The Road to Ruane
Billy Ruane, storied impresario of the 90s Boston indie music scene. Billy promoted shows and inspired cult-like followings of bands by the likes of The Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, Superchunk, Buffalo Tom, Elliott Smith, Pavement, and Sonic Youth. His gracious treatment of artists set new standards in music. But underneath Billy’s exuberant cartoon-like demeanor and Harvard education, was the pain of a man with deep trauma, who struggled with bipolar disorder and substance abuse, and was confounded by the weight of an endless supply of money.
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Billy Ruane
Thurston Moore
J. Mascis
Elliott Smith
Mary Lou Lord
Bill Janovitz
Amanda Palmer
Dana Colley
Springa
Pat McGrath
Lou Barlow
Anthony Rossomando
Ben Deilly
Chris Brokaw
Kay Hanley
Joe Harvard
Skeggy
Mark Kates
Lady Lamb
Curtis Casella
Chris Ballew
Greg Kendall
Mac McCaughan
Joe Gittleman
Hilken Mancini
Rodger L. Phillips
