Comments on: It’s a Shanda! Ribot in Cuffs Pics Emerge

By: o_crunk

o_crunk — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:52:27 +0000

By: o_crunk

o_crunk — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:51:45 +0000

saw some KILLER shows there.

what i most remember about tonic is that they were probably the first venue to get back to music after 9/11. i regret missing the weeklong relief shows they put on in the days after because they were straight up insane lineups. check it:

that’s the type of ish that could be found there on the regular and i can’t picture anyone other than ribot, who’s the fuckin’ FIRE of that downtown scene both musically and politcally, making sure that tonic got the proper send off.

with that said…i offer up a i aslo believe cyro and logic sat in on this one but the txt file seems to have vanished into the ether.

and a couple of pics from a show where i happened to be up front. (one thing that was tough there was that the stage was the same height as the ground!)

By: Grillboy

Grillboy — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:10:17 +0000

My cousin grew up with Marc in South Orange, NJ and currently lives outside the US. He laughed and fully supported Marc and what he did when I sent him the link to Marc’s story.

By: Ace Cowboy

Ace Cowboy — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:30:52 +0000

A sad day, indeed. They are opening new venues like the Gramercy and the Highline, but it’s impossible to truly replicate the beauty of Tonic’s acoustics and hometown feel. That place will be missed. Ribot’s Last Stand, I love it.

By: Grillboy

Grillboy — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:52:29 +0000

Another sad note in nyc music history…….first cbgb, then live nation has the brains(?) to rename irving plaza and now this.

Way to make a stand marc!

We need more people like marc to stand up for the great venues and indie artists!