{"id":1291,"date":"2015-04-22T00:15:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T05:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2015-04-28T16:18:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T21:18:20","slug":"popular-music-at-the-pause-circa-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/2015\/04\/22\/popular-music-at-the-pause-circa-1977\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Music at the Pause circa 1977"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For many students at St. Olaf, the Pause is a hub for campus activities and a source of music on weekends (I may be biased as an employee…). \u00a0Obviously the genres of popular music have changed, but so has the culture and environment of the room in which we choose to listen to music. \u00a0Searching through old Mess articles show just how differently students spend their free time.<\/p>\n

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Article about the opening of the New Pause 1977<\/p><\/div>\n

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Currently, the Pause is a big concrete box of sharp angles and harsh corners. \u00a0It just screams \u201cnightclub,\u201d in its vibe, and as every tour guide can tell you, it was modeled after the Minneapolis venue, First Avenue. \u00a0Events in the space owe their success to the intelligent lights that spin, strobes placed behind the drum risers, huge powerful subwoofers, black lights illuminating the pit, and blinder lights that yes, blind the audience. \u00a0In short, very flashy lights and loud sound are used best with DJs and for large dramatic concerts–the recent Betty Who, Matt and Kim, or Hoodie Allen.<\/p>\n

But the old Pause was completely different. \u00a0Located in the basement of Ytterboe, it was nicknamed\u00a0a \u201cHobbit Hole\u201d due to its small entrance and hidden feel. \u00a0Articles written when the old Pause was the new Pause say that \u201cthe atmosphere of the new Pause is still quite Bohemian\u201d (S. Crumb). \u00a0Gold candles and a dark wood stage contributed to the coffeehouse vibe–which it indeed was. \u00a0No pizza was served, but coffee, cheese and crackers, and yogurt (?!?). \u00a0Performances consisted of many folk groups and students covering folk songs. \u00a0Hall and Oates, Seal and Crofts, Joan Baez, Loggins and Messina, Cat Stevens–artists who based most of their music around a voice and a guitar, all singer\/songwritters. \u00a0The folk revival was in full swing.<\/p>\n

Kenny Loggins, House at Pooh Corner<\/p>\n