shows there and roll up to the shop the day of only to have the staff say they knew nothing about them playing. And this wasn't an isolated incindent; it happened on at least two different nights that i know of. shortly after the whole Stranger debacle i went by the store to see if they'd put up a silk-screened poster for the Old Firehouse's 15 year anniversary show. the girl working at the counter said they no longer put up fliers in their window. a week later they had fliers for the Black Lips "secret" 21+ cha cha show. i'm not saying this to dish out more negativity in a forum that already seems to be more interested in tearing people down than giving people props, but because there are a handful of people out there that really seem more concerned with having a scapegoat than acknowledging that secret illegal shows can really only operate for so long, especially if they're not covering all their bases. but hey, good for atlas for trying. wish i'd been in town for that pissed jeans/tiny vipers show.

if everyone is so gung ho on the all ages scene, why aren't more people using the comment option to talk about the Fusion Cafe, Vera, the OFH, Seattle DIY, the Ground Zero, KTUB, or any of the houses and spaces doing cool shit instead of anonymously slagging someone for doing their job? if everyone is so concerned with what's NOT being talked about in the Stranger, why are they wasting their time here complaining about it instead of taking cues from Dan at 10things and operating their own blog?

More rock, less blog.