brucin 918 Posted June 28, 2017 Mrs. Peel Stanhope House is still open. I saw Squeeze at the Hole In The Wall back in the day. I think the opening act was The B-52's. Biggest mistake I ever made was some friends said the were going over to Hitsville in Passaic to see some new band from Ireland. I blew it of. The band was U2. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ted527 21 Posted October 5, 2019 Spent many nights at either Heaven in Pennsauken or the Sattelite in Cookstown in the 70’s and early 80’s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim76 2 Posted October 7, 2019 I remember City Gardens. Definitely one of the rougher venues I went to back in the day. Anyone ever go to a place called Obsessions in Randolph? Surprisingly a lot of bands passes through there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bully 749 Posted October 7, 2019 I saw Corrosion of Conformity at some shithole just outside of Dover. Them and a couple of other bands. Bad Brains at The Ritz. NYC, not Jersey, but it was a good night. Possibly GBH there as well. Music that I haven't listened to in a very long time. I've probably seen some other stuff that I can't remember. I was never much for "going out" except for my stint being employed by U. Sam. And at that point it was mostly clubbing and such. Or, as much as it could be being it was Killeen Texas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz-0 1,256 Posted October 7, 2019 On 6/26/2017 at 10:50 PM, Mrs. Peel said: I'm going to date myself here... but anyone remember City Gardens in Trenton? Yup was trying to remember what the name of that place was. I've been there a couple of times. I honestly don't remember all the acts I saw at all the places. But I saw rollins band there. Not even close to the craziest mosh pit in NJ though. Loved Birch Hill, lots of good bands there. Definitely saw Gwar more than once there. Also saw Marilyn Manson, Lunachicks, Anthrax, Life of Agony, Living color, etc. There were a good three years or so where it seemed like I was there once a month. Club Bene: I only ever saw Brian Setzer there shortly before it closed for the last time. Stone Pony: Been there a few times, only remember seeing bad religion there with (IIRC) unwritten law and dancehall crashers. Then there was everything at the waterloo concert field in Alamuchy. Saw the first lollapalooza there, so (once again Rollins Band), Ice-T/Body Count, Living Colour, Janes Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Butthole Surfers, etc. Also saw Stevie Ray Vaughn there a few months before he died (I believe that was the locale anyway), Steppen Wolf, Nazareth, John Cocker, and a bunch of other stuff. They don't seem to do that stuff there any more. As for other places that seem to not do much if any live music anymore there's: Rutgers - they used to do lots of live bands at the RAC on livingston. Saw (once again) Rollins band there with beastie boys and cypress hill. Quite the combo. HORRIBLE acoustics in the place though. Then there was Middlesex County College. Back in the early 902 they regularly held local hardcore shows and did a big one each year. Honestly the most insane mosh pit I have ever seen. I went to one of the big ones, with Sick of it All headlining and about half a jillion opening acts. The first "band" had a drum set made up like a cymbal, a couple plastic buckets and a cardboard box. Once things got really underway the pit was HUGE. Most of the venue, and rather than just crowd surfing you had people just walking on it. It was a toss up between the pits you would get there for the bigger shows, and the one's you'd see at Airport Music Hall in allentown. Those were weirdly organized and BIG. Also saw the weirdest lineup there. Danzig, Soundgarden and (IIRC) Manowar subbing for Corrosion of conformity due to some illness or conflict. Oddly, only Brian Setzer seems to grasp that NJ is highly interconnected, has parking, and has about 16 million people within a couple of hours to buy tickets.I had to go to NY or PA to see so many bands. Honorable mention goes to The Red Spot and On Stage in staten island. They got a lot of the overspill for when the limelight got shut down in the early 90s and were much cheaper and easier to get to. Saw type o negative, gwar, prong, corrosion of conformity and a bunch of others in those two places. I believe it was on stage with the worst bar idea of all time. IIRC it was called Quarter Power Hour. 15 minutes, $0.25 shots. Drunkest mosh pit I've ever seen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
High Exposure 5,635 Posted October 7, 2019 Nice! I was at that Rollins, Cyprus Hill, Beastie Boys show at Rutgers and Lollapalooza at Allamuchy. Did you catch Rollins Band and X at Starland Ballroom in 2006? Best Rollins show I was ever at. It’s like they asked me for a list of my favorite Rollins Band songs when they made the set list. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Archibald 304 Posted October 7, 2019 IATSE Local member for 34 years. worked arts center, rock, njpac, giants stadium. all of them, set-up, concert and take down 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverado427 10,555 Posted October 7, 2019 Lesie West ( Mountian ) doing Mississippi Queen at the Ospray in Manasquan George Thorogood and the delaware destroyers at Joe pops in Surf city. Rip Tide Beach house Silver Dollar Chatterbox Stone Pony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT Custom Guns 956 Posted October 7, 2019 If we're just talking NJ clubs - Twisted Sister @ Dod's in Orange Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz-0 1,256 Posted October 8, 2019 9 hours ago, High Exposure said: Nice! I was at that Rollins, Cyprus Hill, Beastie Boys show at Rutgers and Lollapalooza at Allamuchy. Did you catch Rollins Band and X at Starland Ballroom in 2006? Best Rollins show I was ever at. It’s like they asked me for a list of my favorite Rollins Band songs when they made the set list. I’ve only been to a couple shows there. I’ve gota mild case of tinnitus from so many shows so I have cut back a lot. I’ve seen Rollins play a lot at this point, so he’d have to be playing with a band I really want to see and haven’t. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB24 37 Posted October 8, 2019 Fat City in seaside and The Garage on LBI saw Bruce Springsteen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillC. 26 Posted October 8, 2019 City Gardens in trenton , Royal Manor Rt1 new brunswick, , The Shady Lane in locktown, the River View in Raritan. Shady lane was close to the Pa. border, 5 min from the bridge back when NJ was 18 yr old legal and Pa was 21. Always a hopping place with 3 or 4 bands on a Saturday night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chocodove 65 Posted October 8, 2019 Nice to see this old thread that I didn’t know existed. Birch Hill was essentially my backyard growing up. Fear Factory, Korn, God Lives Underwater, Biohazard, COC, Life of Agony (when Keith was still a dude), so many others...man I miss those days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grapeshot 301 Posted October 8, 2019 On 6/26/2017 at 10:50 PM, Mrs. Peel said: I also frequented the Stanhope House a number of times over the years... Blue Sparks from Hell??? American jive, live! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel 7,148 Posted October 8, 2019 25 minutes ago, Grapeshot said: Blue Sparks from Hell??? American jive, live! No! But I saw the Blue Sparks at another venue... which sadly I can't recall. Senior moment? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin125 4,772 Posted October 9, 2019 Wow... I’ve been to a lot of these places. saw Springsteen at Ichabod’s in Seabright. The building is still there but it may be a restaurant now. A lot of glass. Saw Twisted Sister, Foreigner, Bon Jovi and others at the Fountain Casino on 35. @Mrs. Peel I’ve been to City Gardens in Trenton. I have no idea who I saw there. There was much alcohol involved. Some local punk band is my best guess. Our friend Patty and her girl friend dragged a bunch of us there back in the early 80s. I think I had fun. Wasn’t a fan of the band, but saw Flossie too many times and Backstreets a few times at the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville. Southside Johnny at the McCarter Theater in Princeton. Yeah... there were yuppies there. I don’t think they even knew who SS Johnny was... Close Encounters on 35 was more of a club than a live music place but I think I’ve seen a few live bands there back in the day. I think they had Tainted Love on a loop there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel 7,148 Posted October 9, 2019 19 hours ago, Kevin125 said: Close Encounters on 35 was more of a club than a live music place but I think I’ve seen a few live bands there back in the day. OMG, I lived at that place! Good times, good times. We may have passed like ships in the night, lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Golf battery 1,223 Posted October 9, 2019 I’ve seen mostly all of them at city gardens from about 1984 to 1989. Those were wild times. I even toured with mdc and the big thing from the philly area. Lived with the mentors for about a week. To be young again. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin125 4,772 Posted October 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Mrs. Peel said: OMG, I lived at that place! Good times, good times. We may have passed like ships in the night, lol. We may have indeed. Now I can’t get that damned song out of my head...... lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brucin 918 Posted October 10, 2019 Anyone remember the Pipeline in Newark? I can barely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redlines 202 Posted October 11, 2019 Studio One in Nutly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhunted 887 Posted October 11, 2019 The TowPath in what was West Paterson on Browertown Rd..... FB Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/The-Towpath-Nightclub-Tribute-Page-462019520537848/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redlines 202 Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/7/2019 at 2:09 PM, raz-0 said: Yup was trying to remember what the name of that place was. I've been there a couple of times. I honestly don't remember all the acts I saw at all the places. But I saw rollins band there. Not even close to the craziest mosh pit in NJ though. Loved Birch Hill, lots of good bands there. Definitely saw Gwar more than once there. Also saw Marilyn Manson, Lunachicks, Anthrax, Life of Agony, Living color, etc. There were a good three years or so where it seemed like I was there once a month. Club Bene: I only ever saw Brian Setzer there shortly before it closed for the last time. Stone Pony: Been there a few times, only remember seeing bad religion there with (IIRC) unwritten law and dancehall crashers. Then there was everything at the waterloo concert field in Alamuchy. Saw the first lollapalooza there, so (once again Rollins Band), Ice-T/Body Count, Living Colour, Janes Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Butthole Surfers, etc. Also saw Stevie Ray Vaughn there a few months before he died (I believe that was the locale anyway), Steppen Wolf, Nazareth, John Cocker, and a bunch of other stuff. They don't seem to do that stuff there any more. As for other places that seem to not do much if any live music anymore there's: Rutgers - they used to do lots of live bands at the RAC on livingston. Saw (once again) Rollins band there with beastie boys and cypress hill. Quite the combo. HORRIBLE acoustics in the place though. Then there was Middlesex County College. Back in the early 902 they regularly held local hardcore shows and did a big one each year. Honestly the most insane mosh pit I have ever seen. I went to one of the big ones, with Sick of it All headlining and about half a jillion opening acts. The first "band" had a drum set made up like a cymbal, a couple plastic buckets and a cardboard box. Once things got really underway the pit was HUGE. Most of the venue, and rather than just crowd surfing you had people just walking on it. It was a toss up between the pits you would get there for the bigger shows, and the one's you'd see at Airport Music Hall in allentown. Those were weirdly organized and BIG. Also saw the weirdest lineup there. Danzig, Soundgarden and (IIRC) Manowar subbing for Corrosion of conformity due to some illness or conflict. Oddly, only Brian Setzer seems to grasp that NJ is highly interconnected, has parking, and has about 16 million people within a couple of hours to buy tickets.I had to go to NY or PA to see so many bands. Honorable mention goes to The Red Spot and On Stage in staten island. They got a lot of the overspill for when the limelight got shut down in the early 90s and were much cheaper and easier to get to. Saw type o negative, gwar, prong, corrosion of conformity and a bunch of others in those two places. I believe it was on stage with the worst bar idea of all time. IIRC it was called Quarter Power Hour. 15 minutes, $0.25 shots. Drunkest mosh pit I've ever seen. Did sound a lot at On Stage saw a lot of bands. Had Type O Negative play when they just got signed. Was a good time. Also October’s and Billy O’s. Then there was the Factory in Princess Bay in the old SS White dental factory. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronhonda 86 Posted October 12, 2019 Came late to this thread, but I niceto know that raz, HE, and I have VERY similar taste in bands. Ive seen the majority of the shows you guy mentioned. Saw Manson at the Stone Pony, Clutch and High on Fire at the Cricket Club, SOD at Maxwell's, and many, many more. My group of concert friends and I mainly went to the city so Roseland, Webster Hall, The Academy, Hammerstein, Palladium, and Limelight were are main venues. Seeing Rollins Band at the Limelight summer of '91 was a treat. I have a bunch of stubs from all the shows. Fortunate to have seen all the bands I like at least twice in small local venues. I miss those days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ivan0000013 2 Posted December 28, 2019 I was actually in a band back in early 90s. Opened up for steppen wolf and blue oyster cult at obsessions in randolph Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
45Doll 5,848 Posted December 28, 2019 Club Bene, Sayreville - Tower of Power The Searchlight, Stanhope - Twisted Sister County College of Morris - Mountain, Edgar Winter Group Note: Edgar Winter was the last big time rock band to play at CCM due to the 'rowdy' crowd behavior, which included knocking down a couple of the entrance doors. "FRANKENSTEIN!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites