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“Dayton is a rock ‘n’ roll town”
Heartless Bastards Erika Wennerstrom had plenty to say about Dayton in a recent feature posted on the Lollapalooza Web site.
An excerpt of the story reads: Dayton may not make the shortlist of the country’s recognized musical hotbeds, but a brief accounting of musicians with ties to the city is impressive and includes everyone from ’70s funk masters the Ohio Players, to Pixies’ bassist Kim Deal and her other band, The Breeders (which also included her twin sister, Kelley, and another Dayton native, drummer Jim MacPherson), to indie heroes Guided By Voices, and more recently, top-selling emo faves, Hawthorne Heights.
Indeed, the city more widely famous for peace treaties and the Wright Brothers’ flight experiments also has a well-established musical culture. “Dayton is a rock ‘n’ roll town,” explains Wennerstrom. “It’s a blue collar city, and people who work hard and have a long week want to let loose on the weekend more than others.”
Read the full story here.
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By Mike
July 23, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this
I dispute your contention that Dayton is famous for peace treaties.