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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. Bell ...
Feb 11, 2016 · The Fillmore East actually closed in the beginning of the 70s, operating from 1968-1971. It was located at 105 Second Avenue and operated by Bill Graham, who ran San Francisco’s Fillmore West ...
- Derek Scancarelli
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 renowned...
- Daniel Dylan Wray
Apr 7, 2017 · Interview by Will Coldwell. The DJ, who played at Studio 54 and opened his first club, the Gallery, in Manhattan in 1973, reveals the New York party and music hotspots he rates today. Fri 7 Apr ...
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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.
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Feb 22, 2019 · Danny Fields, manager to Iggy and the Stooges and The Ramones, recalls the rise of Max’s, which supplanted predecessors, like CBGB’s, to become the city’s preeminent rock-music destination ...
Apr 6, 2023 · Bryant Park has entries in history books going back to the early 1800s, when the British inspired the creation of this park based on The Crystal Palace in London. It was in the 1970s that Bryant Park went through a huge transformation; known as ‘Needle Park’ for quite some time, the area was littered with the underbelly of New York’s drug ...
