Playboy says Mercury Lounge & Cake Shop are two of America's 10 best rock clubs
O’Death @ Cake Shop, NYC | Dec 31, 2006 (VIA)
Playboy made a list of “America’s 10 Best Rock Clubs“. NYC scored two of the ten spots with honors to going Mercury Lounge and Cake Shop. Here’s the whole list:
- 12 Galaxies, San Francisco, CA
- Black Cat, Washingtonb D.C.
- Cake Shop, New York, NY
- Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
- The Earl, East Atlanta, GA
- The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
- Emo’s, Austin, TX
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
- First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
- Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
Compare that to the Plug Awards where are the following stages are currently duking it out for the “live music venue of the year” award:
- Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
- Cake Shop, New York, NY
- Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
- Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
- Emo’s, Austin, TX
- Joe’s Pub, New York, NY
- McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY
- Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
- Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
- The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
- Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
- Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
NYC owns 50% of that list which includes even more love for Mercury Lounge and Cake Shop. Who’s missing?
Photo of O’Death‘s New Years Eve show at Cake Shop from the Music Slut.