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The 688 Club was a popular alternative music venue in Atlanta, Georgia, [1] located at 688 Spring Street, near the intersection of Spring and 3rd Streets. The 688 Club opened in May 1980 [2] and closed in November 1986. [3] The club was operated by Steve May. [4] The club was co-owned by Tony Evans, [5] John Wicker, [6] and in its final years ...
Located in Buckhead, Atlanta, Tongue & Groove is the longest running nightclub and lounge in Atlanta. [1] Originally opened at Buckhead Village in 1994, the nightclub relocated in 2007 to its current Buckhead location, just off of Piedmont Road. The venue regularly hosts events and features musical guests from around the world.
The Earl was opened in 1999 by John Searson, a long-time Atlanta resident but a newcomer to the restaurant and live entertainment business. The building at 488 Flat Shoals Avenue was being used to store mattresses when Searson signed the lease with the intention of transforming the space into a club and lounge.
In the early days of Ted Turner and cable TV, World Championship Wrestling was a weekly Saturday night TV show produced by World Championship Wrestling, Inc. based in Atlanta, GA. The show was originally taped at WTBS' studios on Techwood Drive until 1989, when the location was moved to Center Stage.
Paschal's La Carrousel was a jazz club in Atlanta, Georgia. Opened in 1960, it became known as Atlanta's "jazz mecca" as it featured top-name artists such as Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Gladys Knight, and Jimmy Smith. [1] It was the only nightclub in Atlanta open to blacks in the then-segregated city.
Cotton Club reopened Friday, February 11, 2000, with a show by Staind. [38] Cotton Club operated in the lower level of the Tabernacle until November 20, 2004. The last performer was Helmet. [39] The Tabernacle continues as a major concert venue in Atlanta. Conan O'Brien hosted a week of Conan shows at the Tabernacle from April 1 to 4, 2013. [40]
As a result, Underground Atlanta quickly became the center of downtown Atlanta nightlife. [ 7 ] [ 11 ] Popular spots in Underground Atlanta included Dante's Down the Hatch, Scarlett O'Hara , The Blarney Stone, The Rustler's Den, The Pumphouse, The Front Page, The Bank Note, and Muhlenbrink's Saloon, where Atlanta's Piano Red , under the name Dr ...
Several rap and hip-hop songs mention Magic City, [9] including "Strip Club" by The 2 Live Crew, [10] "Magic City Monday" by Jeezy [11] and "Magic" by Future. [12] The reference to "Monday" is because Magic City is "supposedly the Holy Grail of Atlanta strip clubs on Monday nights". [13]