Let the Kids Dance!
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Let the Kids Dance! is a seven-part series documenting the rise and fall of Seattle's Teen Dance Ordinance — a local law that for nearly two decades made it illegal for young people to attend concerts.
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Giacomo Bagni • Orecchiabile Newsletter • May 10, 2024
"Let the Kids Dance è un racconto in cui ai tanto amati ‘90 e alla nascita di scene musicali a cui voglio bene, si accompagna la disincantata cronaca di quelle brutali complessità con cui certe epoche storiche hanno fatto i conti, e con cui inevitabilmente ci troveremo a fare i conti in futuro. l’ho ascoltato tutto mentre mi dilettavo nelle pulizie di primavera. Ci sono dei momenti in cui ci si arrabbia molto ad ascoltare follie giudiziarie e violenza sistemica, sfogarle sul calcare del bagno fa bene a noi e ai sanitari.<<<<<>>>>>Let the Kids Dance is a story in which the much-loved '90s and the birth of musical scenes that I love are accompanied by the disenchanted chronicle of those brutal complexities that certain historical eras have come to terms with, and with which we will inevitably find ourselves to deal with in the future. I listened to the whole thing while I was dabbling in spring cleaning. There are times when we get very angry listening to judicial madness and systemic violence, venting them on the limestone in the bathroom is good for us and for healthcare workers."
Score: 5
Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter • Apr 8, 2024
"This deep pocket of pop culture steeps you in 90s grunge and takes you to meet the people behind historic places like the Monastery and Gorilla Gardens and The Stranger’s coverage of the all-ages concert scene, which were at the center of it all."
Score: 5
Fiona Sturges • Financial Times • Apr 7, 2024
"Alive with the testimony of those who were there, this carefully researched, insightful series outlines nearly two decades of tension and resistance. It is, in many ways, an age-old tale of moral panic and generational discord. But it also captures a pre-internet moment in time when youngsters were united by the music they loved and in standing against those who sought to outlaw it."
