Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City [Paperback]

From the churches and street corners of Harlem and The Bronx to the underground clubs of the East Village, New York City has been a musical mecca for generations. See where rock legends played, and visit the places that shaped the music. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how bands came together, scenes developed, and classic songs were written.From the churches and street corners of Harlem and The Bronx to the underground clubs of the East Village, New York City has been a musical mecca for generations, and Rock & Roll Explorer Guide to New York City is the definitive story of its development throughout the five boroughs.Plug in and walk the same streets a young Bob Dylan walked. See where Patti Smith, the Ramones, Beastie Boys, and Jeff Buckley played. Visit on foot the places Lou Reed mentions in his songs or where Paul Simon grew up; where the Strokes drowned their sorrows, Grizzly Bear cut their teeth and Jimi Hendrix found his vision. Rock and Roll Explorer Guide gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at how bands came together, scenes developed, and classic songs were written. Artists come and go, neighborhoods change, venues open and close, but the music lives on.ContentsUpper Manhattan and HarlemUpper West SideThe Velvet UndergroundUpper East SideThe BeatlesJohn & YokoCentral ParkPatti SmithMidtown WestBeastie BoysMidtown EastMadonnaChelsea & Hudson YardsJimi Hendrix & Electric LadyUnion Square & Madison SquareNew York DollsWest VillageBob DylanEast VillageBlondieSoho & TriBeCaSonic YouthLower East SideThe StrokesBrooklynTalking HeadsQueensRamonesSimon & GarfunkelThe BronxKissStaten IslandRock & roll may not have been born in New York, but this is one of the places it grew up and blew up and presented itself to the world. From the churches and street corners of Harlem and the Bronx to the underground clubs of the East Village, New York City has been a musical Mecca for generations, and The Rock & Roll Explorer Guide to New YorlC3