Pontiac To Drop Live Music; Lorenzo Still Smiles From Across The Street
Late last week it came in over the transom, so it could be rumour, but probably not: Effective now or at the very least not long from now, The Pontiac Grille will no longer be having live original rock shows. (Although, for anyone who’s been paying attention to their calendar ‘lo these last couple of years, they haven’t been having them anyway, opting instead for Rusty Nail-esque schlock for longer than anyone would care to count.) So yes, there is definitely a thank-friggin’-Christ-for-THAT in one sense, but in another larger one, it’s another nail in the South Street coffin which has already been (we thought) locked up tight and buried repeatedly anyway. The Pontiac stands on the site of J.C. Dobb’s which, like Zipperhead, made South Street the glorious place it once was. Minus one more live music venue ó however frightfully cheesey the acts it booked might have been ó†South Street is that much more of an inspirational dead zone. Soon, it won’t even be useful to teenagers.
Pontiac Grille: No More Bands, But Dig Those Honking Horns!
Updated: Full press release after the jump.
For Immediate Release : PONTIAC GRILLE SLATED TO STOP DOING LIVE MUSIC.
Starting January 1, 2006 The Pontiac Grille has decided to stop having live music in their venue. Heyday Entertainment, as of Dec. 31, will no longer be booking the room.
Originally known as J.C. Dobbs, the Pontiac Grille has been witness to some of the most eye-popping, ear splitting musical events to ever pass through the City of Philadelphia. The legendary Pontiac Grille has been open since 1930 and has provided a home for developing artists such as Oasis, Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, Pearl Jam, Elliot Smith, Henry Rollins, The Disco Biscuits, Incubus, The Breeders, Good Charlotte, The Get Up Kids, Modest Mouse, Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana just to name a few.
This is a decision coming from the Owners of The Pontiac Grille as they are not interested in having live music in their venue due to wanting their restaurant business to increase. Everyone here at Heyday Entertainment are upset and disappointed at the decision as we loved having the chance to book the venue.
Heyday would like to thank all the bands who played the room, the staff at the club who worked so hard to keep everything under control, and most importantly we would like to thank everyone who came out to the club. Many of our shows at the Pontiac Grille were completely sold out, and that would not have been possible without everyone who came to support live music.
The restaurant at the Pontiac Grille will remain open.
We thank you all again for supporting local music and shows at the venue.
