Sure, it's ridiculous. But I find it just a bit less ridiculous than similarly-priced tix so you can sit in an arena with 15 or 20 or 70,000 people to watch that Canadian band or that re-formed British band, you know? I do place value in General Admission in a place that only holds a few hundred people, and I've never seen all that much that I thought was good in a larger venue no matter who it was...well, maybe James Brown.

Bottom line, I wasn't going to pay more than $100 to see Brian Wilson & the Wondermints do SMiLE OR Pet Sounds at Carnegie Hall, so, much as I'm digging this rec, whoever's holding those tickets ain't gettin' MY money.

A double bill of Iggy & the Stooges & Bob Dylan, in a room that size, that might be enough, though. Or Green Day with the Rolling Stones. But not in a room that holds more than 1,000.