Max’s Kansas City

nightclub and restaurant, New York City, New York, United States

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CBGB

  • CBGB
    In CBGB

    …played at his former hangout, Max’s Kansas City; all drew inspiration both from his Pop-art irony and the distinct Manhattan-ness of his former associates, the Velvet Underground.

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New York Dolls

  • the New York Dolls
    In the New York Dolls

    …the Mercer Arts Center and Max’s Kansas City in Lower Manhattan, where they appeared in their signature attire—women’s makeup and bizarre clothing. Their glam rock androgyny belied an unpolished musical style that combined British Invasion-influenced rhythm and blues with the guitar distortion and booming backbeat of proto-punk bands such as…

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