Which meant that lil Sandy Duncan was down there somewhere, among the warring gladiators. " Mr. Barksdale said. 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. Ahead lay almost four days of Gotham adventures before heading back around dinner hour on Saturday. Slaying in June, A State Liquor Authority spokesman, Richard Chernela, said the agency formally filed charges to revoke the club's license on Thursday afternoon because the club had become "a focal point for police attention.". Later, in 1997, I created a remix project called Nighty-Night: Deep Soul in Dub which involved remixing soul and funk tracks in the classic King Tubbys Jamaican Dub style. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In my opinion Reggae isn't all that popular in NYC like it was in the 70's and 80's. . You really capture so much detail of that visit in that point in time of 83! MajorStage Presents: Live Hip Hop & R&B 9:00 pm MajorStage Presents: Keenan TreVon 7:00 pm 01 MajorStage Presents: Scorey 7:00 pm 02 KiDi: The Golden Boy North American Tour 7:00 pm 03 More Love Less Ego: Afrobeats 11:00 pm Mannywellz 7:00 pm 04 Rhythm Revue 6:00 pm Caribbean Saturdays Flag Fest NYC 11:00 pm Copyright 20042023 Yelp Inc. Yelp, , and related marks are registered trademarks of Yelp. Want more historical New York? I couldnt tell you anything about what the CJs played because most hardcore sounds the same to me, so Ill just guestimate that they played 100 tunes in 25 minutes, or something like that. Two nights of interesting circumstances there are yet to come. Popular with women's softball teams, it was the first official. MP congregated on campus late that evening alongside a couple of dozen others for the NYC-bound bus. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. I Feel Possessed: Crowded House, July 15, 2010, 152. Part Two is even more eventful and madcap. A homeless man sleeps in front of an adult store and Catholic mission in Times Square in 1985. The Gil Bailey show was often scheduled close to the Hip Hop shows on 105.9 WHBI, as were some of the other reggae shows during the week. While we had twisted senses of humour and sometimes played tricks on each other, we werent inherently mean. Keep This Party Going: The B-52s, Renaissance, July 8, 2010, 148. (EP14) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats, March 19, 1980, 005. I got hit!' In fact, the club is often rented for parties, so a call in advance is suggested. By 1990, annual homicides in New York peaked at 2,245. Day Two in NYC extended our vampiric existence as none of us awoke until just before the late afternoon sun was heading down. Reggae Lounge, Dec. 9, 1982 Collection: Hip Hop Party and Event Flyers Date: 1982-12-09 Coordinates: 40.720844,-74.004631 Latitude: 40.720844 Longitude: -74.004631 Location: 285 West Broadway Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Country: United States Venue: Reggae Lounge ID Number: HHC8052MC_0056 Collection Number: 8052 File Name: No one embodied this like John 'Dapper Don' Gotti, the flashiest mob boss of the era. A flower delivery arrives at the Guidetta Funeral Home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Bar 13 NYC is one of the best lounges in Union Square Bar 13 is open 7 days week and available for private events contact us for information about Bar 13 New York City . Not my music but thats ok (Im a bit older). Unlike the troglodytes in the Guinness-averse room of yore, Artist and Sky were both great folks who were up for fun company on the trip. Heartbreak also features a live band on Mondays, Admission is $15. We all assumed that it was someone from the hotel telling us to keep the noise down but were surprised to instead discover someone we all vaguely recognized from the bus trip down. French cuisine is served until 10:30 P.M., when the club's scarlet and mirrored disco comes to life. 1990s: Saturday nights at the Roxy (515 W. 18th St.) give birth to the. On Fridays, admission is $8 for women and $10 for men. I heard someone yelling in here and thought it was a friend of mine said Mr. 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. 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. I cannot, however, find the backing track which is a dubbed-out version of Flashdance (What a feeling). Those were the only places he took photos. Circle Jerks 9:30 Club, Washington, DC - Nov 17, 1983 Nov 17 1983; Last updated: 10 Feb 2023, 22:03 Etc/UTC. 2) with The Specials, The Waterboys, Animal Collective, Solange, and more, July 8-12, 177. Concert People. Cover charge is $20. The eighties were a raucous time, I dont remember ever traveling somewhere without enhancements being offered and shared. The room looks like a school cafeteria cleaned up for the prom, and some members of the crowd - which is not as fashionable as it used to be - can be spotted with cigarette packs tucked in the sleeves of their white T-shirts. A reaction to the giant, airplane hangar-esque discos that had permeated the city during the 1970s, Nell's was a Jazz, Reggae and Hip-Hop dance club with a capacity of just 250. Stepping out into the chilly November air, we decided that a single cab wouldnt willingly pick up this whole crew of people, and so Sky did the honours by flagging one down while we stood out of view. Often homemade or assembled from thrift-store items, the outfits were unique and bold expressions of identity. 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. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. But as the visuals become more adventurous, the sounds are becoming more mainstream. 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. (EP21) I Found That Essence Rare: The Gang of Four with The Hoi Polloi, March 5, 1983, 014. This dude named Agent Jay played with Dubb (Dub) Agents with an A-List team of musicians backing the artists. Once home to upscale hotels and theaters, Times Square became a refuge for prostitution, peep shows, and crime. And there is a choice of ballroom music or heavy metal, Arabic folk songs or reggae. The shooting yesterday came as the club was closing and patrons were walking into the street, the police said. I must have missed it. Depressed rents allowed new subcultures to thrive throughout the city, which became a hub for punk and hip-hop throughout the 1980s. At some, one blends with the crowd; at others, one can find intimacy. Its good to hear you were involved with that development and that the family tradition lives on. Enquiring Minds want to know! For almost 20 years, those photos sat in Glams apartment in New York. 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. #8: VA-Tel presents 20 OUTTASIGHT XMAS SENSATIONS! Spots so unpretentious that they could pass as college fraternity parties include Trax, 100 West 72d Street (799-1448); 5's, at 555 West 57th Street (757-4303); Juke Box N.Y.C., 304 East 39th Street (685-1556), and Kangaroo Club, 334 East 73d Street (570-1116). I havent been since the 80s either Cublet and I keep planning a jaunt back but it keeps getting derailed by other plans. Benns hummed and hawed, diplomatically telling. When the motif was faith, for example, the owners erected Egyptian tombs and Buddhist temples. I will never forget the first time I heard Jungle Drum n Bass. Released in 1986, Licensed To Ill became the first hip-hop album to reach the top spot on the Billboard charts and was the biggest-selling rap album of the 1980s. 6. The club also offers a special $6 admission for students. The shows were notoriously coupled with some of the roughest and most aggressive mosh pit action of the day. They werent overly close and hadnt seen each other in some time, but it was a warm greeting nonetheless. (EP 11) 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 + 1 Honorary Mention, 019. "Me and my friend were looking for karaoke places in this area and decided on this one. 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. It sounds like a Sly & Robbie production. Take a look through these photos from Newsday's archives of some of the most popular night time haunts of the '80s, '90s and 2000s. 320 W 45th St. New York, NY 10036. In 1995, Di Biasio gave Glam four boxes of his photos to store in his closet. Got its nickname because it was at 800 on the AM dial. (EP19) Night & Day: Joe Jackson, October 4, 1982, 012. This was the first genuine mosh pit any of us had ever seen. : 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. A group pose for a photograph in Brooklyn. In current money, that meant we gave him a $9 tip on a $7 fare. It's 40 per hour for 3 people and less (I think it's an additional $5 for each extra person). Good grief you mean there was ever a radio station worth listening to in London? Its resident DJ was Don Letts, who played dub and reggae to a crowd that included The Clash, Sex Pistols. Whether you're a local, new in town, or just passing through, you'll be sure to find something on Eventbrite that piques your interest. (EP24) End of the Party: The (English) Beat with R.E.M., April 12, 1983, 015. By comparison to this, the audience moves from the Iggy Pop crowd from a year ago seemed more like hepped up quadrilles and the Flipper gig from a few months previous seemed more like a pinochle tournament. The disco music here is interrupted at 1 A.M. on weekends for a half-hour rock video- type show by the club's own dancers. Music VenuesVenues & Event SpacesDance ClubsEast Flatbush, We had a very negative vibe walking in. 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. Two nights of interesting circumstances there are yet to come. 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. The dazzle of the Rainbow Room is no secret; you are advised to call for reservations two weeks in advance. No user attended. Off a 10-foot-by-10-foot dance floor that offers a view of the harbor, a three- piece jazz band plays from 7:30 to 12:30; the cover charge is $2.95. Delivery & Pickup Options - 319 reviews of Sage Restaurant & Lounge "I explored this spot with some family one night before the whole conversion. It will be the largest nightclub in the city and extends over 3 floors. My hair stood up on end blown away. From the moment the Jerks took the stage, it was instant human smashnmash, with a Holy Doodles! look from our Provincial eyes. As. National Archives and Records Administration, when the New York subway was the most dangerous place on earth. He didn't take studio photography or anything like that.. It was called GRID then and at that time seemed confined to the gay community. Williamsburg. 2 weeks around New York in May 9:04 am; New York trip to Dumbarton Oaks 8:14 am; There's a bar, a nice sitting area with dim lighting.. the reggae party was going down upstairs. A pair of detectives enjoy a smoke break outside of their downtown offices. Hello, Yelpers! 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. An hour before, a victim, Donald Bastien, 27, had danced with a woman who had gone to the club with the gunman, the police and witnesses said. That was his niche. 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. Back in the suite, after a long day with little sleep, we were all exhausted yet far too wired on circumstances, substances, and each others company for a Goodnight John Boy moment any time soon. Virtually every night of the week, a crowd of superlatives - some of the most beautiful and famous, rich and crazy that New York can offer - jams the sidewalk outside the club, waiting to get inside. Street violence had grown. It was like going to Chili's for the chips, salsa, and margaritas, minus the sometimes annoying parents with young kids crowd. (EP10) I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down: The Heatwave Festival (Part 1), August 23, 1980, 007. These are some of the latest exhibits at Area, the city's most talked-about dance club. As a result of efforts by club owners to create environments that are comfortable for uptowners yet funky enough for downtowners, today's discos have become places where punkers and bankers, street kids and top recording artists whirl in one colorful blur. Puts the reader right into the action. That velvet-walled club, which is almost double the size of Area, is decorated with American Realist sculptures and Lalique crystal masks. 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. Next On Stage > The NYC adventure continues with a trippy show by Throbbing Gristle off-shoot Psychic TV. The property is managed by the Monaghan Management Company, at 285 Broadway. The club is particularly alive on Sundays nights. Admission is $15. Probably in the 1980s. Glitz is the operative word at Regine's, 502 Park Avenue at 60th Street (826-0990), which offers dinner and disco dancing to an American and European crowd generally 30 and older. Off a colorful bar and lounge with a splendid view of midtown, the club's rather intimate-sized dance room gives the air of a lavish private party. People also searched for these in New York: What are people saying about dance clubs in New York, NY? Bar 13 121 University Pl. Still, then as now, I dont mind a wee morsel of hardcore in measured doses (Minor Threats eponymous 45 and The Dead Kennedys Nazi Punks, Fuck Off remain on my iPod as great workout tunes for the gym). Graffiti warns of the perils of crack-cocaine. To reach further back - to the Swing era - there is, of course, the 65-year-old Roseland ballroom, which has watched many other clubs come and go. Over the course of the decade, New York set records for murder, rape, burglary, and car theft. Sugar Buzz: k.d. The dance space is subdivided into small sections around the room so that the crowd - mainly from the outer boroughs and the suburbs on weekends - bops at the bar and between tables. Pictured, a pair of punks hang out on a stoop in the East Village. Lookin Out My Back Door: John Fogerty, July 12, 2011, 165. Also envious that you saw The Clash at Danceteria. (EP12) This Is the Modern World: The Jam, April 10, 1979, 003. ". He basically just went out to clubs or whatever types of events we were going to and took photos. Start spreading the news: at last I was on my way to New York, leaving on this day to be part of it. The Big 8 was CKLW in Windsor-Detroit, then owned by RKO, a 50,000-watt clear-channel station. We Rule the School: Belle & Sebastian, Saturday July 6, 2013, 176. There is no one step sweeping the clubs as in the disco-days of ''Saturday Night Fever,'' when couples would co-ordinate their every dip, or the punk-rock days, when heads of spiked hair would bop up and down in one place. Finally I was here. Be warned that you must step through an electronic frisking device before entering the club. (EP15) The Boiler: Police Picnic 81 with The Police, Specials, Iggy Pop, Killing Joke, The Go-Gos, Nash the Slash, John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, The Payola$, Oingo Boingo, and The David Bendeth Band, August 23, 1981, 008d. This is really bad idea confided Missy B in an apprehensive tone, quietly explaining to MZ and myself that while she liked her cousin and that she was a very nice person, she was also very naive and didnt have a clue what she was walking into. 'I Knew I Was Hit', "People were saying, 'Yo, I got hit! While the rest of the magnanimous seven decided to grab a brew and snake off to the sidelines, The Artist and I each decided to hit the dance floor. Hanging Around: Hugh Cornwell from The Stranglers featuring Blondies Clem Burke, November 5, 2010, 154. Boanerges1: Im curious, what were The Big 8? Ready To Start: Arcade Fire, July 13, 2010, 151. 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). 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. Edwige Belmore, Bettina Kster, and Robert Paules' Mountaineer's Club celebrates opening two nights a week with a reception at Vasmay Lounge, 269 East Houston Street, New York City, October 21, 1986. As opposed to the heavy Jamaican sounds played on weeknights, on weekends the club offers pop reggae, which has more of a dance beat. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The clubs mainly offer recorded music unless otherwise noted, and some have dress codes. Circle Jerks Reggae Lounge, New York, NY - Nov 16, 1983 Nov 16 1983; Following concerts. Child abuse had grown hugely. A pair of detectives enjoy a smoke break outside of their downtown offices. State officials said the club, which opened as the Reggae Lounge in 1982 and later changed its name, had a long history of violence. The Other Side of Summer: Elvis Costello & the Imposters, June 24, 2011, 160. (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. Granted, it was an earlier era, but we were plugged in 24/7 to the Big 8. koshersalaami: The music is only a small part about this one, its more about the youthful hijinks. It honestly felt like walking into Jamaica. This down-to-earth spot, where gourds, koras from Senegal and African masks hang from the ceiling, also offers Brazilian food. (EP18) Clash City Rockers: The Clash with Black Uhuru, September 5, 1982, 011. The subway system became a hotbed of crime. Youre braver than I would have been in conveying contraband across the border. Behind him, baby sharks, swim in a tank and in front, a clown slumps in a. ''It takes a lot to impress New Yorkers these days,'' says the club's owner, Frank Lynch. Shed somehow lost sight of us and there were no breadcrumbs to follow. The second thing was how friendly I found everyone. And so, after pouring through the Village Voice, it was agreed by committee that wed be heading to SoHo to see L.A. hardcore titans the Circle Jerks at The Reggae Lounge. I instantly loved the citys hum, strum, and energy. I think one con is that there were a good a", All "reggae lounge" results in New York, New York, Search reggae lounge in popular locations. Website View Menu. Bootzilla: Bootsy Collins, The Flaming Lips, and more, July 5 & 8, 2011, 163. And they are dancing in whatever way feels best to them. Part of HuffPost Entertainment.
Elizabeth Ann Martin Soddy Daisy, Tn,
Are Peter Bergman And Tracey Bregman Related,
Where Is Pax Jolie Going To College,
Pros And Cons Of Using Medical Abbreviations,
Articles R