Some people say it’s ridiculous to have attachments to places, but I dearly love Seattle‘s Showbox Theatre.

Founded in 1939, Seattle’s Showbox Theater is one of the towns very few extant entertainment venues that can lay claim to having provided local music fans such an astonishing breadth of music over the decades. From the Jazz Age to the Grunge Era, the storied ballroom has featured shows by touring icons like Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, and the Ramones – as well as those by homegrown talents ranging from burlesque queen, Gypsy Rose Lee, to Pearl Jam.

How’s THAT for an illustrious history?

I sincerely hope that the tradition of hosting great talent can continue- there was a bad fire at the Showbox last night:

Seattle fire investigators have determined that an overheated motor sparked the accidental blaze this morning at The Showbox, the popular Seattle music venue that sits across from Pike Place Market.

At this point, it’s looks salvageable. I’m crossing my fingers. Bayou and I had the fortune to go see Concrete Blonde two years ago this month, in fact. That concert was one of the most amazing, thrilling, and thoroughly enjoyable concerts I’ve ever seen. CB played a wide variety of tunes from their discography, and Johnette Napolitano’s voice was at times blistering, soaring, and subtle. I walked out of there with a lot of memories burned into my mind’s eye.

So here’s hoping the Show Box can be returned to its former glory, and soon. That place is magic, for the performers and the audience.

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