That's What Sends Men to the Bowery

I'm a few days late on this, but the Bowery Boys recently did a podcast on CBGB and a nice write-up on what stood at 315 Bowery in days of yore. I've seen quite a few ads for Kristal's original club Hilly's (62 W. 9th Street) in the '67 Voice archives, but they feature no rock & roll to speak of--it was truly more of a jazz/cabaret/improv theater/restaurant kind of place.

Cross-referenced coolness

If you're any sort of an NYC history or NYC rock & roll geek worth your salt (or a Minneapolis-area metal/punk concert review-readin' maniac for that matter), you should probably read This Ain't the Summer of Love in its entirety. But at the very least, you need to be hip to its posts on '70s NYC rock venue history, which plumb depths that this humble blog does not dare fathom. Here's a handy-dandy list of links to the places NYCDreamin' has covered thus far:

• The Mercer Arts Center
• The St. Adrian Company (a bar inside the Broadway Central Hotel--not really a music venue, but a fun tangent to the Mercer mythos).
• Hilly's on the Bowery (CBs before it was named CBs)
• The Hotel Diplomat
• The Coventry
• Max's Kansas City: The Dates and Details

I don't know how he does it, but I'm so glad he does!!! And it's great to know there's a kindred spirit out there who's even more obsessed with tracking down such minutiae than I am. He also found some fun memorabilia on Trude Heller's, the Electric Circus, Club 82, the Cafe au Go Go, and the Cheetah. But seriously, take the time to absorb his entire site--you won't be sorry!

Speaking of '70s clubs, check out the facebook photo album of interior shots taken by N.Y. Rocker lensman Steve Lombardi. There's a link to one of his Max's pics in NYCDreamin's post, but the entire album is worth perusing for rare glimpses inside such joints as Great Gildersleeves, Hurrah, the Lone Star Cafe, the Squat Theatre, Tomato's, TR3, and Trax. Other albums on his profile feature '70s performance shots and scenester portraits too--click away!