At some, one blends with the crowd; at others, one can find intimacy. Over 250 felonies were committed every week in the system, making the New York subway the most dangerous mass transit system in the world. (EP26) I Keep A Close Watch: John Cale, June 13, 1983, 017. The club is owned by Citiworld Enterprises Inc., which lists its officers as Paul Friedman and Robert Saunders, Mr. Chernela said. Admission on weekends is $15. catch-22: It appears that David is gifted in many ways . 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. A page for former employees, bands, fans and others to remember the days at the Peppermint Lounge in NYC in the early 80's.NO SPAMMERS ALLOWED.everyone else is welcome! TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. People also searched for these in New York: What are people saying about dance clubs in New York, NY? Clearly, there was no way the temporary-abode arrangements were going to fly. Email contact: DIA@DIA-Inc.com. The preceding decade was a disastrous one for New York. It sounds like a Sly & Robbie production. Enquiring Minds want to know! "When it first started going off, nobody knew where it was coming from. Linda: I remember you saying about how you used to go to NYC every three months: envy, Linda, envy! Mona's East Village $$$$ 224 Avenue B, New York Earn 3X Points Even if you're someone who doesn't "get" jazz or finds it pretentious, give the jazz nights at Mona's a shot. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Trees Outside the Academy: 2011 Ottawa Folk Festival with Thurston Moore, Bright Eyes, Tom Morello/The Nightwatchman, & The Little Stevies, August 27-28, 2011, 167. And they are dancing in whatever way feels best to them. These tracks were rooted in the fetishized Amen Break era. (EP9A&B) Waiting In Vain: 22 Performances I Missed, 1980-2020 including The Clash, Bob Marley, XTC, Sonic Youth, Simon & Garfunkel, U2, & more, 020a. 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. Great descriptive writing as always, VA. As told to Caroline Bankoff, Heather Corcoran, Nancy Hass and M.H. Sludgefeast: Dinosaur Jr., January 22, 2010, 104. I remember the frisson that overcame me on my first trip to NY, just a few years before your own. After a period of taking in the young hormonal morass of slam dancers, with red red robin mohawks bob-bob-bobbin along above the heads of the flailing-limb crowd like a percolating pit of pass the potato-punk-piatas, something suddenly occurred to one of us: where was Cousin Bennies? 1990s: Saturday nights at the Roxy (515 W. 18th St.) give birth to the. In the late 1980s, many of New Yorks megaclubs closed down as a result of the economic crash of 1987. Want more historical New York? (EP10) I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down: The Heatwave Festival (Part 1), August 23, 1980, 007. Monkey Gone To Heaven: The Pixies perform Doolittle, April 16, 2011, 156. The one tune I distinctly remember coming on was Gregory Isaccs Night Nurse. It had been one my favourite reggae tracks of that, or any, year (and remains so) and I was verkplempt in my deep weed-state when the opening notes flooded the air. This collection of playlists provides a wide sample of reggae shows with particular attention to Gil Bailey. Ernie Glam (his club name) met Di Biasio in the late 1980s at a party, and as they struck up a friendship, he learned more about Di Biasios life. Looking forward to more. IN the heart of New York's bustling nightlife, a, mime sits perfectly still. First, I was finally in a city where everyone paced at my speed. We asked Door Guy in to join us just the same. 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. Street violence had grown. The club is particularly alive on Sundays nights. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. For the feeling of actually stepping into a rock video, there is Private Eyes, 12 West 21st Street (206-7770), a club full of white walls, mirrors and video screens. It was a deal. (EP23) Connection: Keith Richards, December 8, 1988, 025. Cover charge is $20. Nighty-Night: Deep Soul in Dub can be heard in the Weevie Remix section. It was an otherworldly sound, yet its makings were so easily understood: its just sped up to a point of absurdity, and then turned into music. The subway system became a hotbed of crime. Another man, fleeing from the gunfire, was critically injured in the pandemonium when a panicked driver accidentally ran over him, the police said. The shows were notoriously coupled with some of the roughest and most aggressive mosh pit action of the day. I was a DJ there from 1984-1992. . I looked at my hand, and the thumb was all crooked.". Greenwich Village. The Juke Box is free and the other clubs charge from $5 to $10. There were a lot of incentives for being extravagant. Two nights of interesting circumstances there are yet to come. Now that we had an established base, beer in the fridge, and sustenance from across the street (Sky bought a whole side of ham that he intended to spend the next few days economically tucking into), the focus turned to what to do on this first night in town. Business Insider. Ethel & Fred Mertz (Vivian Vance & William Frawley) in a still from an I Love Lucy postcard that I bought while in NYC. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. So Here I Am: UB40, March 7, 1984 and March 14, 1985, 024. Check out this footage of the South Bronx in 1982: And then this documentary short, A Most Violent Year, which explores the multifaceted problems New York City faced in 1981: And if you're fascinated by the history of New York, check out our other posts on when the New York subway was the most dangerous place on earth and startling images of 1970s New York. Fri, Feb 17, 10:00 PM + 169 more events. 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. Mountaineer's Club at Vasmay Lounge, NYC, 1986. Looking forward to the next installment to see what happens next! At some point, M&M decamped down to the temporary House of Zeppelin with the intent that theyd be joining us later in the evening for tonights event which I was particularly excited about: post-Throbbing Gristle-offshoot Psychic TV performing at the hottest nightclub in the city at that time, Danceteria. Below, we look at the decade that came to define the city as the Rotten Apple for a generation of Americans: The police force had dwindled down significantly in response to the city's dire economic recession and budget cuts, which meant that New York was ill-equipped to handle the subsequent barrage of criminal activity that plagued the streets. As government assistance dwindled and drug addiction increased, homelessness soared in New York during the 1980s. They werent overly close and hadnt seen each other in some time, but it was a warm greeting nonetheless. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Danceteria.. saw The Clash there.. sigh.. 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. The line about Six Wives cracked me up. 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 . Spousal abuse. They were all alphabetically organized with little index cards like youd see in libraries. Late afternoon beckoned, as did putting our feet up, and back to the hotel we headed to retrieve our luggage and then take five in our designated rooms. It featured the underground D n B culture in NYC/Brooklyn and how drummer Jojo Mayer dropped everything in his successful career to pursue the rhythms and textures of Drum n Bass in a live venue. Where are you heading? she asked, seeing our entourage shuffling towards the front doors. Learn More. Splendor in the Grass: Pink Martini, June 26, 2011, 162. The bus slunk through the bustling streets during mid-week morning rush hour, eventually arriving in front what was to be our Home Sweet Fleabag for the next few days: The Executive Hotel at 237 Madison Avenue. Strictly rockers, a-yard. Just looked him up online Wow! When the moving auto-jar of sardines pulled up at the club, we gave the driver each of our seven-dollars-at-the-ready for what turned out to be a three-dollar charge. Address: 135 West 41st Street, near Times Square. Some dancers today combine the smooth John Travolta-style disco steps with the punk rockers' jumping- bean style, while others barely move, seemingly entranced by the music. Its the Year Two Thousand & Ten: Broken Social Scene, December 16, 2010, 155. What follows is a sampling of nonprivate dance clubs where, for a cover charge of $5 to $20 plus the price of a few drinks, your spring fever can dance to its whim. These cookies do not store any personal information. Club kid Ernie Glam at an outdoor party in Battery Park thrown by Susanne Bartsch, 1990. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. NYC had been my No.1 destination to visit for years owing to my long-time fascination with the city and its history, especially as a flash point for transgression and cultural innovations. As opposed to the heavy Jamaican sounds played on weeknights, on weekends the club offers pop reggae, which has more of a dance beat. A volunteer organization sprung out of this maelstrom to combat the growing crime. As he walked into an upscale steakhouse in midtown Manhattan, a hit team shot and killed Castellano and his bodyguard. Also, on the days in November you were in NYC with your pals I was busy in CT working on a large design project which crimped my style that month for getting into the city . Admission is $10. (EP16) Electricity: OMD with Mettle, March 9, 1982, 009. Reggae Party every Sunday@Bar 13. 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. Now I feel like I can start dancing. You were a legend in your own mind. The Rain Song: Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, June 23, 2011, 159. lang and the Siss Boom Bang, June 25, 2011, 161. We Can Get Together: The Hold Steady, Night of the Living Dead Live featuring The Hilotrons, July 17, 2010, 153. At another club, Visage, mermaids dive into pools and men with green faces skate on ice. (EP 29a) Changes: Bowie, The 70s, and Me (A Prelude to EP29B), 021. That velvet-walled club, which is almost double the size of Area, is decorated with American Realist sculptures and Lalique crystal masks. 78-11 Roosevelt Avenue. This commercial building was home to the Beach Haven, Staten Island's sole lesbian bar in the 1970s and early 1980s. You really capture so much detail of that visit in that point in time of 83! Incredible glassworks, so thanks for that. I also love to dance. If I discover that tape, I will add it. Understand?' We asked for a table away frommore, changed things and Tuesday nights were no longer Reggae Nights. In the volatile world that is this city's dance club scene, it is this mixed-media kind of club that has stolen the limelight from former hotspots like the flashy and glitzy Studio 54. 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