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What was your favorite club in the 80s?
For Shows:
The Mabuhay Gardens (the Mab), On Broadway, The Stone, Keystone Berkeley, Keystone West Palo Alto, Berkeley Square, Gilman, The Kabuki, The I Beam, The Kennel Klub
For Dancing:
The Omni, Stargaze, The Palladium, X's New Wave Annex, One Step Beyond, Primary, Lips, Twilight Zone, 15 Minutes
For Shows:
The Mabuhay Gardens (the Mab), On Broadway, The Stone, Keystone Berkeley, Keystone West Palo Alto, Berkeley Square, Gilman, The Kabuki, The I Beam, The Kennel Klub
For Dancing:
The Omni, Stargaze, The Palladium, X's New Wave Annex, One Step Beyond, Primary, Lips, Twilight Zone, 15 Minutes
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Re: Best Clubs in the 80's in the Bay Area
Mon, September 6, 2004 - 10:16 AMthe Green Onion in LA for dancing
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Re: Best Clubs in the 80's in the Bay Area
Mon, September 6, 2004 - 11:31 AMMy Faveroite 80s club for shows and dancing were the I-BEAM ,KABUKI CLUB,CLUB ANON(this one always moved to different locations)THE FARM(New WAve Club) MABUHAY GARDENS,THE ON BROADWAY,181,OIL CAN HARRYS,THE STUD (FOR DANCING WHEN IT WAS ON FOLSOM) ALSO A FAVORITE PLACE SIOUXSIE WHEN SHES IN TOWN AND STLL IS.THE TROCADERO WAS A VERY COOL PLACE IN THE 70s,A VERY AVANT-GARDE CROWD.A VERY MAGICAL PLACE. Kristo
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Re: Best Clubs in the 80's in the Bay Area
Mon, September 6, 2004 - 12:36 PMHmmm. For Phoenix AZ: The Refuge, Club DV8, 6 Feet Under, The Asyllum, The Blitz, Mannequins, Tommy's, Prestons. -
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Fri, September 10, 2004 - 11:44 AMNYC -- peppermint lounge -
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Fri, September 10, 2004 - 1:23 PMLA - Helter Skelter in its heyday was cool.
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Sat, September 11, 2004 - 10:15 AMSurprised no one has mentioned Echo Beach - that place ruled around 1984 or so. I think 1015 Folsom is there now.
Hey Quake - I thought I was the last one in town with one of those bumper stickers. I have one framed on my wall along with the first ever KQAK playlist (April 14, 1983). -
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Mon, September 13, 2004 - 12:23 AMOh man! I'll post this picture of me on my 13th birthday (1983) wearing my new Quake t-shirt and holding up the Oingo Boingo "Nothing to Fear" lp I got, too. I actually was one of the morning callers that could call in and do a station ID. I remember being really nervous and Alex Bennett and Joe Regelski teasing me. :) -
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Re: Best Clubs in the 80's in the Bay Area
Mon, October 4, 2004 - 7:37 AMIn Houston in the 80's, THE club for dancing was Numbers. Amazingly, it's still there! And the best live venue for punk / new wave acts was The Island. (used to sneak in when I was in high school ... ahh youth) -
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Re: Best Clubs in the 80's in the Texas Area
Mon, October 4, 2004 - 4:25 PMDefinitely Numbers in Houston. Stark Club in Dallas. Pappy's/Phazez and Changez in San Antonio. Cave Club and Sanitarium in Austin!
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Mon, October 4, 2004 - 4:56 PM*gasp* LOVE OINGO BOINGO. Have Only a Lad, Nothing to Fear, Boi-Ngo, and Good for Your Soul on LP. -
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Mon, October 4, 2004 - 6:46 PMOingo Boingo was my first concert - 1981 at the Old Waldorf in SF. I was 15. I was surprised at how many obnoxious, fist-pumping jocks were at the show, (total jock cliches, straight out of a John Hughes movie). Still, it was a great experience. -
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Tue, October 5, 2004 - 12:10 PMYou caught the "Only a Lad" crowd. Unfortunately, I never had the privledge of seeing them in concert. They disbanded (no pun intended) when I was but a youngin'. I have Farewell on VHS...probably one of the best concert tapes I own. -
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Wed, October 6, 2004 - 10:58 PMIt's amazing what a Holywood big shot Danny Elfman is now. I never would have thought... -
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Wed, October 6, 2004 - 11:01 PMI'll start worrying when he wins an oscar...the academy is famous for hating him.
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Re: Best Clubs in the 80's in the Bay Area
Mon, October 4, 2004 - 3:14 PMHere in Detroit, it was the City Club (a.k.a. Liedernacht), St. Andrew's Hall (including The Shelter) and Todd's (the upstairs danceateria and in the basement, the video coffin). -
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Mon, October 4, 2004 - 8:32 PMThe Cathy De Grande Hollywood!
The Vex East L.A. (Hold the Vatos though Lol!)
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Re: Best Clubs in the 80's in the Bay Area
Wed, October 6, 2004 - 10:53 PMI noticed no one from SF mentioned Bimbo's which I believe is still one of the best venues in town. It rocked during the 70s, 80s, 90s and still does today. It's an old nightclub with a big stage, and lots of bars. Coming next month is Sinatra (Nancy), saw Arthur Lee and Love recently, and also Soundtrack Of Our Lives. When I was with The Tubes, we once did two sold-out shows a night for two consecutive weeks and we had almost as much as the audience. -
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Wed, October 6, 2004 - 11:00 PMI love Bimbo's. I haven't been there for years (the Korla Pandit show, I think, or maybe it was Guided by Voices). Do they still have the girl in the fishbowl? -
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Thu, October 7, 2004 - 1:10 AMDavid, come check out Bimbo's next month when Nancy Sinatra's in the house. She has a damn good show. Caught it last year and her drummer was Clem Burke. The band was tighter than a drunken miser. Can't recall if there's a fishbowl, still. But the drinks are fishbowl size. -
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Thu, October 7, 2004 - 2:54 PMI like Bimbo's. Some of the good shows I've seen there in the last couple of years include: Mogwai, Clinic, Tindersticks, Tortoise and Supergrass. -
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Thu, October 7, 2004 - 3:39 PMBetween Bimbo's (like once every two or three months), Great American Music Hall and Cafe Du Nord, the Bay Area can catch some damn good acts. Fillmore is a bit more mainstream, but occassionally comes up with an exceptional show. But, overall, not enough clubs ... everything is so chichi or hippity-hoppity. Guess that's because Bay Area musical tastes, generally speaking, has become fairly dismal.
However ...
although it's an accoustic set, coming up Oct. 23-24 is Neil Young, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Paul McCartney (yes, Beatle Paul) and the INCREDIBLE Tegan & Sara ... all performing on ONE stage!!!
It's not a club, but it's one helluva show.
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Thu, October 7, 2004 - 3:44 PMI'll have to try and come down for that Nancy Sinatra show!
I got to see Nick Lowe at Great American Music Hall last week. A splendid performance. -
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Thu, October 7, 2004 - 6:52 PMGAMH is a bit funky (especially the dressing rooms) but it sounds good, and performers seem to like it. (Lousy drinks, though.) Maybe it's because it's right next door to the O'Farrell Theater???
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