1) with The Black Keys, Sharon Van Etten, Femi Kuti, Neko Case, Bahamas, and more, July 4-6, 22a. Alas, twas not the yelling friend he was to find behind closed doors, but instead all four of us in the throes of some serious tripping. This Global Rock Showcase featured Sister Nancy, Aunt Esther, Sister Charmaine and King D'Jango at S.O.B's in New York City Oct. 29, 2002. I was immediately hooked, and later collaborated with my sister Julie Covelloin 2002 as the editor and co-writer of her Jojo Mayer documentary Prohibited Beatz. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. Stoned Soul Picnic: Laura Nyro, July 15, 1989, 051. Great descriptive writing as always, VA. Theyd shower the eccentric people with free drinks or free admission to create a circus environment in the club that would be enjoyed by the other patrons, Glam said. Abra: I agree with you, re: the reason behind the brisk pace. A woman in a slinky black dress who's been in the club for hours suddenly blurts out: ''I saw his nostril move like a little lizard's. If your navy blue trademark is your hair, not your suit, you might prefer the live bands and progressive sounds featured at the Pyramid Club, 101 Avenue A, near Seventh Street (420- 1590). 320 W 45th St. New York, NY 10036. Back at Area, it is 3 A.M. and the mime has hardly batted an eyelash. History. On weekends, admission is $10; on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, women are admitted free until 11 P.M. For the Mediterranean spirit, there's Darvish, 23 West Eighth Street, (475-1600). rita: One of the things I wanted to explore in writing this blog series is longer-form pieces which I know arent everyones cup of tea, but glad you read it through. 1980s-1990s: Boy Bar (15 St. Marks Pl.) Anyone can read what you share. The hottest of the city's unpretentious clubs, it features a casually dressed international crowd whirling to the music of Brazilian, African and Latin bands. I looked at my hand, and the thumb was all crooked.". Better Things: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, May 11, 2011, 157. Its funny to write about the episode now but we were anything but laughing at the time. Its good to hear you were involved with that development and that the family tradition lives on. (EP16) Electricity: OMD with Mettle, March 9, 1982, 009. With the filling being mushroom-heavy, they tasted awful although the chocolate went a long way towards making them palatable, proving Mary Poppins assertion that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down as correct. A pair of women at a diner in the early 1980s. Instead, we threw on some music, spending hours into dawn talking, joking, drinking, and toking until we all noticed the sun was rising. Plenty of time to feast on the city with a side order of mischief. First, I was finally in a city where everyone paced at my speed. But then I saw it was coming through the back, through the back window. Club kid Ernie Glam at an outdoor party in Battery Park thrown by Susanne Bartsch, 1990. "Rush Hour" and "Biker Boys", both taken in 1980. When one appeared, we all crammed in: five of us in the back, Sky and Artist up front with the driver. Those familiar. We Can Get Together: The Hold Steady, Night of the Living Dead Live featuring The Hilotrons, July 17, 2010, 153. Looking forward to the next installment to see what happens next! (EP20) Gimme Danger: Iggy Pop with Nash the Slash, October 27, 1982, 013. Once down in the hotel lobby on our way out for the evening, Miss Bennies chanced to run into a cousin of hers. As for the photos, while I am still bestus pals with MZ, Ive lost track with several others, so didnt want to use any close up shots just to respect privacy. Off we went, eyes bleary but agape, energized to simply be here (ok, and maybe some of those black pills got our empty gas tanks non-organically refilled). By 1990, annual homicides in New York peaked at 2,245. Activism & Politics Bars & Nightlife Staten Island 1970s 1980s Lesbian Bars, Clubs & Restaurants. : The Most Joyful, Protracted Job Exit of My Life, David Bowie 1947-2016: Often Copied, Never Equalled, The Velvet Underground & Nico @ 55: VAs Anniversary Playlists, RIP Lou Reed: Between Thought & Expression Lies A Lifetime, I Need A Fix: Beatles White Album @ 45/I Buy White Albums, June 1, 1974: Eno, Cale, Nico, Ayers 40th Anniversary, Picture This: VA Poster Collection Highlights. I was a DJ there from 1984-1992. whose personal ID used to be played incessantly over the music, and it went on and on and on. Lessons are given from 7 to 8:30 and dancing continues until after midnight. At Roseland, 239 West 52d Street (247-0200), where admission is $7 on Fridays, $10 on Saturdays and $8 on Sundays, a big band alternates with a Latin band on Thursdays and Sundays from 2:30 P.M. to midnight and on Saturdays until 11 P.M. Disco dancing is on Fridays. In short order we told him about our plans to head out to see Psychic TV at the Danceteria and let him know that four could become five, but he declined joining the gang and departed. 1-4) Once In A Lifetime: Heatwave Festival at 40 with Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, B-52s, Pretenders, Rockpile, Teenage Head & more, Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 23, 1980, EP 9A&B (no.20b) Waiting In Vain: 22 Performances I Missed (1980-2020) including The Clash, Bob Marley, XTC, Sonic Youth, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, & more, EP 8 (no.3) This Years Model: Elvis Costello & The Attractions with The Battered Wives, Alumni Hall (UWO), London, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 6, 1978, EP 7 (no.2) Still the Same: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band with Toby Beau, London Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Friday May 19, 1978, EP 6 (no.175) Im Your Man: Leonard Cohen, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 7, 2012, EP 5 (no.104) Never Get Old: David Bowie with The Polyphonic Spree, Corel Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 2, 2004, EP 4 (no.76) Flower: Lollapalooza 92 w/Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, & Lush, Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Wed Aug 5, 1992, EP 3 (no.7) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Ramones with The Demics, Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, May 20, 1980, EP 2 (no. For those not dining, admission is $20 and cocktails are $12. Past GRS Flyers. On Saturdays, admission is $10 for everyone. Locked Inside: Janelle Mone, June 23, 2012, 171. The Chelsea. I too noted the fast walkers and was surprised because I seldom found folks who walked at my pace. In their place, smaller clubs like Tunnel opened in Chelsea, and that's when Glam said the club kidsyoung, outlandishly dressed people who partied several times a weekemerged. French cuisine is served until 10:30 P.M., when the club's scarlet and mirrored disco comes to life. Crack cocaine and heroin infested NYC during the 1980s, effectively increasing street crime, child abuse, and spousal abuse. 1. Shed somehow lost sight of us and there were no breadcrumbs to follow. I checked into my room to discover that Id been put in a multi-bed space with a couple of doofi who were inexplicably irked that I was drinking Guinness. Each camp spent those hours getting to better know the other, all of us hitting it off like a house on fire before all six found somewhere to pass out and venture deep into the land of nod, dreaming wistfully of degenerate behaviour ahead. (EP 29b) Lets Dance: David Bowie with Rough Trade, CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Saturday September 3, 1983, 006. This divey bar in Alphabet City is a homey alternative to the old-school clubs and formal performance spaces. Following some pre-gig prepping, where there was much communal delight when I pulled out the aforementioned shrubbery, we skinned up and got dolled down in our ragged non-finest and off we went. The club is particularly alive on Sundays nights. Reggae isnt a style I wouldnt have overly associated with NYC, but here was Gregory Isaacs sexy, plaintive number repeatedly punctuating my few days there.). The Ritz was a New York City rock club in the 1980s and early 1990s. Dr. Feelgood: Aretha Franklin, May 30, 2010, 146. The second thing was how friendly I found everyone. Sandy Duncan spent the rest of the week exiting speedily if she so much as saw any of us coming as one might avoid a vindictive Cyclops with Legionnaires Disease. The cover charge is $15. Pictured, a pair of punks hang out on a stoop in the East Village. Share or embed this setlist. (EP10) Dance This Mess Around: The Heatwave Festival (Part 2) with the Pretenders, The B-52s, Rockpile, Teenage Head, and more, August 23, 1980, 008a. A pair of detectives enjoy a smoke break outside of their downtown offices. There are three seatings for dinner, which costs about $50 a couple, beginning at 5 P.M. Looking forward to more. Want more historical New York? Their cocktail prices are slightly more affordable than other bars in the area, and they have a couple of cheap beer options . Copyright 20042023 Yelp Inc. Yelp, , and related marks are registered trademarks of Yelp. NYC radio during the 1970s and 80s was loaded with variety, especially on the left end of the dial and at 105.9 WHBI/WNWK FM. I am trying to discover hip hop or reggae clubs in Manhattan. And there was a lot of AIDS consciousness in NYC by that time, although much was still unknown (how it happened, no treatment options, etc.). Five months after this trip, I myself began doing a show there and remained a campus DJ on it for a great 8.5 year run. Here are some suggestions on the best reggae clubs in NYC. BAR 13 HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday . #1: December 1986: MY 3 XMAS WEEKENDS FROM HELL! These vagabond shoes were longing to stray. The range of places to go dancing in this city is as astounding as any prop. In the late 1980s, many of New Yorks megaclubs closed down as a result of the economic crash of 1987. For almost 20 years, those photos sat in Glams apartment in New York. Finding herself wandering the battlefield in search of us just as the CJs and their audience hit Lift Off, she hastily scampered to the rear of the crowd, pinning her back against the wall so thoroughly she probably almost merged with it. Said former NYC DEA agent Robert Stutman, "Crack literally changed the entire face of the city. Turns out she was on this same trip yet each had somehow missed the other until now. (EP27) Walking on the Moon: Police Picnic 83 with The Police, Peter Tosh, James Brown, King Sunny Ad, Blue Peter & The Fixx, CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Friday August 5, 1983, 018. State officials said the club, which opened as the Reggae Lounge in 1982 and later changed its name, had a long history of violence. Not having a clear idea of the distance wed be traveling in the cab nor how much the ride would cost, each of us had a dollar in hand to contribute. (EP13) Whats In the City: NFG, Regulators, and Sinners, November 2, 1979, 004. and the Pyramid Club (101 Ave. A) become playgrounds for East Village New Wavers. A dinner of Indian food is served from early evening until 1 A.M., for about $50 a couple. I remember the frisson that overcame me on my first trip to NY, just a few years before your own. New York lost 500,000 manufacturing jobs and correspondingly, over a million people left New York over the course of the 1970s. No user attended. Yep, the radio station was/is CHRW, the university alternative station. But prep paradise is surely the Surf Club, 415 East 91st Street (410-1360), where navy blue suits have been cast aside for the party uniform: black skirts or pants and white shirts. Admission is $15. I don't know what he was doing with the photos other than meticulously putting them in boxes. My hair stood up on end blown away. Not my music but thats ok (Im a bit older). And even having witnessed and sometimes been part of some wild mosh pit shows through the years, this by comparison is still more like a soccer brawl in my mind. Magic Chords: Ottawa Bluesfest 2013 (Pt. Stop! In current money, that meant we gave him a $9 tip on a $7 fare. I borrowed some of the interstitial banter from Studio One: In Finestyle to use in it. Even the most. 19 vintage photos that show what New York City looked like in the 1980s. 'Ain't No Problem'. Ethel & Fred Mertz (Vivian Vance & William Frawley) in a still from an I Love Lucy postcard that I bought while in NYC. It sounds like a Sly & Robbie production. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. A volunteer organization sprung out of this maelstrom to combat the growing crime. In the New York City area, there are many venues where you can go and enjoy a night of reggae music. From the moment the Jerks took the stage, it was instant human smashnmash, with a Holy Doodles! look from our Provincial eyes. They were all alphabetically organized with little index cards like youd see in libraries. Of course, only our own little Betty Crocker knew how much of the Vitamin P resided in each nougatey product, but within about an hour it became clear to each of us that hed packed plenty into the rich snack. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, June 25, 2011, 161. Concert People. Learn More. Hardcore was never a big thing for me but it was one of the key underground. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Williamsburg. The head behind the Nebula is no stranger: Richie Romero runs, among others, the 1Oak Club, which has attracted many celebrities for years. All you had to do was throw some glitter on, Glam said. When Crack Was King: 1980s New York In Photos. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Nowadays I imagine the border crossing takes far longer, too. Discopravity: Psychic TV & NYC, Nov. 17, 1983, 023. designanator: And what were you up to on that day, John? I must have missed it. Also envious that you saw The Clash at Danceteria. They werent overly close and hadnt seen each other in some time, but it was a warm greeting nonetheless. So, here I was in my first night in NYC, movin like liquid with a superbuzz on the dancefloor to Gregory Isaacs at a reggae club in SoHo. I felt the pain. Great account Various. It will be the largest nightclub in the city and extends over 3 floors. Behind him, baby sharks, swim in a tank and in front, a clown slumps in a. We eventually found it within ourselves to amble down to Madison Avenue, pile into the newspaper taxi that appeared on the shore climbing in the back with our heads in the clouds waiting to take us away for a delightfully funzy time with PTVs Genesis P. and the crew at Danceteria. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Contemporary music is featured during the band's breaks. All That's Interesting is a Brooklyn-based digital publisher that seeks out stories that illuminate the past, present, and future. This was the first genuine mosh pit any of us had ever seen. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The Club Kids, led by impresario Michael Alig, turned places like the Limelight into backdrops of drug- and techno-induced drama, while live music dens like the Village Gate presented stages to some great jazz musicians. The border crossing was thankfully uneventful, after which we all tried our best the catch some, We groggily rose with the sun, squinting wearily at the dawn assaulting the window panes, lifting baggy eyes slits-wide to gaze at the grim eyesore that was urban Jersey City. The Rain Song: Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, June 23, 2011, 159. Nighty-Night: Deep Soul in Dub can be heard in the Weevie Remix section. Its a cold frozen day here, but this lively account warmed me up and gave me a smile. Hello, Yelpers! In 1995, Di Biasio gave Glam four boxes of his photos to store in his closet. " Mr. Barksdale said. (EP9A&B) Waiting In Vain: 22 Performances I Missed, 1980-2020 including The Clash, Bob Marley, XTC, Sonic Youth, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, & more, 020a. Assuming that wed be roomed up with people grouped via personal familiarity, the gang of four were peeved to learn that wed been split up into quarters with other folks unknown. It was called GRID then and at that time seemed confined to the gay community. Mr. Barksdale said Mr. Bastien and his friends saw the logic of this assertion and went back inside the club to dance, thinking the incident was over. Its the Year Two Thousand & Ten: Broken Social Scene, December 16, 2010, 155. People Have the Power: Patti Smiths Live Return, July 5, 1995, 076. Understand?' Benns hummed and hawed, diplomatically telling. . Nebula. This commercial building was home to the Beach Haven, Staten Island's sole lesbian bar in the 1970s and early 1980s. The cookies were carob-based. 5 The Roxy in Covent Garden was the centre of London's punk universe from 1976 until 1978. (EP3) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: The Ramones with The Demics, May 20, 1980, 006. To the Reggae Beat A few blocks - and worlds - away is the Reggae Lounge, 285 West Broadway (226-4598), a club of jungle greens and browns, infused with the rich sounds of reggae. Correctly surmising things were going to be intense and with nowhere left to sit in the otherwise packed main floor, we decided to candyass it upstairs and watch it all from the balcony. As someone who has always walked with a brisk gait, it was sympatico love at first stride. Gabor: London Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday March 19, 1980 + A Meditation on the Amorphous Nature of Memory & Why the Present Is Always in the Past, EP 13 (no.5) Whats In the City: NFGs Second Annual Halloween Bash with The Regulators and Sinners, Polish Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, Friday November 2, 1979, EP 12 (no.4) This Is the Modern World: The Jam with The Dwight Twilley Band, Rex Danforth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday April 10, 1979, EP 11 (no.020a) You Wont See Me: 20 Acts I Wish Id Seen (1920s-1980) featuring Billie Holiday, The Sex Pistols, Fela Kuti, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and more, EP 10 (no.8 pts. I havent been since the 80s either Cublet and I keep planning a jaunt back but it keeps getting derailed by other plans. The shooting occurred about 4 A.M. outside the Island Club at 285 West Broadway, south of Canal Street. A more flamboyant crowd dances at an odyssey of a club called Paradise Garage, 84 King Street, near Varick Street (989-2975), which is open to the public on Friday nights only. There was still a wild abandon in New York. I was car-accident-like fixated upon this seemingly post-apocalyptic, Eventually, Jerseyian gloom gave way to Manhattan splendor as we emerged from the tunnel. At another club, Visage, mermaids dive into pools and men with green faces skate on ice. Mountaineer's Club at Vasmay Lounge, NYC, 1986. Thats of course as long as you fit neatly within certain limited parameters, something that often gets left out (those others dont really count, do they?). What are some highly rated lounges in New York, NY? 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