Dumb David's Pub || November 28, 2007
Alela Diane is easily my favorite songwriting find of the past year; the Nevada City, CA native took me by surprise at this year's SXSW festival, and I've grown even fonder of the gal ever since--good thing I moved to Seattle, then, as she's played three times here since my June move. I was hoping you guys would someday hear what I've been gushing about, and you almost got your chance. Fellow local site/Diane enthusiast Gorilla Vs. Bear was hosting her latest appearance in Dallas later this week...until yesterday.
That's when Diane sent out a bulletin to fans and friends announcing the cancellation of many of her concert dates in the coming weeks. Tour issues with returning from a brief tour in Europe, etc. etc. But the Dallas show this Thursday wasn't canceled because of travel--she actually could've made the gig. The axe came directly from the venue she was to perform at: Poor David's Pub.
What Diane said in her bulletin was confirmed by Chris Cantalini at Gorilla Vs. Bear: PDP decided to yank the show because of the Dallas Cowboys game on Thursday night. "This was unforseen (sic) when we booked the date," Poor David's Pub management wrote to Cantalini (and, by the way, the e-mail actually made a point of listing both team's 10-1 records). "Competing with the Dallas Cowboys in their hometown has always been futile."
Never mind that the show sought an audience that had little to do with football or sports enthusiasm, unless Denton's stellar Mom planned to start the gig's opening set with an ambient, instrumental tribute to Jason Whitten. Never mind that the football game should end by 10:30 p.m., so if for any reason the game cannibalized the audience, the show could still kick off in time to end by 12:30 a.m. (a reasonable time for the audience and night in question). Never mind it all. If the Cowboys play a football game, Dallas must fall in line.
Poor, poor David. I'm not sure why they even bothered booking an incredible out-of-town act like Diane; the venue rarely hosts fare outside of 50-year-old-friendly folk/country standards. To be fair, Diane's the perfect kind of performer to get the sit-down crowd to mingle with the hip kids; too bad PDP will be too busy tailgating to make such a great thing happen. -SM
That's when Diane sent out a bulletin to fans and friends announcing the cancellation of many of her concert dates in the coming weeks. Tour issues with returning from a brief tour in Europe, etc. etc. But the Dallas show this Thursday wasn't canceled because of travel--she actually could've made the gig. The axe came directly from the venue she was to perform at: Poor David's Pub.
What Diane said in her bulletin was confirmed by Chris Cantalini at Gorilla Vs. Bear: PDP decided to yank the show because of the Dallas Cowboys game on Thursday night. "This was unforseen (sic) when we booked the date," Poor David's Pub management wrote to Cantalini (and, by the way, the e-mail actually made a point of listing both team's 10-1 records). "Competing with the Dallas Cowboys in their hometown has always been futile."
Never mind that the show sought an audience that had little to do with football or sports enthusiasm, unless Denton's stellar Mom planned to start the gig's opening set with an ambient, instrumental tribute to Jason Whitten. Never mind that the football game should end by 10:30 p.m., so if for any reason the game cannibalized the audience, the show could still kick off in time to end by 12:30 a.m. (a reasonable time for the audience and night in question). Never mind it all. If the Cowboys play a football game, Dallas must fall in line.
Poor, poor David. I'm not sure why they even bothered booking an incredible out-of-town act like Diane; the venue rarely hosts fare outside of 50-year-old-friendly folk/country standards. To be fair, Diane's the perfect kind of performer to get the sit-down crowd to mingle with the hip kids; too bad PDP will be too busy tailgating to make such a great thing happen. -SM
2 Comments:
and in PDP's defense, they're going to make a LOT more money off of hosting a cowboys watching party than they would by booking a fringe out of town artist. Yes, they could have booked the show later, but then you have a cover charge which will scare some cowboys patrons off, and the abrupt change in atmosphere after the game could further erode the crowd theyre catering to who might be hanging around for a few extra brews after the game ends.
Lame.
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