25 years ago today: Cracker plays the Commodore with immaculate sound after raunchy Pluto paves the way
by Steve Newton on April 5th, 2021 at 12:33 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 Remember concerts? Twenty-five years ago today--on April 5, 1996--Cracker played the Commodore Ballroom. That's the American alt-rock band that was fronted by David Lowery, who used to be in Camper Van Beethoven. Three days before the show the band released its third album, The Golden Age , which I thought was awesome. I especially liked the title track, with its sweet pedal-steel guitar. Video of The Golden Age Here's my review, which was originally published in the April 11, 1996 issue of the Georgia Straight: As well as bein...