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12a The Tar Heel Thursday, July 31, 1980 . n n n o n n ( i Li X J v. rr-- i V '-'J. . ' . -'" V v, - V. - ' " V f X MM : I (JCLl "fey I riongl clubs provid liv nusic and enTervainmenv By John Drescher If you are in the Triangle areaand looking for live music, you have come to the right place. Although it , certainly isn't difficult to find live night life entertainment in the culturally rich Triangle, it can be difficult to decide which nightclub to attend. The Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill area is saturated with a large number of nightclubs that feature all type's of live music from beach to country to New Wave. Chapel HillCarrboro is blessed with four nightspots that represent well the diversity of music available in the area. The Cat's Cradle (West Rosemary Street) and The Station (East Main Street, Carrboro) feature live rock 'n' roll and New Wave rock, but also have regular appearances by bluegrass, country-western and classical guitar groups. Colonel Chutney's (West Rosemary Street) has a wide range of solo acts that includes, guitar, jazz and piano music. Both the Cradle and Colonel Chutney's have live music at least six nights a week; The Station has live acts on weekends and various weeknights. The Hobbit Hoagie (401 West Franklin Street) also features live music on the weekends. On Saturday nights they hold an open mike jam. Anyone interested is invited to perform, but must sign up before 9:00 p.m. On Sunday nights, the Hobbit hosts local performers. The style of music played ranges from rhythm and blues to fiddle and guitar music. As ironic as it seems, beach music lovers and dance fans must travel out of collegiate Chapel Hill to satisfy r their musical appetites. Raleigh has two clubs that specialize in beach and top 40 music. Elliot's Nest (a private club in the Cameron Village Subway) and Fiesta Brava (Highway 70 West at the Royal Villa) are two of the leading clubs in the area for dancing. The Golden Nugget (Governor's Inn at the Research Triangle Park) and Baron's (Velvet Cloak Hotel, Hillsborough Street) also feature listening music and dancing. Raleigh is a haven for both bluegrass and folk music fans. The Pier (Cameron Village Subway), Cafe - Deja Vu (Cameron Village Subway) and Monday's (Hillsborough Street) feature a wide variety of music, including jazz, country, folk and rock 'n' roll." Irregardless (West Morgan Street), Steak and Ale (behind Crabtree Valley Shopping Mall) and Bullshippers (Western Boulevard) specialize in bluegrass, folk and soft rock. P.C. Goodtimes (Hillsboroughi Street) and Soong Room Lounge (Jung's Far East Restaurant, Eastgate Shopping Center) feature soft rock and jazz. Rock 'n rollers should visit the Switch (private club, Paula Street) which always features rock bands. Somethyme (Broad Street) has jazz and acoustic folk, while the Grinderswitch (West Main Street) features rock and folk music. Durham is the home of the area's most "cultural" night club, the Sallam Cultural Center (West Chapel Hill Street). The Center emphasizes jazz, but also has regular appearances by cabaret folk, rock and blues artists. 'jT- Wfc I J J r r ) ji J , J ' T v i - h t h W- " ; y .-'4 ,.t - w-' r- if v ; ' - . ' 1 1 I S 1 1' i J ':x- h " $ :; I . -". ; . t . . 7 y I ' 7 : V " Roberson and Hampton get down to serious drinking? . Molly McGuire's (photos above). . . At Tijuana Fats, total! oblivious to waitress (right). . . At Crook's, pledging to slk a it out to the end (far right). Staff photo by shon cu Two chug their way through beer f - 3s i ' 1 ' ) ' r -;-. y, ..r. .-. -f.' , Ssff phot q$ by Sharon Clark The Apple Chill Cloggers in action at The Station (above icu;.,. , I hi; Mar di v,u y v.iduie vdUUe ngni) , , , By Bill Roberson and Gary Hampton At high noon on Tuesday, July 22, 1980, Bill Roberson, a graduate student in English, and Gary Hampton, a third-year law student, embarked on a 14-hour beer walk that encompassed 24 bars. Their pui pose-r-to conduct a survey of Chapel Hill watering holes. (The formal survey will be published later.) The following narrative is a bar-by-bar diary of their trek. In all but a few cases,, the proprietors of the bars had been notified in advance and provided the pair with free beer. Gary: 11:00 a.m. Arrive at Bill's; he's not ready yet. A portent of things to come. 11:15 a.m. Arrive at (Jnion to run off copies of our itinerary (we love crowd adulation.) Bill departs the building to wild cheers while I fire up my car, the White Rat, whose thirst for' gas is surpassed only by ours for brew. 11:30 a.m. Bill goes to the Hobbit to talk with friends and clear our arrival time for later in the evening. Bill: 11:49 a.m. Burger King. We. decided that our only hope is to eat frequently to help absorption. And we are not sure how long it will be before we land at a bar that serves palatable food within our. budget. 11:50 a.m. Arrive at Quickee Take out for the kick-off toast. Friends are there with camera to record the event. At the stroke of noon we drink. Here, the only thing warmer than the room temperature glass is the beer, obviously fresh off the brewing fire. It does not go down well. 12:10 p.m. No time squandered at Quickies. We drive to the Yacht Club, are welcomed. Gorgeous bartender serves us M ichelob. We drink. Gary lusts. Docs not want to leave. I stress the tightness of our itinerary, the potential disappointment of other proprietors. - ft-. n Jr c . Gary is obstinate at first, then reluctantly surrenders, but not before pledging to return before the evening is over. 1 p.m. Arrive at The Pub. A dark bar, small, congenial. We talk with proprietor who serves us cold Bud in frosted mugs. Play Charlie Rich and The Rolling Stones on juke box: no bigots, we. Gary: 1:30 p.m. Four Corners. We slide up to the bar while the patrons eye us casually and a murmur breaks out in awed, hushed tones. Obviously, word of our mission has preceded us. We're on foot now, and at tlic mercy of Chapel Hill's public drunkenness ordinance. The atmosphere is great, but we are driven on by the nerd to fulfill our duty and the thought of another BREWSKIE Bill: 1:54 p.m. Inconspicuous descent into Harrison's. I slide down three stairs. Am berated by Gary, who slides down remainder. Entire Hanison'i staff looks on. We approach bar amid misunderstanding of our purpose, questions as to its legitimacy, No one'i fault situation readily is rectified. I am buzzing. Pace is picking up noticeably. Gary: 2:19 p.m. Carolina Coffee Shop. Here we meet the swett sounds of classical music, and a skeptical manager who tells us, "You'll never make it." My reply, "Urff!" We hurry on. 2:36 p.m. Papagayo's. By now Bill has a goofish look on his face. He turns and says, "I think we're in trouble." I bite harder on my cigar and nod. Fortunately some friends meet us for moral support Physical support miht be more appropriate. BUI: 2:59 p.m. Fim checkpoint. Molly MtGuirt's. Sharon, a Tor Heel photograptwr, is there ui uVument the occasion. So are srvtral fraienfh. I krq calling people the wrong n.une. but not fori einharrasvd. Beer is cold, fortunately, 1 fiey atr going down easily. We think, bartenders aie snickering at us. but ringing in our ears makes it dif fie ult t certain. 3:23 p.m. At Troll'. It is quiet, c and dark, which is what we rued, I w to stretc h out in a booth. Gary will no me. He is lusting alter the batten again. Gary wants to stay iwre and ipl pitcher. Gary: 3:45 p.m. We lurch .mioss parking lot to Back Streets fortm Youngblood s. thank Cod it s a si walk. Only my belief that Bill v colUpse into a coma at any inorni drives me on. Already he looks like poster child for a gravrdigg' convention. Bill: 4.07 p.m. The pace is inlet We approach tlr halfway mark. A qu beer at Linda's. I want to stay and di with Kim, the bartender-we are theirl ones here but Gary kic ks rne and pus me through the door. Gary: 4 2? p rn. Spanky's. It is fr and cool. We saunter up tr step to bar. Bill thanks tlr manager for ilr conditioning. I wy a silent prayer someone to build an e levatf so 1 avoid the steps down. Norlrvator bu but Bill and 1 manage to navigate i, and out; lucky u. 4:45 p m Village Gtrrri. We fall i tlie hands of enemy agents at this t Quiedy we are guided into ilie r downstairs tec lion. The oderarr dsn in cut-offs and no shirt or open shir t I i and 1 wear formal attne. Tliere is nothing but live smell of fr paint, two floor fans stolen ffcn ile se Caiablama and heat. 1 knw we atr trouble now, I frc! my kfwrs butkU look at Hill HHryM Jt,k like tle err
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