Fantabulous New York Rock Party, New York, May 30, 1976

Here's a poster for an event I've never heard of before - the Fantabulous New York Rock Party - which took place at the Manhattan Center (which is still there) in New York on May 30, 1976. According to the site where this image is from, and this poster is available to purchase, this was a benefit for Wayne County, as well as quite an interesting mix of the (then) old school & present school of the downtown/art/music scene in New York. Read more, and if you're wealthy, purchase this here.

Divine goes Nightclubbing

Stiv & Divine by Godlis

Its that time of the week again where we check in on the recent installment of the adventures of Emily Armstrong & Pat Ivers of Nightclubbing fame. This week they revisit the night Divine (of John Waters' film fame) jammed with the Dead Boys. Anyone familiar with their CBGB rock history has seen photos from this night. It must have really been a blast, but I'll let Pat & Emily tell you about it:

"All punk rockers were not alike. From blue-collar rockers to art school grads, the CBGBs crowd ran the New York gamut: diverse, passionate and extremely opinionated. But there was one thing everyone agreed on. Everybody loved Divine." Continued here.