April 23, 2004
Hidden Treasure
I think it's safe to say that everyone reading DCSOB has been to the 9:30 Club on at least one occasion. Most concert goers stay on ground-level or above, but there's a little bit of underground DC history, well, underground.
The bar below the club suffers from the same problem as the bars upstairs -- namely that it's expensive and serves draft beer in tiny little glasses better suited for mixed drinks. But along the walls are monthly fliers from the club's glory days at 930 I Street (thus the name, the shows rarely start at 9:30). Not only are the designs amazing for the era before Photoshop and Quark, but they're a window into the early days of DC's hardcore scenes. Bad Brains, Sunny Day Real Estate and others share the stage with soon-to-be-historic acts such as "R.E.M. from Athens, Ga." and the Misfits.
Perhaps they'd make a good coffee table book.
Next time you're in that part of town, it's worth checking out.
UPDATE: Wonkette discovers 9:30 listings. Wow, and she spelled everything correctly as well.
Posted by rj3 at April 23, 2004 11:27 AM
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