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The Rathskeller (known as The Rat) was a [1] [2] [3] live music venue in Boston that was open from 1974 to 1997. It was considered the "granddaddy" of Boston rock venues. [4] [5] During its heyday, the Rat hosted such acts as the Cars, the Pixies, Metallica, Dead Kennedys, the Ramones, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Dinosaur Jr.
Storyville was a Boston jazz nightclub organized by Boston-native, ... at the Copley Square Hotel, a new nightclub opened, using the name Storyville, 90 Exeter Street ...
In 1978, through eminent domain, Wally’s original location was taken over by the City of Boston. The reasoning for this was the construction of a new highway, one that was never actually built. [1] Only a year later, Walcott relocated the nightclub to its current location across the street at 428 Massachusetts Avenue.
Pages in category "Music venues in Boston" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Storyville (nightclub) Symphony Hall, Boston; T.
A neon sign at Jacques Cabaret. Jacques Cabaret (also stylized as Jacque's Cabaret) is the oldest continuously operating gay bar in Boston, Massachusetts.Located in the Bay Village neighborhood, it is known for its nightly drag shows and as the venue where drag performer Katya Zamolodchikova got her start hosting a monthly burlesque show, Perestroika.
Joe Cicerone, Harry Booras and Rich Clements founded The Channel in 1980, [1] choosing the name because the club sat at the edge of the Fort Point Channel, which separates South Boston from the Financial District. The club was on the other side and a little south of where the Boston Tea Party took place (old Griffin's Wharf) in 1773.
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In 1950, Boston native George Wein moved his Storyville nightclub to the ground floor of the Hotel Buckminster. A number of notable performers, especially jazz musicians, were featured in this new venue, including Louis Armstrong , Dave Brubeck , Red Garland , Erroll Garner , Billie Holiday , Charles Mingus , Charlie Parker , and Sarah Vaughan .