OUTSIDE THE BEACON THEATER 1987
#beforehiphop the story of Marc the Dark
MARC THE DARK 1987
Concert goers either entered the upper west side’s Beacon Theater or milled on the Broadway sidewalk waiting on friends or dates. People smoked. Perfume and cologne wafted. Taxis and town cars dropped off well dressed folks. The crowd was overwhelmingly black and in an festival mood. It was a summer Friday night and the feeling was rig…