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During an RS cover story interview, Lady Gaga and her friend Perez Hilton reminisced about drunken late-night snack runs at this mini-chain of Mexican spots.
Central Park - Great Lawn
Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John, Dave Matthews Band, Diana Ross and Hall & Oates (among many others) have held massive shows in this thirteen-acre section of Central Park.
Cbgb's
Punk mecca CBGB launched the careers of the Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie and Television. The legendarily grimy club continued to host rock shows by unknowns and legends alike until closing in 2006.
Fillmore East
Bill Graham opened the East Coast version of his San Fran rock venue in 1968. Before it closed in 1971, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Doors, Pink Floyd, and many other legendary acts played there.
Gerde's Folk City
This long-defunct venue was essential to the Sixties folk scene. Bob Dylan played his first pro gig here, opening for John Lee Hooker in 1961. Joan Baez and Simon and Garfunkel also played here.
St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
On February 10th, 1971, Patti Smith gave her first poetry reading here, accompanied by Lenny Kaye on guitar.
Folklore Centre
Izzy Young founded the Folklore Center in 1957 as a meeting place and research center for folk enthusiasts. Bob Dylan wrote about Young’s influence in his unreleased song “Talking Folklore Center.”
Saint Paul's Chapel
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel took advantage of this church's fantastic acoustics to record overdubs for 1969’s “The Boxer.”
11 Fifth Avenue
Two months before his death, Buddy Holly recorded demos (including "Peggy Sue Got Married," and "Learning The Game") at his apartment in this luxury building. They were his final recordings.
Beacon Theatre
The Beacon began as a movie palace in 1929, and has since hosted artists from the Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan. The Allman Brothers' regular stints here were immortalized on "Peakin' At The Beacon."
Pythian Temple
This gorgeous gothic building became a recording studio in the Fifties: Bill Haley and his Comets recorded the early rock song “Rock Around The Clock” here on April 12, 1954.
Strawberry Fields
After John Lennon's death, Yoko Ono donated a million dollars to the city to create a memorial in his favorite section of Central Park, directly across the street from their home in The Dakota.
New York Doll Hospital
This is the former site of the repair shop that inspired Arthur "Killer" Kane to name his fledgling glitter-rock band The New York Dolls.
The Mudd Club
This underground nightspot (open from 1978 to 1983) was a key punk and New Wave club. Brian Eno, David Bowie, Jean Michel Basquiat and Fab 5 Freddy hung out there; the B-52s gave an early performance.
Gramercy Tavern
Jimmy Fallon: "This is my favorite restaurant in New York. Everything is good here." He's a particular fan of the venison tartare.
Physical Graffiti
The buildings at 96 and 98 St. Marks Place appear on the cover of Led Zeppelin's 1975 album Physical Graffiti. The Rolling Stones shot the "Waiting on a Friend" video here, too.
105 Bank Street
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had their first New York apartment together in this building, and he demoed much of 1972's Some Time in New York City here.
63 Bank Street
Sid Vicious died of an apparent overdose in this building in 1979, shortly after being arrested on charges of murdering his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
1075 Park Avenue
In 1986, Dan Rather was attacked in this lobby by a man who repeatedly screamed, "Kenneth, what is the frequency." The incident inspired R.E.M.’s 1994 song “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth.”
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