Maxwell's ephemera (early 80's)

In honor of the storied Hoboken club closing this evening, here are a few ephemeral pieces (along with bonus gratuitous Bugs Bunny-Hoboken quote) courtesy of the always wonderful Maxwells of Hoboken, NJ group on Facebook. Thank you and goodnight, Maxwell's. You were the best!

Movie of the Week: A Darkened Stage - The Last Days of Maxwell's

 

Courtesy of The Star Ledger's NJ.com comes this terrific 20 minute doc on the iconic Hoboken club, Maxwell's. In its own way as important as CBGB, Maxwell's will be closing its doors after practically 35 years of non-stop music. Many friends appear including Glenn Morrow, Richard Barone, Todd Abramson, Steve Fallon, and Jim Testa. Maxwell's will host it's final show on July 31.

Before & After: Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except Me And My Monkey)

Before - The Beatles

During - Fats Domino

After - The Feelies

Movie of the Week: The Hoboken Sound (1985)

Image courtesy of Jersey Food Blog

"A look at a small but influential musical movement in New Jersey's "Mile Square City". Famous for its favorite son Frank Sinatra, this documentary by a local NYC TV station focuses on the bands that made Hoboken famous for its music and clubs in the 1980s.

Featuring a look at The Chris Stamey Group, Cries, The Cucumbers, The Bongos, Gut Bank, The Feelies, and Gene "The Singing Plumber" Turonis, this documentary is a really nice step back in time. If you were there or have even heard of any of these bands, this is a great way to get reacquainted."

Appearances include Joe Piscopo, Southside Johnny Lyon and Little Steven Van Zandt, as well as Steve Fallon (Maxwell's owner) and Glen Morrow (member of The Individuals, and co-founder of Bar/None Records).

Daily travels - the Feelies

This past weekend, I had the good fortune to see the Feelies in Woodstock at the Bearsville Theater. They played Friday at All Tomorrow's Parties in Monticello, and stopped in Woodstock for Saturday. Their first two albums were recently reissued on Bar None Records (vinyl versions still to come), but the way the band performed, you'd think they were touring brand new material. Guitarist/Vocalist Glenn Mercer especially...my man was on fire!

They played a 35-40 minute "acoustic" set which really meant rhythm guitarist Bill Million was playing a 12-string acoustic, and then after a break came back and played another hour or more of full on electric. The vocal crowd brought them back for a reported six encores! I stayed for three myself, and was told about the other three the following day.

As of this moment, no further shows seem to be confirmed, but if any are announced don't miss them!