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JC Dobbs is back!!!!
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20080617_Legendary_South_St__nightclub_to_reopen.html
The historic nightclub that introduced Philadelphians to Green Day, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam, among dozens of others, is being resurrected on South Street after a 12-year hiatus.
J.C. Dobbs was one of the city's best known rock venues before it was shuttered in 1996 and sold off to new owners.
Renamed the Pontiac Bar & Grill, live music was downplayed and the club never mustered the hipster cache held by its previous tenant. Last year, the building sold for $1.2 million to two neighborhood businessmen.
The club reopens next week as J.C. Dobbs, bringing back the focus to clangourous rock and roll, said spokeswoman Marilou Regan.
New owners Heshey Schlacterman and Hank Henry were regulars at Dobbs during its '80s heyday, Regan said.
"It's their mission to try to bring back some of the coolness to South Street and bring back music in a big way," Regan said.
The new Dobbs sign will be erected on the club's facade next week.
Schlacterman and Henry have reinstalled the stage at the back the club and plan an intimate, acoustic venue for the second floor, Regan said.
"It looks beautiful," Regan said. "You can still smell the history, the scent of cigarette smoke and the stale beer."
It may be a while until a fresh brew can be pulled from the taps. They're still waiting for a liquor license.
Until the watering hole becomes wet again, bookers have scheduled a series of all-ages shows.
Lustkillers, featuring the lead singer of The Lords of the New Church, will headline the new Dobbs' June 25 "soft opening."
Dobbs first opened in 1975 at the dawn of the punk era. During the 1980s, it aggressively pursued young talent on the rise.
Country-singer Dwight Yoakum made his area debut there as did Jeff Buckley, Beck, Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against the Machine. George Thorogood considered it his Philadelphia home and often name-checked the club during his arena shows.
The venue also played host to an electic array of other music genres, including a bagpipers, singer-songwriters, and a Tuesday night jam band.
"We love to get some of our alumni to return to the Dobbs stage," Regan said. "We're reaching out to [Pearl Jam's] Eddie Vedder. If people could come back, that would be fantastic."
The historic nightclub that introduced Philadelphians to Green Day, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam, among dozens of others, is being resurrected on South Street after a 12-year hiatus.
J.C. Dobbs was one of the city's best known rock venues before it was shuttered in 1996 and sold off to new owners.
Renamed the Pontiac Bar & Grill, live music was downplayed and the club never mustered the hipster cache held by its previous tenant. Last year, the building sold for $1.2 million to two neighborhood businessmen.
The club reopens next week as J.C. Dobbs, bringing back the focus to clangourous rock and roll, said spokeswoman Marilou Regan.
New owners Heshey Schlacterman and Hank Henry were regulars at Dobbs during its '80s heyday, Regan said.
"It's their mission to try to bring back some of the coolness to South Street and bring back music in a big way," Regan said.
The new Dobbs sign will be erected on the club's facade next week.
Schlacterman and Henry have reinstalled the stage at the back the club and plan an intimate, acoustic venue for the second floor, Regan said.
"It looks beautiful," Regan said. "You can still smell the history, the scent of cigarette smoke and the stale beer."
It may be a while until a fresh brew can be pulled from the taps. They're still waiting for a liquor license.
Until the watering hole becomes wet again, bookers have scheduled a series of all-ages shows.
Lustkillers, featuring the lead singer of The Lords of the New Church, will headline the new Dobbs' June 25 "soft opening."
Dobbs first opened in 1975 at the dawn of the punk era. During the 1980s, it aggressively pursued young talent on the rise.
Country-singer Dwight Yoakum made his area debut there as did Jeff Buckley, Beck, Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against the Machine. George Thorogood considered it his Philadelphia home and often name-checked the club during his arena shows.
The venue also played host to an electic array of other music genres, including a bagpipers, singer-songwriters, and a Tuesday night jam band.
"We love to get some of our alumni to return to the Dobbs stage," Regan said. "We're reaching out to [Pearl Jam's] Eddie Vedder. If people could come back, that would be fantastic."
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Social awareness does not equal political activism!
5/23/2011- An utter embarrassment... ticketing failures too many to list.
that's awesome!
00- 8/3, 8/4, 9/1.9/2
03- 4/28. 7/8. 7/9. 7/14
04- 10/1
05- 10/3
06- 5/4!!!!, 5/12. 5/13. 5/27, 5/28, 6/1, 6/3
08- 6/19, 6/20, 6/22, 6/25, 6/27, 8/4