Television’s Tom Verlaine had a solo show scheduled at early-80s New Wave/punk venue Peppermint Lounge 26 years ago this weekend, according to this ad from the East Village Eye.
This final incarnation of the Peppermint Lounge (it was originally a dance club in midtown in the 1960s) has been kaput since the mid-80s; today it’s a Bebe, the women’s clothing store.
The Peppermint Lounge is preserved forever in all its grunginess on DVD in a scene from the great 1982 movie Smithereens.
Tags: Peppermint Lounge, Television, Tom Verlaine
July 3, 2008 at 1:05 pm |
This Verlaine show circulates among collectors. It’s quite good. Thanks for scanning this page from the East Village Eye.
July 3, 2008 at 4:33 pm |
Great memories. I attended that show with a friend; nice venue, great show.