Arlene's Grocery
168 Orchard Street | also 95 Stanton Street, 170 Orchard Street | Lower East Side | built 1930
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1995
A former Puerto Rican bodega and its neighboring butcher shop become the Arlene's Grocery music bar
In 1995 Shane Doyle and two partners opened a bar and music venue at 95 Stanton Street in a former Puerto Rican bodega and the butcher shop next to it. The old grocery facade still remains on the building. Doyle, who also founded the club Sin-e, was bought out early, leaving the two partners to run it.
“The former Puerto Rican bodega (the facade of which remains) and neighboring butcher shop were converted into a bar in 1995 ... opened by Shane Doyle and two partners…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1997
Jeff Buckley's band plays its first gig with new drummer Parker Kindred at Arlene's Grocery
On February 9, 1997, five days after Buckley played the Knitting Factory's tenth anniversary show, his band played Arlene's Grocery with Parker Kindred, its new drummer. The set drew heavily on new songs later released on Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk. A recording of the night became one of his most widely circulated bootlegs, and he left for Memphis soon after.
“The band played their first gig with Parker Kindred, their new drummer, at Arlene's Grocery in New York on February 9.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1997
Musicians' group runs a "water strike" against Arlene's Grocery
In 1997 the Noise Action Coalition, a group of New York City-area musicians working for fair treatment and pay, took part in a boycott of Arlene's Grocery. Members handed out fliers urging patrons, who paid no cover, not to order drinks and to join a "water strike."
Source: Wikipedia
- 2004
The Bravery sell out a Thursday-night residency at Arlene's Grocery
In May 2004 the rock band The Bravery played Arlene's Grocery every Thursday at 10 p.m., and each show sold out. The residency drew the attention of record labels, and the band signed with Island Def Jam in the United States that August. The band later repeated the weekly-residency idea at a club in London.
“The Bravery booked a residency at the Lower East side club Arlene's Grocery. The Bravery played every Thursday at 10pm in May 2004. Every show sold out…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2008
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist reaches theaters with scenes set at Arlene's Grocery
The film Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist reached U.S. theaters on October 3, 2008, with Arlene's Grocery among its filming locations, alongside Katz's Delicatessen and the Mercury Lounge. In the story, the characters end up at Arlene's Grocery, where The Jerk-Offs, the band that includes Nick, are playing.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2009
Kevin Allison launches the live storytelling show RISK! at Arlene's Grocery
The live version of RISK!, in which people tell true stories they never thought they would dare to share, debuted at Arlene's Grocery in August 2009. Its creator, Kevin Allison, was a former cast member of the sketch show The State. By October the show had moved to Joe's Pub, with guests such as Margaret Cho and Janeane Garofalo.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2011
Jim Carrey covers Radiohead's "Creep" onstage at Arlene's Grocery
In September 2011 the actor Jim Carrey performed a cover of Radiohead's "Creep" at Arlene's Grocery on Stanton Street. Wikipedia's article on the song lists the appearance among notable covers of it, alongside versions by Prince and the Pretenders.
“That September, the Canadian actor Jim Carrey covered "Creep" at Arlene's Grocery in New York City.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2015
Arlene's Grocery turns twenty with a week of throwback shows
The Lo-Down reported in November 2015 that Arlene's Grocery was turning twenty, with owners Dermot Burke and Tony Caffrey running the club at 95 Stanton Street. The anniversary lineup brought back its Open Mic night and added a Tommy London rock show and sets by Grace Weber and Tall Juan. The paper said the club had been important to the rise of Jeff Buckley, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, The Bravery and Lana Del Rey, and had booked The Strokes before they were widely known.
Source: thelodownny.com
Further reading
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