Comments on: solving the seattle center problem : catching a moonbeam in a jar

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:34:12 +0000

Yes, the $20 entrance fee should be $10, and then I wouldnt be nearly as angry. And there should be a student discount, which I dont recall there being.

I have hope that maybe the art exhibit makes interesting points, though I wont see it until the Pop Conference this weekend. There’s potential for making cross-media references about modernity and abstract themes of expression, even if Allen didn’t mean it that way. I’m hoping not to walk in and just be extremely disappointed.

By: josh

josh — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:29:37 +0000

For the most part, I agree. Aside from the concrete floor and odd traffic flow problems, Sky Church is a great venue for shows. Their sound and light systems are fantastic and it’s a nice size for midsized crowds. There’s also the issue of integrating a bar into the performance space. As it stands (particularly for all-ages shows), drinkers are placed entirely out of sight of the band.

The EMP does have the hands-on music area, which is actually pretty neat, but maybe not worth the price of admission. I wonder how fragmenting the space into music, sci-fi, restaurant, bar, and Allen art gallery helps make the space more workable.

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:59:49 +0000

The EMP should be a more relevant museum. It is one thing to have a visual art museum that takes the physical objects of art and puts them behind glass. It is a completely different thing to have a music museum consisting mostly of things behind glass as well, considering the fact that you cant put music itself in a display case.

And why aren’t there more concerts there? it should be THE place for shows, dont you think?

I dont love or hate the EMP. I am disappointed by the fact that such potential (goals, space, resources, money) is so thoroughly ignored.