the emergence of City Gardens, a
pioneering alternative-rock club
that, like Maxwell’s in Hoboken,
presented Nirvana, Soundgarden,
Sonic Youth and more, while still
on indie labels.
Danny and I both miss those
days immensely, as well as many
other venues that no longer are
around. Yet, the number of bands
vying for gigs and media attention
has exploded with the advent and
ease of digital recording technol-
ogy. Infinite number of acts to
cover, itty bitty amount of spaces
for them to play.
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But Danny Coleman keeps chug-
gin’ along, always having another
hour or two to spend with a wor-
thy music act and a variety of oth-
er artists. We chatted about how
he balances all three outlets, the
occasional gig as a drummer, and
the state of the music scene com-
pared to those good old days in
the following interview.
How did you get the itch to write
and broadcast about music after
so many years of playing it?
My radio show came to me after
I quit my day job as a UPS driver.
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