In this week's paper, Roy Kasten chatted with legendary songwriter Marshall Crenshaw, who's playing tonight at Off Broadway. The show starts at 8 p.m., tickets are $15 and it's an evening with -- meaning there are no openers and it's all Marshall, all the time. Get there on time! Here are some outtakes from their chat.
Marshall Crenshaw |MTV Music
What's your fondest memory of growing up in Detroit?
It's hard to think of just one. I had a close-knit family. Everybody was sane. There
Do you get off on original rockers like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and the Beach Boys? Do you also rock out to Repo Man-style '80s punk like Agnostic Front, the Circle Jerks, and Black Flag?If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you will be dragged into the streets and shot if you are not at Off Broadway tonight for The King Khan & BBQ Show. In the words of the mad Khan himself--as quoted in this week's RFT music feature-- the two-man band is "punk rock meets doo wop," a "crazy sp