Post-Punk, Disco, & Hip Hop Downtown Tour
New York, NY
$45 | Punk, disco, hip hop, and the avant-garde below Houston Street | 1975 -1988
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Punk, disco, hip hop, and the avant-garde below Houston Street
Rates
$45/person
Duration
2 Hours
See
- Where classic albums by Sonic Youth, Public Enemy, Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, LL Cool J, and Kurtis Blow were recorded
- Where Blondie, Sonic Youth, Glenn Branca, and Suicide rehearsed
- Where Jean-Michel Basquiat, Madonna, Blondie, and Brian Eno lived
- Where hip hop culture was first introduced to the downtown music scene
- Where beat-matching and bass drops were first perfected
- Where Grace Jones first performed live
- Where Arthur Russell debuted and recorded some of his most significant work
- Def Jam Records' first office
- Filming locations from ""Desperately Seeking Susan"" and ""After Hours""
- Legendary clubs, including the Loft, the Mudd Club, the Kitchen, and the Gallery
Details
- Begins in Nolita and ends in Tribeca
- The tour lasts approximately two hours and covers two miles
- Comfortable shoes and bottled water are strongly reccomended
- Gratuities are welcome