Big Business takes over Rock and Roll, but indies fight back.
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The 1990s saw the demise of both KZAP
and the Cal Expo Amphitheater. Then the
Eagles came through town at upwards of
$100 a ticket. Small venues like the Crest
and the Palms continued to book smaller,
newer artists. Melarkey's closed, the Capital
Garage opened. It got hard to find mid-level
shows and the Memorial Auditorium was
closed for the first half of the decade.
and the Cal Expo Amphitheater. Then the
Eagles came through town at upwards of
$100 a ticket. Small venues like the Crest
and the Palms continued to book smaller,
newer artists. Melarkey's closed, the Capital
Garage opened. It got hard to find mid-level
shows and the Memorial Auditorium was
closed for the first half of the decade.