Boring then, boring now, have you seen the concert calandar? YAWN!!!!!!

Good luck getting buzzed for less than $40.00 per person.

We need to dirty that place up people!!

@1

Word.

Pretty bathrooms don't make up for month after month of middle-class KEXP adult contemporary bullshit.

I'd prefer puddles of piss if it meant I could hear some rock and roll.

1 & 3,

Let us guess, your band can't get a show at the Croc...

RE: #4 I'm not in a band, never have been, but if I was, it would be one that rocked. I can't wait for rock & roll to become fashionable again.

I don't want to hear another accoustic whiner/songwriter as long as I live.

Sorry if that offends the dead scene celebrities that own the Crock.

Nobody likes to watch shows at the EMP for the same reason.

I guess having lots of money is no guarantee of having any clue about what rocks.

Here's to all the really rockin dive bars in Seattle!!!

To the people talking shit on the Croc:

Have you not paid attention to the past 15 to 20 years? Cause, uh, the Croc has had plenty of rock.

Sorry you can't see shitty bands there who have no draws. That's a shame.

I don't know why but all of a sudden I feel like I need a pair of uggs boots. I hear they are on sale.

@ Carl - you're right: the Croc has had plenty of rock, the unfortunate word being "had". Yes, it closed due to poor management. Yes, it's lovely that it's re-opened under (hopefully) better management, and ultimately I agree it's better that it be open for the music community and Seattle as a whole, but there's also no shame in lamenting its transformation from a legendary gritty rock club into a cleaned up and respectable pseudo-rockin' Seattle club.

Shitty bands who have no draws? Blonde Redhead, BMRC, The Beastie Boys, Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Sleater-Kinney, Modest Mouse, Cat Power, Nirvana, Pearl Jam have all played there, along with thousands of others - hell, Hootie and the Blowfish played there! I can't say they were all terrific bands (seriously: Hootie.and.the.Blowfish?!), but they definitely had a 'draw'.

You may not have been here, or may be too young to remember, but the music scene in Seattle at the time of the Croc's hey-day was predominantly rock-centric, and it put Seattle on the map, musically. I'm not disparaging the new club or the owners, but something has been lost and it's important to acknowledge that before moving on.

The Crocodile is dead.
Long live the Crocodile.

Anyone see the Akimbo set at the opening of the Croc?

I seem to recall that they rock. To the people bitching: do Akimbo not rock?

Shorter whiners: "I miss grunge! Current music does not adhere to my exacting standards of what constitutes 'rock'."

Zzzzzzzzzz.

you are all douche bags.

I'm glad Seattle now has nothing positive to say about anything gripe moan and then die in the wet cold

Seriously people. Can we stop complaining about how great the past was and how cool things were then and how everything sucks now. The new croc has the rock. Go see The Heartless Bastards on the 11th. Your ears will ring for days.

Akimbo rocks 4 sure...

I had fantastic nights at the Crocodile watching Diamanda Galas and Yoko Ono!

What a Croc of shit people. I can't wait to see the new Croc in all its glory. And I can't wait to play there either. ;)

to the "no rock @ the Crod" whiner: go see Loaded on Thurs night April 9th....I've seem mucho great live rock @ the Croc: Burning Brides, Fu Manchu, etc.....quit whining and know the history before you do !!

I'm so happy it's reopened! I saw the Minus Five and R.E.M. there in 2001. Eddie Vedder delivered drinks on a tray to the guys several times, and joined them for a couple of songs. Sean Kinny (one of the new owners) played at that show too. I saw Patti Smith there in 2005. I live six hours away and have planned several trips to Seattle just to see concerts. I hope they'll have someone I want to see soon.