[microsound] downtown 80's

[Kim Cascone]

> squat theatre was the place you're thinking of - a fun venue.
yes, Squat Theater that's the place...I heard a DJ spin 'Warm  
Leatherette' there for the very first time - knocked my sox off


> i
> remember vividly seeing (and taping) a fantastic show there by fred
> frith and bob ostertag in the early 80's.
I saw them do that concert at PASS

> squat seemed (in my memory
> anyway) a more "eurocentric" oriented venue, with a stream of
> innovative musical visions from across the pond.
Sun Ra used to perform there a lot  -- a great place with a lot of  
energy - sort of like Max's Kansas City without the heroin - well, at  
least less of it I suppose