nyc nightlife in sept 1999 10 years ago this month

nyc nightlife in sept 1999 10 years ago this month

sept 1, 1999 Lust for Life was a great weds. night party every week at life on bleecker. [thanks justine, nick, james, steve]. this night the lunachicks headlined feat. theo.

sept 2, 1999 started the night at alex english's broadcast party at bar 13. [a somewhat under-rated late 90s nyc party when thurs was THE night to go out]. guests incl kathleen #1 and jenna joost from satchem LI. top tunes everyday is like sunday , all day & all of the night & suede's trash. *3/4 of 5 stars
* then down to don hill's for beavher top tunes grease & lucky star. *** so soul kitchen is at the talkhouse in amagansett every monday + frank is 3000 miles away in LA. bad play.

sept 3, 1999 john acquaviva headlined at sound factory. SF is now called pacha and its 46th street location makes it a more comfortable address than the beleagured 'wild' west 20s in chelsea.

sept 4 and 5, 1999 godspeed you black emperor and la bradford played mercury lounge. now residing in the 'where are they now? file'.

sept 8, 1999 back at ON! at club life. guests incl. dj voodooru, ed, scott & anna from nj, justine d, art dealer william acquavella with steve wynn [!], jimmy destri from blondie, & alex english. dj nick marc's electrifying sounds of NOW! incl: mr big stuff, sympathy for the devil, iron man, fire, cherry bomb, school's out, taxman, saturday in the park [!], fools gold, how soon is now, shes so high, & charlies' weirdo. stayed til 3:15. ***1/2 of 5 stars . that's a pretty powerful cross-genre/generations mix of choonage & guess what? when making time is at pure, russ & gregg bring it all back home :)))

sept 9, 1999 karen finlay headlined lust for life at Life. after a couple of great years on bleecker st, life was closed due to noise & traffic complaints by the greenwich village neighbourhood board. its the city's crackdown on nightlife in other neighborhoods that led to the concentration of clubs in the west 20s in chelsea, especially west 27th st. of course moving all the new licences to west 20s eventually resulted in the 'wild west' environment there incl. several notorious murders nearby in 2006. although Ive enjoyed crobar a lot since it opened like 2003, there is a very different atmosphere in that area lately, and the constant police presence & surveillance makes for an ominous nighttime experience. 3 years later the area is a ghosttown with crobar/mezmor/mansion closed as well as guesthouse, BED, and spirit. the only constant is change.

sept 16, 1999 the chemical brothers rocked hammerstein ballroom touring their excellent surrender LP. paul oakenfold opened up with an hour set of his more pop-flavoured dance tracks. outside hurricane floyd was battering us with heavy rain but inside it was big beats all night incl. hey boy hey girl, music:response, doesnt matter, under the influence, out of control, setting sun, leave home & closing with the private psychedelic reel. in their heyday the chems were a fierce live act to be reckoned with, one of the more energetic & theatrical dance acts. their star seems to have dimmed somewhat in the 21st century but I understand they still turn it up to 11 in the live arena. **** of 5 stars. its funny the chems have faded from the big picture & oakey sold out & lives in LA & vegas instead of england. once again, 10 years later in the dance scene, a seismic shift.

sept 18, 1999 i attended the opening of 'club 151' at 151 east 51st street. diana balton was my guest, and we generously partook of the open bar all night long, waitress service too! guests incl alex lind rose and host marc biron. now 151 is known as nikki beach, and is still holding it down with some big events incl recent MTV awards & fashion week parties. 3 years later does anyone even go to Nikki Beach in ny except jocks? Nikki Beach in SouthBeach still gets down on the sand.

sept 22, 1999 ON! at club life "boogie jams & one night stands: tighten up your wig" with guests george gilson, alex english, kathleen #1, justine d, stretch armstrong, & brian in the legends room. top tunes: sex machine, panic, shes not there, elephant stone, jesus hairdo, get off my cloud, chems' let forever be, jean genie , rock & roll hoochiecoo, & the rockafella skank. ***3/4 of 5 stars.

sept 24, 1999 squeezebox at don hills with miss guy & her toilet boys headlining. top tunes welcome to the jungle & i love rock & roll. **3/4 of 5 stars

sept 25, 1999 back at dons a second night for tiswas. guests incl george gilson, john from the mooneys, kathleen #1, chantalle claret, and tracy & phil from NJ. top choons from nick: what difference does it make, parklife, animal nitrate, i am the resurrection, paint it black, hand in glove, happy hour [love it!], help!, the universal, beautiful ones, my little red book, & 96 tears. *** of 5 stars

sept 30, 1999 beavher at don hills, bebe buell performed with wooden in support. guest incl anthony langdon & nick marc. olde faves from frank incl: safety dance, miss me blind, its the new style, just cant get enough, rock your baby, 52 girls, im so excited, teen spirit, pretty baby, hanging on the phone & walk like an egyptian. ***3/4 of 5 stars

oct 1, 1999 motorcycle boy headlined squeezebox.

oct 2, 1999 anne summers from wash dc played tiswas with sky rocket opening. of all the loads of bands that played tiswas in the last decade, Id have to say that anne summers was one of the best, a tuneful alt-pop act with great melodies & sweet singing. I picked up 2 of their cds this night & they are real gems of 90s usa po-mo pop-rock.

a favourite film in sept 1999 was albert brooks' the muse,' with sharon stone. I just picked up brooks' "looking for comedy in the muslim world" a somewhat under-appreciated 2006 comedy.

my horoscope lucky colors included green, blue, & yellow.
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** and 20 years before, 9/14/79 I saw the who [kenny jones version] at madison sq garden , as they toured promoting the quadrophenia movie . setlist:
14.09.1979: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
Substitute, I Can't Explain, Baba O'Riley, The Punk And The Godfather, Boris The Spider, Sister Disco, Behind Blue Eyes, Music Must Change, Drowned, Who Are You, 5.15, Pinball Wizard, See Me Feel Me, Long Live Rock, My Generation, Let's See Action, Blue Blue, Join Together, Magic Bus, Won't Get Fooled Again, Young Man Blues, The Real Me
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** and also 20 years 9/21/79 before i saw ethe clash at the palladium with sam & dave & the undertones:
Safe European Home
I’m So Bored with the USA
Complete Control
London Calling
White Man In Ham Palais
Koka Kola
I Fought the Law
Jail Guitar Doors
The Guns Of Brixton
English Civil War
Clash City Rockers
Stay Free
Clampdown
Police and Thieves
Capital Radio
Tommy Gun
Wrong ‘Em Boyo
Janie Jones
Garageland
Armagideon Time
Career Opportunities
What’s My Name
White Riot
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and my Sony cassette Walkman playlist, sept 1999:

play list
harlem shuffle
show & tell
yellowman shortsies
diana swept away dub
paul haig running away
ae neu!/ bic
maurice this is acid
rem night swimming
rem superman
the wikka rap
human league human