Abstract

In this 2005 interview, Andrea Sweazy, niece of legendary Cleveland Agora founder Henry LoConti and (currently) the booking agent for the Cleveland Agora, discusses her childhood, including her love of music while growing up; her college years in Chicago, including her early efforts to combine business acumen with the love of music; and her eventual entry into the family business in 2003. Sweazy also discusses the current rock-n-roll scene; how bands are booked at the Agora; quirky requests by big name bands; and finally shares interesting stories about the Agora, including the naming of the "Marilyn Manson" room and sightings of the ghost in the yellow coat.

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Interviewee

Sweazy, Andrea (interviewee)

Interviewer

Durica, Mark (interviewer)

Project

History 400

Date

12-6-2005

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

40 minutes

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

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