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.

Friday Ephemera: Maxwells press release (1980)

That's some great list of upcoming shows. Trainspotters note: Joy Division is listed as playing in September. This is obviously after Ian Curtis killed himself, but before they selected their new name. New Order would play the show.

Rockin' like its 1982 - The Individuals, Raybeats & Yo La Tengo at Maxwells 6/29

 This just in from Glenn Morrow of the Individuals and Bar/None Records for a benefit show taking place on June 29 at Maxwells for Danny Amis (Raybeats, Los Straightjackets):

My band from the early 80s the Individuals will be playing a benefit for our friend Danny Amis at Maxwells on June 29. We will be rocking it like it's 1982 (isn't that the year Prince wrote "1999"?) along with Danny's old band the Raybeats (their first re-union), Tall Lonesome Pines, Purple Knif, the Schramms and Ira and Georgia from Yo La Tengo. Here's a couple of picks to check out:
http://nymag.com/listings/nightlife/a-benefit-for-danny-amis/
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/06/danny_amis_reco.html