Released in the autumn, their debut album, Core, saw them dismissed as grunge-bandwagon jumpers and mere Nirvana and Pearl Jam-copyists, but Weiland turned out to be a compelling frontman, not quite in the league of Kurt Cobain or Eddie Vedder, yet certainly the equal of Layne Staley of Alice in Chains.
Well-heeled jazz lovers can order from a prix-fixe menu that includes sherry she-crab soup and smoked quail with a giblet cornbread cake, while listening to the house band (two members of which Alex Layne, on bass, and Leroy Williams, on drums are pictured above).
Utah's marital conference has buoyed the 10-year marriage of Layne and Jennifer Brown of Riverton.
To fill out the long concert, the band has been featuring lots of covers by departed artists, including Harry Nilsson (Jump Into The Fire), Syd Barrett (Baby Lemonade), David Bowie (Quicksand), and fellow Seattle star Layne Stayley (of Alice In Chains and Mad Season, via his song River Of Deceit).
Even though Layne Staley of Alice in Chains was a drug addict for years, and many of his fans were probably not surprised that he lost his battle with addiction, he was certainly not living out the "Romantic ideology" described by Mr. Pareles.
"I used the word 'fans' when I spoke to them," Mr. Layne said of his initial meeting with Mr. Alexander and with Jon Kimbell, the artistic director.
Staci Layne Wilson of Horror.com called it "a pretty movie to look at with its grandiose sets and top notch creature FX, but it's a lot like Anderson's previous works in that it's all facade and no foundation".
Ostensibly the journal of Layne Johnson, a young, adventurous lesbian with a past, Plaine Layne (plainlayne.dreamhost.com) attracted thousands of readers during its three-year run.
She was encouraged by the story of Layne, an F.T.M. who'd been in the group until he left for college.
