The Main Point was a small coffeehouse venue in Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania , that operated from 1964 to 1981. The venue hosted concerts by some of the top names in folk and traditional music , blues , rock , country music , and other musical genres, as well as comedy and poetry . The club, located on Lancaster Avenue, was known for its small intimate atmosphere and low ticket prices.
11-630: The Main Point was started in 1964 as a small folk-based coffeehouse venue by four couples, Weld and Georgia Coxe, Janette and Bill Pierce, George and Charlotte Britton, and Jeanette and Bill Campbell, all of whom were inspired by the music and artists of the Philadelphia Folk Festival. After one or two seasons, the ownership was shared with a new co-owner, Bill Scarborough. Scarborough was the Main Point's booking director from 1964 to 1975. When asked at
22-718: A Grammy Award for his album liner notes and is a three-time winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music journalism. He has appeared on the Classic Albums documentaries on the making of Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon , Cream 's Disraeli Gears , Def Leppard 's Hysteria , Nirvana 's Nevermind , Metallica 's Black Album , Peter Gabriel 's So , Frank Zappa 's Apostrophe and Over-Nite Sensation as well as Rush 's Moving Pictures and 2112 albums. Fricke has also appeared on
33-665: A number of Lou Reed documentaries and in the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart . The Domino Recording Company released the North American version of the 30th anniversary reissue of Aztec Camera 's debut album, High Land, Hard Rain , in 2014 with liner notes written by Fricke. As of 2013, he was creator of the "Fricke's Picks Radio" podcast and the Alternate Take blog in Rolling Stone , as well as serving as
44-455: A peak in the Main Point's success how he made booking decisions, Scarborough cited several factors but admitted that, occasionally, his own musical tastes influenced him. "I think that the booking of a singer named Bruce Springsteen is the best example I can give you of personal taste and hunch entering into my final choice. Here was a new act out of nowhere, who happened to sign with a major label (Columbia), and put out an album that reminded me of
55-485: Is an American music journalist who serves as the senior editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he writes predominantly about rock music . One of the best known names in rock journalism, his career has spanned over 40 years. In the 1990s, he was the magazine's music editor before stepping down. Fricke graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania , in 1973. The first concert that Fricke attended
66-404: The best of Dylan. I decided to book him as a headliner, even though he was barely known. We did alright with him, but not as well as we’d hoped. I still feel, though, that he’s going to be a big star." The venue was popular among both musicians and listeners. David Fricke , later a writer for Rolling Stone magazine, was in charge of press and public relations in through the mid-1970s. The venue
77-482: The first live performance of " Thunder Road ", under its earlier title, "Wings for Wheels". The concert was given as a benefit, broadcast over WMMR, and hosted by deejay Ed Sciaky . Later that year, Jackson Browne and David Lindley also performed in a series of benefits for the struggling club. 40°01′21″N 75°19′15″W / 40.02250°N 75.32083°W / 40.02250; -75.32083 David Fricke David Fricke (born 1951 or 1952)
88-403: The greater Philadelphia area; they have booked talent for the Philadelphia Folk Festival from 2008 through 2015. . The caliber of the performers, coupled with the intimate venue, resulted in many memorable performances. On February 5, 1975, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band played for 160 minutes, offering epic versions of "New York City Serenade" and " For You ". The concert also featured
99-477: The last acts to perform was local duo Burke and Calandra. The Point, the successor to The Main Point, was opened two doors down from the original Main Point in 1998 at 880 Lancaster Avenue. The original Main Point was at 874 Lancaster Avenue. The Point was owned and operated by Richard Kardon. It lost its lease and closed in June 2005. Point Entertainment (Kardon and talent buyer Jesse Lundy) continues to book shows around
110-737: Was a show by Pink Floyd . His love of live music inspired him to pursue a career in music journalism. He has recalled meeting George Harrison , at a promotional event in Washington, DC for the former Beatle 's Thirty Three & 1/3 album, as a particularly "remarkable moment", saying, "it changed the way I listened to his music ... I had spoken to the man, not the History." Before joining Rolling Stone , where he became senior editor, he wrote for Circus , Trouser Press , Synapse , and Good Times . He has since written for Melody Maker , Mojo , and JazzTimes . Fricke has been nominated for
121-537: Was popular for not only its music, but also for its homemade food and homebaked goods. The venue constantly ran into financial troubles related to its intimate size (ironically, its size was what made it so popular). Musicians gave benefit concerts for the coffeehouse to help it out of its financial straits. Some of these concerts were broadcast over the local progressive rock radio station WMMR , and many well known bootleg recordings have been made from these performances. The Main Point finally closed its doors in 1981. One of
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