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Feb 11, 2016 · The culture of artists outside of music: painters, graffiti taggers, and writers all intertwined with the unpredictable zeitgeist of mid-70s New York. Journalists and radio jockeys tried to...
- Derek Scancarelli
Clubs like Studio 54, Hurrah and Ice Palace 57 dominated the scene of the late ’60s and through the ’70s, when self-exploration was welcome under the fragmented light of a disco ball.
Feb 3, 2024 · Fifty years ago, a Manhattan dive bar on a dilapidated street began to become the home of a new musical scene – making the careers of Patti Smith, Blondie, the Ramones and many more. Now...
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Feb 22, 2019 · Downtown Manhattan in the 1970s Was New York’s Golden Era for Nightlife. Artists, models, and revelers remember a gloriously liberated decade of going out and making art—and the legendary...
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- Max's Kansas City (213 Park Ave. S) The original Max's Kansas City was a popular hangout for a wide range of artists and writers in the late '60s — Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Serra, Phillip Glass, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsburg, just to name a few — and was the epicenter of early '70s glam rock scene, with Lou Reed, David Bowie, and Iggy Pop as bar regulars.
- CBGB (315 Bowery) The original CBGB on 315 Bowery closed in October 2006, but it remains the world's most iconic punk rock venue. The place is so legendary that its famously filthy toilets were recreated for a punk art exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but these days the building is the home of a retail outlet for menswear designer John Varvatos.
- Fillmore East (105 Second Ave.) The Fillmore East was New York's hottest venue in the late '60s, with bills featuring a who's who of classic rock superstars: Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, Crosby Stills and Nash, The Allman Brothers Band, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, John Lennon, Derek and the Dominos, Flying Burrito Brothers, and Van Morrison.
- Electric Circus (19-25 St. Mark's Place) The Electric Circus was an experimental psychedelic nightclub that was open from 1967–1971, and featured performances by bands such as The Velvet Underground, Sly and the Family Stone, and The Grateful Dead, along with shows by jugglers, gymnasts, and performance artists.
Feb 14, 2014 · The New York 70s rock scene that saw the rise of Lou Reed, the New York Dolls, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Television, the Ramones, and Blondie began as an intoxicating mix of...
Oct 13, 2018 · Witching Hour’s Oct. 12 event featured punk icon Richard Hell, author Kembrew McLeod, and actor Lisa Jane Persky digging into New York City’s rock scene in the 1970s. Michael McCurdy, Arts Reporter October 13, 2018.
