- Local
- Community
- Journalism
Support the independent voice of Dallas and help keep the future of Dallas Observer free.
Fans who made it down to Hayden's recent performance on the June 14 might have noticed that the House of Blues’ Cambridge Room, the spot that housed Hayden's performance, is now called the Pontiac Garage.
The more intimate venue located inside HOB has always suffered from sub-par sound, but the acts that make their way in there are usually top-notch. I caught a great show a while back by Joseph Arthur, but even then I thought the name of "The Cambridge Room" sounded more like a library than a concert venue.
House of Blues spokesperson Brian Lowe filled us in on the name change: “It’s just a sponsorship deal with General Motors, and we’ll send a press release out next week.”
Lowe also explained that, since the first House of Blues was built in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the original name came in that city’s honor.
Seems a few bucks from General Motors can push tradition off the shelf real fast. Whatever the name, we're hoping that they bring in some engineers to clean up the sound in this newly named garage. --Darryl Smyers
Keep the Dallas Observer Free... Since we started the Dallas Observer, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we would like to keep it that way. Offering our readers free access to incisive coverage of local news, food and culture. Producing stories on everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with gutsy reporting, stylish writing, and staffers who've won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. But with local journalism's existence under siege and advertising revenue setbacks having a larger impact, it is important now more than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our "I Support" membership program, allowing us to keep covering Dallas with no paywalls.
