Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
As always, we will always feature at least one venue during the weekend and this one is pretty amazing. Why not try to get the boys into a venue where many of the greats got their start? A little more intimate than most of the venues, but still fun (and iconic!) Today....we check out The Bitter End!
Remember, if you like a venue or have any questions/comments for us, please don't hesitate to contact us at BringBDtoEC@gmail.com and let us know what you think! (Please let us know, we want the boys here just as much as you do!)
May all of you enjoy the rest of your weekend.
~The Bring BD to EC Team
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The Bitter End:
147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
New York, NY 10012
(212) 673-7030
www.bitterend.com
Booking:
Via Internet: for bookings send an EPK and contact phone number to info@bitterend.com
Via Regular Mail: send a hard copy (CD or press kit) to
Via Phone: (212) 673-7030 (Monday - Thursday 2-5 pm EST)
History:
For thirty-five years the Bitter End, Greenwich Village's most famous nightclub, has been the showcase for every major musical and comedic talent in the United States. Opening its doors in 1962 under the auspices of original owner Fred Weintraub, the Bitter End has been both the gateway and the parade route for a line up of stars that would challenge a clear, night sky.
The Bitter End was unique in that it, at the same time, sought out new talent through its legendary hootenannies on Tuesday nights, nurtured that talent through showcases and its gracious accommodations for booking agents and record producers and finally celebrated that talent as headliners and stars in their own right in front of the famous red brick back drop to what has now become known as America's stage.
Major albums by such stars as Peter, Paul and Mary, Randy Newman, Curtis Mayfield, Arlo Guthrie, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, The Isley Brothers and the Serendipity Singers have been recorded live at the Bitter End. Continuing in that tradition on May 16, 1996, Tommy James recorded his latest Compact Disc, Tommy James' Greatest Hits: Live from the Bitter End proving that this is one nightclub that does not take refuge in the past.
At present a major book on the history of the Bitter End is being written as well as a television production with live footage of the early concerts of Neil Diamond, Woody Allen, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Ricky Nelson, Nina Simone, Dustin Hoffman, Charles Aznavour, Lily Tomlin, Stevie Wonder, Kris Kristofferson, Joni Mitchell and George Carlin to name but a few. If that partial list of performers doesn't confirm the diversity and magnitude of talent that the Bitter End has created and help sustain for the American public at large, I don't know what could.
If those famous red brick walls could talk they would tell the history of the United States in some of its most aching years. But the Bitter End is not a museum. It is a virtual living, breathing part of the entertainment industry. The Bitter End is where it all began and where it keeps on beginning. It was not for nothing that the City of New York bestowed Landmark status to the famed night club on July 23, 1992. That is why today, the Bitter End is still a must stop for anyone visiting New YorkCity, for anyone who loves music and history and for anyone who loves to be entertained.
" The best play at the best," says owner Paul Colby and while it is true that some, like Bob Dylan, will probably not come again; and some, like Harry Chapin or Tim Hardin or Phil Ochs tragically can never come again, the Bitter End is still, at 147 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, waiting for that next star to light up the skies.
***All photos and information are courtesy of The Bitter End***
The Bitter End:
147 Bleecker Street (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
New York, NY 10012
(212) 673-7030
www.bitterend.com
Booking:
Via Internet: for bookings send an EPK and contact phone number to info@bitterend.com
Via Regular Mail: send a hard copy (CD or press kit) to
The Bitter End
147 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
Via Phone: (212) 673-7030 (Monday - Thursday 2-5 pm EST)
History:
For thirty-five years the Bitter End, Greenwich Village's most famous nightclub, has been the showcase for every major musical and comedic talent in the United States. Opening its doors in 1962 under the auspices of original owner Fred Weintraub, the Bitter End has been both the gateway and the parade route for a line up of stars that would challenge a clear, night sky.
The Bitter End was unique in that it, at the same time, sought out new talent through its legendary hootenannies on Tuesday nights, nurtured that talent through showcases and its gracious accommodations for booking agents and record producers and finally celebrated that talent as headliners and stars in their own right in front of the famous red brick back drop to what has now become known as America's stage.
Major albums by such stars as Peter, Paul and Mary, Randy Newman, Curtis Mayfield, Arlo Guthrie, Tom Paxton, Pete Seeger, The Isley Brothers and the Serendipity Singers have been recorded live at the Bitter End. Continuing in that tradition on May 16, 1996, Tommy James recorded his latest Compact Disc, Tommy James' Greatest Hits: Live from the Bitter End proving that this is one nightclub that does not take refuge in the past.
At present a major book on the history of the Bitter End is being written as well as a television production with live footage of the early concerts of Neil Diamond, Woody Allen, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Ricky Nelson, Nina Simone, Dustin Hoffman, Charles Aznavour, Lily Tomlin, Stevie Wonder, Kris Kristofferson, Joni Mitchell and George Carlin to name but a few. If that partial list of performers doesn't confirm the diversity and magnitude of talent that the Bitter End has created and help sustain for the American public at large, I don't know what could.
If those famous red brick walls could talk they would tell the history of the United States in some of its most aching years. But the Bitter End is not a museum. It is a virtual living, breathing part of the entertainment industry. The Bitter End is where it all began and where it keeps on beginning. It was not for nothing that the City of New York bestowed Landmark status to the famed night club on July 23, 1992. That is why today, the Bitter End is still a must stop for anyone visiting New YorkCity, for anyone who loves music and history and for anyone who loves to be entertained.
" The best play at the best," says owner Paul Colby and while it is true that some, like Bob Dylan, will probably not come again; and some, like Harry Chapin or Tim Hardin or Phil Ochs tragically can never come again, the Bitter End is still, at 147 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, waiting for that next star to light up the skies.
***All photos and information are courtesy of The Bitter End***
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