Aldo’s Hideaway 749 Marin Ave.  Lyndhurst, N.J. was one of Northern New Jersey’s most cutting age New Wave dance clubs from 1977  into the 1990’s.  It burned down in 2004.

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Big Man’s West –  129 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, New Jersey was a club owned by Clarence Clemons, the legendary saxophone player from Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band.  The club was only open from July 1980 until January 1983.  During its short heyday, it played host to musical acts like Gary U.S. Bonds, Jon Bon Jovi, Joan Jett, Bonnie Raitt and Southside Johnny.  Bruce Springsteen would often show up and play, as he was known to do around the Jersey Shore club scene.  He appeared at the club at least 18 times during its short lifespan.

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The Bijou Cafe – 1409 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, Pa. was a popular live music venue in Philadelphia from 1972 to 1982 that featured  acts like Steely Dan, Prince, Sonny Rollins, Warren Zevon and David Crosby.

This shirt is an exact reproduction of the original design Bijou shirt seen all over Philly in the 1970’s.

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Bottom Line – 15 West 4th Street, New York . Open from 1974 – 2004, The Bottom Line was the preeminant small club where a large array of top tier musicians performed for enthusiastic audiences in an intimate Greenwich Village setting.  Among the thousands of artists who played there were Eric Clapton, Lou Reed, The Patti Smith Group, Bruce Springsteen, The Police, Pat Benatar, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Cheap Trick, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Ramones, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Joan Baez, and The Smithereens.  

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Bowl-O-Drome – Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick N.J. Located in an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of New Brunswick, N.J. known for it’s rich musical scene, Bowl-O-Drome started as a small bowling alley with a bar. Sometime around 1988, it transformed into a cool music-centric dance venue featuring the alternative music of it’s time and live shows.  The much loved venue burned down after only 5 years.

This shirt is an exact reproduction of the original Bowl-O-Drome shirt.

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The Capitol Theatre – Passaic, New Jersey.  From 1921 until it closed in 1989, the 3,200 seat Capitol Theatre presented every type of act from The Three Stooges to The Rolling Stones.  Throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, the theatre was a popular stop for nationally touring bands including The Grateful Dead, The Clash, R.E.M., Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Talking Heads, Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Frank Zappa, Cheap Trick, The Allman Brothers Band, Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Billy Joel, Rush, and many, many others. 

This shirt is an exact reproduction of the original shirt that was sold at the theatre in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.

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Car City Records was a popular Detroit area record store from 1990 until 2011.  This T-Shirt has aquired legendary status because of the artwork drawn by a (very famous artist;  see signature on the shirt) in exchange for a stack of 78 rpm records.  Becasue of this famous artwork, this shirt is much sought after and unavailable until now.  It may not be available for a long time, so if you like it, grab one now while you can.

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Cheap Thrills Records – 382 George Street, New Brunswick, N.J. Opened in 1974 and closed in the early 2000s after two moves, Cheap Thrills was the record store at the center of what was then a world famous live music scene in New Brunswick during the 1980s.  With an amazing selection fo Punk and New Wave records not available anywhere else, and home of the $1.99 specials, the store was the place to shop for records at the time.  Know for the Mr. T. head spinning on a turntable in the window, there was and still is no place like Cheap Thrills.

This shirt is an exact reproduction of the store’s logo seen around town on white paper bags wherever there was a turntable. 

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The world famous Court Tavern.  If you know, you know.

This shirt features the logo the bar used in it’s earliest days as a live music venue in the very early 1980’s.  

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The East Side Club, located at 1229 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia was open from 1980 to 1984 and featured many of the most important punk and New Wave bands of the time including Duran Duran, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Slits, Gang of Four and the Damned in its dark subterranean big room.

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Greasy Tony’s, New Brunswick, N.J. and Tucson Az. was a late night go to for Rutgers and University of Arizona students from the early 1960’s to the mid 1990’s.  With the slogan “No Charge for Extra Grease”.  The New Brusnwick location closed to make room for a new Rutgers building.  We don’t know why the Arizona location closed.  

This is the original T-Shirt design made from an old shirt.  Other shirts are not authentic designs.

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Hitsville – 505 Main Avenue – Passaic Park, New Jersey was the little club with the big acts.  Bands like Bauhaus, The Psychedelic Furs, R.E.M. and U2 played in this New Jersey club before they got famous enough for venues like Madison Square Garden.  This shirt is an exact reproduction of the original shirt from that legendary era.

100% soft lightweight ringspun cotton with a premium fit.  

For more about fit and sizing look on the FAQ page.

The Loop Lounge 373 Broadway, Passaic Park, N.J. was a punk and new wave club that featured live music from bands like Nine Inch Nails, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Faith No More.  The dance nights, which were most nights, were widely considered as the best in New Jersey.  The club was open from the early 1980s but is now defunct.

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Max’s Kansas City, 213 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. . Opened 1965, closed 1981, Max’s was the hangout of choice for musicians and artists during downtown New York’s heyday.  The famous back room regularly hosted Andy Warhol and his entourage, Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper and the New York Dolls.  The club was the epicenter of the Glam Rock scene that came before punk rock was a thing, and continued to be important until its demise.  

This shirt is an exact copy of the original T-shirt from the 1970’s.  Nobody knows why the chick peas were important enough to be such a large part of the design.

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Melody Bar – 106 French Street, New Brunswick N.J. Opened in the 1940’s, new music format came in 1980, torn down 2001. Truly world famous and the center of New Brunswick’s legendary music scene for decades, The Melody (as everyone calls it) has attained mythical status.  The place where MTV 120 minutes host Matt Pinfield was a deejay for more than 10 years and hosted some MTV shows from, the Melody had the smallest dance floor with the most amazing music anywhere.  People came from far and wide to visit the Melody, and it wasn’t unusual for bands like The Wonder Stuff to drop by when they were in town.  There is too much to say for this space; there are books in the works.  The Melody holds an annual reunion in New Brunswick every year for those who were there.

This shirt features an exact reproduction of the Melody logo from the sign that hung outside the venue for two decades.

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Patrix – Throop and Handy Streets, New Brunswick, N.J. Opened at the end of 1982. For much of the 1980’s Patrix was a dance club and live music venue that booked national punk and new wave acts in a converted house in possibly the worst part of New Brunswick.  Patrons would arrive with tales of slinking through the bad neighborhood and would often have their cars broken into.  What happened in the club was amazing, even for those heady years.  Bands like The Violent Femmes, The Circle Jerks and even a surprise set with Bruce Springsteen graced the stage area (there was no actual stage).  Patti Smith would show up and hang out.  The club is now converted back into two residential buildings.

This is the authentic original Patrix design T-shirt from the 1980’s.

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Pier Platters Records 56 Newark Street, Hoboken, N.J. was one of those great, small hole-in-the wall record stores that music fans always hoped to find.  Located just a few blocks from Hoboken’s commuter hub, and right where the Ferry to New York City (just across the river) used to sail from, it was a treasure trove of music not easily available in those pre-Internet times.  With occaisonal in-store performances from artists like Daniel Johnson, it succombed to economic forces many years ago after it’s 1980’s heyday.

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The Playpen – Diamond Beach, Wildwood, New Jersey.  A massive venue with 5 bars under one roof, located right on the beach and open until 5AM, the Playpen was the stuff of legend from its opening until it closed in the 1990’s. 

This is an exact reproduction of an original shirt sold at the Playpen during its heyday. 

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The Red Carpet Lounge – 16423 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, was an early live music venue that was open from 1967 to 1989.  Presenting artists like The Rockets, The Stingrays, and Rob Tyner (of the MC5), the club was the nexus of the scene in Detroit at its very start (even before Bookies). 

 This shirt is an exact replica of the original club T-shirt from the 1970’s.

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The Rongovian Embassy, Trumansburg, New York . The Rongo, as it was known to everyone, was a much beloved local watering hole, and live music venue that hosted bands like Savoy Brown, Orleans, and Duke Robbilard during its heyday in the 1980s.   It opened in 1973 and closed its doors in 2012.  This shirt is an exact replica of the original Rongo T-shirt from 1973.

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The Gibbsboro Tavern, Gibbsboro, N.J.  If you were there, you know.  Open for decades, closed for decades. This is an exact reproduction of an authentic Gibbsboro Tavern T-shirt.  (Thanks E.H.).

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This is the original logo design for The Hot Club, Philadelphia, Pa. The club opened in 1977 as a jazz venue but soon became Philly’s first punk and new wave concert hall featuring acts like Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop and Buzzcocks during its short existence. The club closed in 1980.

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The Roxy 123 French Street, New Brunswick, N.J. was a popular alternative live music and dance club in New Brunswick, New Jersey during the town’s heyday as a world renowned music hub in the 1980s.  Located directly across the street from the infamous Melody Bar, patrons would often go back and forth between the two venues over the evening.  This shirt is an exact reproduction of a Roxy shirt made in 1986.  The original shirt is now in the New Brunswick Music Archive (part of Rutgers University).  The Roxy closed for good sometime in the late 1990’s.

100% soft light weight ringspun cotton with a premium fit.  For more about fit and sizing look on the FAQ page.  

The Shamrock – 3700 Pacific Avenue, Wildwood, New Jersey was everyone’s favorite hangout from 1937 until 2021.  Generations of visitors and locals enjoyed the casual and festive atmosphere in this now legendary watering hole.  

This shirt is an exact reproduction of the shirt sold at the bar until it closed in 2021.

100% soft light-weight ring spun cotton with a premium fit.  For more about fit and sizing look on the FAQ page.

The Tin Lizzie Garage – Kingston, New Jersey. For a time in the early 1980’s, The Tin Lizzie Garage was a key player in the nationally recognized Central New Jersey music scene.  The club was a popular small room located in a strip mall a few miles from Princeton, that presented some very loud hard rock, punk and new wave bands.  Not much is left to remember the venue, which stopped presenting music in the early 1980’s, except this shirt, which is an exact reproduction of the original available only at the club during its heyday.

100% soft light-weight ring spun cotton with a premium fit.  For more about fit and sizing look on the FAQ page.