Croc Set for a late January/early February opening!!!!
I just got off the phone with Kerri Harrop, who was tapped by the Croc's new owners/investors (which included the aforementioned Marcus Charles and Susan Silver) to handle PR for the club's re-opening. I'll have a complete statement for you shortly. Oh, happy day!
UPDATE: Here's Kerri's exclusive statement:
"I can tell you that we are planning on a late January/early February opening. Marcus has assembled a good team of investors including Alice in Chains manager Susan Silver and [AIC drummer] Sean Kinney, who are both really behind the project and really excited about it.
Also of interest is the fact that Via Tribunali will be opening a new location and that location will take up the back bar of the Crocodile space.
Jim Anderson will be on board running the sound. A booking agent has not been decided upon yet; we are talking to a few different people.
The whole space is getting overhauled, addressing issues such as that unsightly, god-awful column in the middle of the show room. I think people are going to be very, very pleased.
It will look different. To be honest with you, there wasn't a lot worth saving in there. Unfortunately, the Crocodile had fallen on some hard days towards the end there, so as far as accouterments within the club, there's not a whole lot worth salvaging. It's a pretty extensive job. There will definitely be a nod and acknowledgment to the past, but the space is being completely overhauled for better sight-lines in the room and to maximize the sound potential in that room."
You heard it here first, dear Reverb readers.
11 comment(s)
Chad Queirolo says:
What are "accouterments?"
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 1:52PM
Hannah Levin says:
HAR! I don't know about the "great wealth" part, but I think #3 applies here:
ac·cou·ter·ment or ac·cou·tre·ment (-ktr-mnt, -tr-)
n.
1. An accessory item of equipment or dress. Often used in the plural.
2. Military equipment other than uniforms and weapons. Often used in the plural.
3. accouterments or accoutrements Outward forms of recognition; trappings: cathedral ceilings, heated swimming pools, and other accoutrements signaling great wealth.
4. Archaic The act of accoutering.
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 1:57PM
rlv says:
Thank you so much for continuing to dig around on this story, and for sharing the details with us ASAP.
I do believe they ought to put that damned column/pole in the EMP -- my friends and I discussed that for years, long before the Croc closed. Most museum-goers wouldn't get it, but the rest of us certainly would.
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 2:31PM
sara says:
yay!!
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 3:24PM
josh says:
thanks so much for the follow-up. sad to hear about the complete decor overhaul, but happy to hear that the column is going far far away.
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 3:29PM
andrewmatson says:
who is gonna book it?!
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 3:34PM
Jeff says:
Nice work Hannah.
As for the decorations: those things hanging from the ceiling always looked dirty and creeped me out.
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 4:03PM
Jason Grimes says:
this is great news for seattle; as much as i love the old, i'm looking forward to the renovation.
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 4:31PM
imaginary dana says:
A huge HUZZAH for this news! And I agree with @rlv -- that pole should totally live at EMP.
Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 9 2008 @ 4:59PM
Theo says:
w00t! Even though I no longer live in Seattle, this news warms my heart. I'm especially happy to hear that Jim Anderson will be back behind the board. I'll definitely try to make it up to Seattle for the grand opening.
Posted On: Wednesday, Sep. 10 2008 @ 3:27PM
Geag Anderson says:
We really miss the Crok, hope it's put back to its original condition in terms of Sound,Lighting,and overall Atmospher, and the general uplifting felling it had in the past. It will take a pro to restore it. As for all the equipment I think there is only one firm in Seattle that is capital of such a job. We think AVL Professional LLC is the only company that's up to that task.
Posted On: Friday, Sep. 12 2008 @ 7:22AM