Chestnut Cabaret
Chestnut Cabaret was a nightclub located at 38th and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] It opened in 1978 and closed in 1994, then it reopened in 1995 renamed the Blockley[2][3] before its closure in 2013.
History
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Many famous bands played the Chestnut Cabaret, including:
- Albert Collins
- Al Stewart
- Alex Chilton
- Alien Sex Fiend
- Albert King
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Average White Band
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Barenaked Ladies
- BeauSoleil
- Beru Revue
- Big Country
- Blondie
- Blues Traveler
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Bootsy's Rubber Band
- Branford Marsalis
- Buddy Guy
- Burning Spear
- Buster Poindexter
- Butthole Surfers
- Buzzcocks,
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Chris Whitley
- Chris Isaak
- Collective Soul
- Concrete Blonde
- The Connells
- Consolidated
- MC 900 Ft. Jesus
- David Bromberg
- De La Soul
- Dead Milkmen
- Debbie Harry
- Dee Dee Ramone
- Devo
- Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Donovan
- Dread Zeppelin
- Dr. John
- Electric Love Muffin
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Fishbone
- Gene Loves Jezebel
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Guy Clark
- Hardline
- The Hooters
- House of Love
- Hothouse Flowers
- Ice-T/Body Count
- Jack Bruce/Ginger Baker
- Jane Siberry
- Jesus Jones
- Jesus and Mary Chain
- John Lee Hooker
- John Entwistle
- John Mayall
- Johnny Winter
- Judy Collins
- Kid Creole and the Coconuts
- Killing Joke
- King's X
- Kirsty MacColl
- Kitchens of Distinction
- Krokus
- Larry Carlton
- Leon Russell
- Little Feat
- Living Colour
- Marillion
- Meat Loaf
- Meat Puppets
- Midge Ure
- Modern English
- Mojo Nixon
- Naked Raygun
- Nine Inch Nails
- NRBQ
- Parliament-Funkadelic
- Phish
- Pogues
- The Pretenders
- Psychic TV
- Renaissance (band)
- Ramones
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Richard Thompson
- Robin Trower
- The Roches
- Ronnie Montrose
- Shriekback
- Skinny Puppy
- Stanley Clarke
- Stanley Jordan
- Steel Pulse
- Steve Forbert
- Sun Ra
- The Bears (featuring Adrian Belew)
- The Fall
- The Fixx
- The Radiators
- The Replacements
- The Tubes
- They Might Be Giants
- Third World
- 'til tuesday
- Toto
- Tower of Power
- Violent Femmes
- Warren Zevon
- Wire
- Wynton Marsalis
- X
- Yellowman
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Konolige, Kit (1989-04-02). "WHAT'S DOING IN: Philadelphia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ Fiorillo, Victor. "The Blockley Is Closing [UPDATED]". Philadelphia Magazine. Metro Corp. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Faye. "Jazz cabaret, main channel - Chestnut Cabaret". Philly Jazz. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
External links
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