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! The cover is $15 on weekends. 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. While those threading around us went about their business at a determined clip, we found that if we approached someone to ask for directions or information, they would routinely stop and generously give us a few moments of their time. These vagabond shoes were longing to stray. 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? B. 1980s-1990s: Boy Bar (15 St. Marks Pl.) The Big 8 was CKLW in Windsor-Detroit, then owned by RKO, a 50,000-watt clear-channel station. The first track is a brief station ID from the WHBI days which I thought best personified the broad ethnic spirit of the stations programming. The dazzle of the Rainbow Room is no secret; you are advised to call for reservations two weeks in advance. Anyone can read what you share. Let me tell you! For tonight, anyway. Warhol. Black Flag at Reggae Lounge, NYC, 1984. Police officials and private detectives who have investigated the club said marijuana and other drugs could be bought inside easily. They werent overly close and hadnt seen each other in some time, but it was a warm greeting nonetheless. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Download the Clinton Lyndsay MP3 collection, Download the Studio One in Finestyle MP3 collection. Probably in the 1980s. Can I come along? said Cuz, delivering her enquiry with a Sandy Duncan-level of perkiness. 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. 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. One night in 1995, I happen to catch the broadcast of Reggae Rhythms on WCKR 89.9 FM when the host returned from a trip to England. 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There were a lot of incentives for being extravagant. 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. 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. The club also offers a special $6 admission for students. History. In the late 1980s, many of New Yorks megaclubs closed down as a result of the economic crash of 1987. Get answers to your questions about New York City . I also love to dance. The rush hour commute on the subway in 1985. You were a legend in your own mind. The last Friday of every month features a live ethnic band. I havent been since the 80s either Cublet and I keep planning a jaunt back but it keeps getting derailed by other plans. By 1990, annual homicides in New York peaked at 2,245. Ethel & Fred Mertz (Vivian Vance & William Frawley) in a still from an I Love Lucy postcard that I bought while in NYC. On Fridays, admission is $8 for women and $10 for men. At the core of the 1980s meltdown was the emergence of crack-cocaine, a highly-addictive and extremely cheap narcotic. It was like going to Chili's for the chips, salsa, and margaritas, minus the sometimes annoying parents with young kids crowd. What remains constant in this city where the Roseland ballroom is still more popular than any disco is that the ultra-fashionable is not the sole attraction for people seeking a place to dance. 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.". Except that these cookies were more like chocolate hockey pucks rather than anything the Keebler elves may have whipped up. 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Not bad at all. . Mr. Barksdale and two other friends went along to back him up. Its good to hear you were involved with that development and that the family tradition lives on. Dear Record Store, I QUIT! " Mr. Barksdale recalled. In my opinion Reggae isn't all that popular in NYC like it was in the 70's and 80's. . 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. Everyone was a star, and everyone could be a star. It has the best reggae and hip hop music in Manhattan. (EP14) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats with B.B. Incredibly, his entire countenance turned on a dime. Clive Hudson, The Master Blaster,introduced me to original Ska and oldies classics. 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. 2) with The Specials, The Waterboys, Animal Collective, Solange, and more, July 8-12, 177. I borrowed some of the interstitial banter from Studio One: In Finestyle to use in it. : 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. April 14, 1984 Reggae Lounge, New York City, NY | Concerts Wiki | Fandom 28,127 pages Explore Wiki Content Community Register April 14, 1984 Reggae Lounge, New York City, NY View source Others like you also viewed April 22, 1984 Duffy's, Minneapolis, MN May 20, 1984 Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, ENG May 26, 1984 Babylon, Hengelo, NED Another man, fleeing from the gunfire, was critically injured in the pandemonium when a panicked driver accidentally ran over him, the police said. Lessons are given from 7 to 8:30 and dancing continues until after midnight. 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. Adding a business to Yelp is always free. 128 reviews of Lovers Rock "I popped into Lovers Rock on a Saturday about a week after they opened, and I could not be more excited that they're here. As for my bringing contraband across the border, brave isnt quite the word the comes to mind for me now in relation to that I think stupid is the word Id be looking for. The opening of Area more than a year ago gave birth to a new breed of dance club, where music and dance compete with architectural pizazz, where venturesome New Yorkers go almost more to see the latest in props than to listen or move. (EP6) Im Your Man: Leonard Cohen, December 7, 2012, 174. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. His day job was as a bookkeeper. We asked Door Guy in to join us just the same. The line about Six Wives cracked me up. My hair stood up on end blown away. 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). The weekend cover charge is $15. My girl best friend and I will be in Manhattan this week Thursday-Sunday. Mr. Barksdale and David Monroe, a friend, remained at Beth Israel last night with bullet wounds to their hands, the police said. There were two distinct, but easily co-existing groups present: rastas here to dance to the reggae pumped out by the speakers and punks and skinheads making the scene for the live show. For 50's and 60's music, there is the Heartbreak at 179 Varick Street (691- 2388), where not just the sounds are nostalgic. The clubs mainly offer recorded music unless otherwise noted, and some have dress codes. Enquiring Minds want to know! 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. Two nights of interesting circumstances there are yet to come. 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. 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. Where are you heading? she asked, seeing our entourage shuffling towards the front doors. I had a special crack violence file that I kept to convince the geniuses in Washington who kept telling me it wasn't a problem.". A flower delivery arrives at the Guidetta Funeral Home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/05/arts/dancing-up-a-storm-in-the-clubs.html, It will be one of the hottest tickets in town. Rootsman Earl Chin introduced me to some roots artists that went deeper than Bob Marley, such as Augustus Pablo, Ijahman (Real aesthetical brother, dis one), Sugar Minott, and others. In New Yorks nightclub scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Alexis Di Biasio stood out in the crowd. I looked at my hand, and the thumb was all crooked.". Clinton Lyndsay had the most alluring program ID a sultry voice repeating his name several times: Clinton Lyndsay Clinton Lyndsay ahhhhh Clinton Lyndsay. 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. Pictured, undercover cops arrest a drug dealer in Times Square. It is here that Boy George and street kids mingle in a jumble of black rooms that feature rock videos, smoke- spewing machines and one of the most sophisticated sound systems in town. This divey bar in Alphabet City is a homey alternative to the old-school clubs and formal performance spaces. This is my wife. From the moment the Jerks took the stage, it was instant human smashnmash, with a Holy Doodles! look from our Provincial eyes. It was a deal. On Saturdays, admission is $10 for everyone. I saw it! '' This is Limelight, at 47 West 20th Street (807-7850), and it features pop and upbeat rock music, a flashy crowd of those 20 and older, and most fun of all, a number of rooms, tiers and off-the-beaten-track corners to explore. After midnight, the younger Park Avenue set moves in, giving Regine's touches of a debutante ball. Photography wasn't his profession. (EP 29b) Lets Dance: David Bowie with Rough Trade, CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Saturday September 3, 1983, 006. In current money, that meant we gave him a $9 tip on a $7 fare. Stop! Looking forward to more. They were all alphabetically organized with little index cards like youd see in libraries. There used to be a club called the Reggae Lounge but I think it's closed. Danceteria.. saw The Clash there.. sigh.. The idea for an alternative radio station was re-booted at the turn of the 80s, initially available within campus and via a cable hookup, but went into open broadcast in the fall of 1981, still going strong today. 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. Undaunted, we made our way over to Bank St. in the West Village and had lunch at a cute place I had a meal at the previous year. Looking forward to the next installment to see what happens next! New York City during the 1980s was a very different place. (EP10) I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down: The Heatwave Festival (Part 1), August 23, 1980, 007. Admission on weekends is $15. The property is managed by the Monaghan Management Company, at 285 Broadway. I cannot, however, find the backing track which is a dubbed-out version of Flashdance (What a feeling). Should you lose the battle to get past Area's front door, then go to Visage, 610 West 56th Street (247-0612). TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Youre braver than I would have been in conveying contraband across the border. VA, I also wanted to mention that it was a great to see the two photos taken on day one as part of the story herea nice dimension to take us back in time to 83 with a photo of yourself, plus another one of your pals! This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. 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. The drinks were expensive but it's comes with the location. #6: I Believe In Father Christmas, or: Brown Shoes Dont Make It, #5: Christmas Advertising: LIFE Magazine, Nov. 30, 1959, #4: KA-CHING-A-LING: Christmas Advertising Highlights 1949-2011, #3: Ludicrous Seasonal TV: Star Wars Holiday Special, #2: Twisted Seasonal Sounds: A John Waters Christmas. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Cafe Balearica is a great option, though. The Peppermint Lounge, New York City 1980 - 1986 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. I felt the pain. Swing Band and a View For swing band sounds in an intimate atmosphere, there is Windows on the World on the top floor of 1 World Trade Center (938-1111). Your email address will not be published. Called the Guardian Angels, members patrolled public transportation and streets to deter criminal activity. Sludgefeast: Dinosaur Jr., January 22, 2010, 104. (EP 22) Suddenly: Caribou, London Music Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, Saturday November 20, 2021, 186. 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. "And this guy said: 'Ain't no problem. #8: VA-Tel presents 20 OUTTASIGHT XMAS SENSATIONS! Myself, our pal Miss Bennies, M. Zeppelin and then-S.O. Day Two in NYC extended our vampiric existence as none of us awoke until just before the late afternoon sun was heading down. The preceding decade was a disastrous one for New York. For more swing band sounds, there is no flashier, more Gatsbylike place than the Rainbow Room, 65th floor, 30 Rockefeller Plaza (757-9090). 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. 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. (EP13) Whats In the City: NFG, Regulators, and Sinners, November 2, 1979, 004. A homeless man sleeps in front of an adult store and Catholic mission in Times Square in 1985. Top 10 Best Reggae Lounge in New York, NY - January 2023 - Yelp New York, NY Nightlife Reggae lounge Best reggae lounge near me in New York, NY Sort:Recommended Price Offers Delivery Offers Takeout Reservations Hookah Bars 1. 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. PS will there be an appearance by the Flipper groupies, aka The Putrid Barnacles? But then I saw it was coming through the back, through the back window. The last two tracks are from Studio One: In Finestyle, a mixtape that was given to me as a gift from a brotherly dred. I was with a RISD friend of mine and we took in a Chihuly show at a small art gallery on West Broadway and then walked over to Cooper Union where we were going to have lunch on East 7th St. at a place owned by another friend, but it was closed for the day. Delivery & Pickup Options - 319 reviews of Sage Restaurant & Lounge "I explored this spot with some family one night before the whole conversion. Chiller: Always great to see you here. [failed verification] Boanerges: Aha, now I know what youre talking about. Katra Lounge The Katra Lounge is inspired by an Middle Eastern influence. Chameleon/Comedian: Kathleen Edwards, February 9, 2012, 170. 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 1980s New York experienced the worst levels of crime in the city's history. If you know whos track this is, please send me a message. Good grief you mean there was ever a radio station worth listening to in London? 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. I miss going every three months to NYC and have not been in over 22 years. 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. This down-to-earth spot, where gourds, koras from Senegal and African masks hang from the ceiling, also offers Brazilian food. I got hit!' In the New York City area, there are many venues where you can go and enjoy a night of reggae music. Benns hummed and hawed, diplomatically telling. The head behind the Nebula is no stranger: Richie Romero runs, among others, the 1Oak Club, which has attracted many celebrities for years. The gunman, carrying an Uzi machine gun, was apparently trying to shoot the men because he was angry that one of them had danced with his wife earlier in the evening, the police and victims said. I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere in the downstairs bar area. What are some highly rated lounges in New York, NY? Ergo, we all had to keep an eye on her. We Can Get Together: The Hold Steady, Night of the Living Dead Live featuring The Hilotrons, July 17, 2010, 153. 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. Anyway, when I was at Western in the Stone(d) Age, there was no campus radio station. I used to have a recording from another reggae host named DJ Knapp (spelling?) Sugar Buzz: k.d. Clearly, there was no way the temporary-abode arrangements were going to fly. MP congregated on campus late that evening alongside a couple of dozen others for the NYC-bound bus. I cant remember how the next set of machinations came to play out but do know that in short order, all four of us were sitting in the living room of a top floor suite that two other guys on the trip had lucked into. VariousArtists Six Easter Movie Recommendations, VariousArtists 13 Halloween Listening Recommendations, VariousArtists 13 Halloween Viewing Recommendations, Kinga Syrek discusses her debut animated short Too Late about the life of Edie Sedgwick: My Life In Conversation EP002, Robert Margouleff talks Ciao! Which meant that lil Sandy Duncan was down there somewhere, among the warring gladiators. Be warned that you must step through an electronic frisking device before entering the club. Lining up plans in New York? To traverse geographic instead of time bounds, you can visit Sounds of Brazil at 204 Varick Street (243-4940). Ready To Start: Arcade Fire, July 13, 2010, 151. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. (EP5) Never Get Old: David Bowie & Polyphonic Spree, April 2, 2004, 084. (EP14) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats, March 19, 1980, 005. 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. 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). Hardcore was never a big thing for me but it was one of the key underground. It was the launchpad for the global Twist craze in the early 1960s. Best reggae night clubs near me in New York, New York, Caribbean Soul Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge. 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. Normally this would be a tad long for my interest, but you kept me humming along reading to see what adventures would come. So, for the next few days, myself and M. Bennies camped out in their living room while M&M alternated between spending their hotel time hanging out in the suite, but alternating between crashing in the communal pad or in MZs original designation. The trip was put together by the University of Western Ontario art department where my pal M. Zeppelin was a student. (EP16) Electricity: OMD with Mettle, March 9, 1982, 009. 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. Here are some suggestions on the best reggae clubs in NYC. BAR 13 HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday . Middle Eastern and Greek food is available, and for those who do not dine, the cover charge is $5. In New York's nightclub scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Alexis Di Biasio stood out in the crowd. There were a lot of eccentrically dressed people, and those were the people Alexis adored, Glam said. (Photo: Cynthia Finch) Allen Ginsberg was at that Reggae Lounge show, I remember seeing him and there was also a Village Voice review of the show that confirmed it. Reviews on Reggae Night Clubs in New York, NY - Reggae Retro Dance Party, Lovers Rock, Lounge 247, The Village Underground, Elevate Sky Lounge, Rooftop 760, The Delancey, Kingston Hall, Madame X, Negril Village Website View Menu. Id read an article in the Village Voice in September 82 when it was first being discovered. Graffiti warns of the perils of crack-cocaine. 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. We felt like wed been entrusted to look after our kid sister only to find that wed neglectfully let her slip into the hands of Karla Homolka. We asked for a table away frommore, changed things and Tuesday nights were no longer Reggae Nights. 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. 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. As someone who has always walked with a brisk gait, it was sympatico love at first stride. On weekend nights, you can dance to alternating Greek and Arab bands and watch belly dancers during the bands' breaks. That was part of the ethos of the day. As. (EP10) Im Not Angry: The Heatwave Festival (Part 4) and How I Found My Way Back After Being Stranded in the Middle of Nowhere, August 23, 1980, 008c. Good Sister/Bad Sister: Hole, Joan Jett, July 9, 2010, 149. 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. 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 . Later, as they left the club and got into a taxi, the gunman fired at least 12 shots at the rear of the cab, the police said. Address: 135 West 41st Street, near Times Square. As he walked into an upscale steakhouse in midtown Manhattan, a hit team shot and killed Castellano and his bodyguard. Bar 13 121 University Pl. 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