In recent days, lots of friends of mine have been forwarding me this Buzzfeed list of Iconic NYC Venues, Then and Now. It's a fine enough list, I guess. Truthfully, I'm a little bitter about it, because I made a similar list back in 2005, but I don't have nearly the reach that Buzzfeed does, so more people have seen their list than my list. Petty points like that aside, however, it is worth a read (as is mine, I'd like to believe).
Of course, since first composing my list in 2005, there have several more venue vanishings (click on the category Vanished Venues for my tally of same). Then, of course, there are the places like the Continental (pictured above, hosting my friends in the Unband circa 1997) that technically still exist, but not as a destination to hear live music.
In any case, I figured while I was on the subject, I'd re-post a few other lists I've composed along the way. Some are better than others, of course, but please enjoy.
Great since-closed NYC record shops
Tunes from the Guilty Pleasuredome
Top 11 movies filmed in & depicting NYC
Top Five Things that Scare the Hell out of Me
More Things You Should Never Do at Work
10 Actions That Should Earn You a Date with a Firing Squad
10 Things Not to Do While Waiting On line
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