The Fillmore East (NYC, 1968 – 1971)
Second Avenue near East 6th Street



 

Steinway Hall (NYC, 1866 – 1926)
East 14th Street, between Fifth Avenue and University Place


 

Tonic (NYC, 1998 – 2007)
107 Norfolk Street



 

Roseland (NYC, 1919 – 2014)
West 52nd Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue




 

Death By Audio (Williamsburg, 2002 – 2014)


 

Body Actualized Center (Brooklyn, 2011 – 2014)


 

The Channel (Boston, 1980 – 1991)
25 Necco St.


 

The Winterland Ballroom (San Francisco, 1971 – 1978)



 

Miami Arena (Miami, 1988 – 2000)


 

Le Golf-Drouot (Paris, 1961 – 1981)




 

Le Sept (Paris, 1968 – 1980)
7 rue Sainte-Anne




 

Bar 25 (Berlin, 2004 – 2010)



 

The Astoria Theater (London, 1976 – 2009)
157 Charing Cross Road





 

The Marquee Club (London, 1958 – 1996)
165 Oxford Street




 

The Sir George Robey (London, late 80s – mid-90s)



 

The Cavern Club (Liverpool, 1957 – 1973)

 

Warzone Centre (Belfast, 1997 – 2003)




 

ARMA17 (Moscow, 2009 – 2014)

 

D-22 (Beijing, 2006 – 2012)



 

Dirty Monster Club (Beijing, 2011 – 2015)


 

Golden Pudel (Hamburg, 1999 – 2018)


 

City Gardens (Trenton, NJ, 1979 – 2001)




 

Satellite Lounge (Cookstown, NJ, 1965 – 1994)
79 Wrightstown-Cookstown Road




 

Jabberjaw (Los Angeles, 1989 – 1997)
3711 Pico Blvd




 

House of Blues (West Hollywood, 1994 – 2015)



 

The Starwood (Los Angeles, mid-1970s – 1981)




 

Raji’s (Hollywood, 1985 – 1995)
beneath the Hastings Hotel



 

Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles, 1972 – 2013)


 

Good Life Café (South Los Angeles, 1989 – 1999)

 

Cheetah (Venice, CA, 1967 – 1970)






 

Irvine Meadows Amphitheater (Irvine, 1987 – 2016)


 

Kitty Castle (San Jose, 2012 – 2017)


 

Palace Pier (Toronto, 1941 – 1963)

 

The Guvernment (Toronto, 1996 – 2015)
132 Queens Quay East



 

Point Counterpoint II (Louis Kahn designed mobile boat/venue, 1967 – 2017)


 

Love Street Light Circus and Feel Good Machine (Houston, 1967 – 1970)


 

Reunion Arena (Dallas, 1980 – 2008)


 

The Masquerade (Atlanta, 1988 – 2018)
75 Martin Luther King Jr DR SW




 

X-Ray Cafe (Portland, 1990-1994)
214 W Burnside St.

 

The Artistery (Portland, 2003-11)
4315 SE Division St.


 

Satyricon (Portland, 1984 – 2010)
125 N.W. Sixth Avenue




 

Market Square Arena (Indianapolis, 1974 – 1999)
300 E. Market St.


 

Korn Krib (Milwaukee, 1964 – 1968)
3314 W. North Ave

 

Bookie’s (Detroit, 1978 – 1986)
West McNichols St in Highland Park



 

Rhinoceropolis (Denver, 2005 – 2016)
3553 Brighton Blvd.




 

1.21 Jigga Watts (Denver, 2010 – 2014)

 

Lost Lake (Denver, 2000 – 2004)
Near 29th and Walnut

 

The Safari Club (Washington, D.C., 1989 – 1997)




 

Cleveland Agora (Cleveland, 1966 – 1984)
1730 East 24th St.





 

OK Hotel (Seattle, 1985 – 2001)




 

The Brewery (Raleigh, NC, 1983 – 2011)
3009 Hillsborough Street



 

Lounge Ax (Chicago, 1986 – 2000)
2438 N. Lincoln Ave.





 

Swerp Mansion (Chicago, 2013 – 2015)


 

Crobar (Chicago, 1992 – 2010)
1543 N Kingsbury St



 

Poplar Creek Music Theater (Chicago, 1980 – 1994)



 

 

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p.s. Hey. ** DK, Hi. Thank you for the correction. I saw your comment on Friday and managed to right the wrong early. I appreciate it. ** Dominik, Hi!!! The friends + Chipotle + galette du roi parts happened, but not the movie. I think I’m back to normal now, health-wise, thanks. I think we’ll have the new script finished in the next, oh, week, I hope? I thought the concept of ‘House of Leaves’ was a lot better than the actual novel, but it’s been a long time since I read it, so … How are you finding it so far? I get a granted wish? Can it be a secret wish? I have a secret wish that I would like to be granted. Sorry, haha. Love materialising and doing all your work for you impeccably, G. ** _Black_Acrylic, Thanks! I’ll go look into that Maclean! ** jay, Hi! I think I vaguely knew about the Nabokov source, but only vaguely. Huh. Thanks, pal. ** Charalampos, Thanks. Good picks. I think the Kluge is streamable somewhere, because that’s how I saw it. ** Logan Berry, Hi, Mr. Berry! Thank you so much. How are you, how’s stuff? ** Laura, B’day was pleasant. Wow, 100! Fascinating choices. I don’t know a bunch of them. I noted those. Thank you, obviously. So much ‘Heated Rivalry’ talk all over the place. And me with my ‘no TV’ policy. Alas. ** Eric C., Aw, thanks. I wish you similar yearlong joy and of course success. What a good reason to come to Fargo. Do they have a film festival there? Big day to you. ** James Bennett, Yes, I’ve heard wonderful reports about the Gluck event. Congrats, man! xo back from moi aka your future neighbor. ** Steeqhen, Thanks. Wow, yeah, you don’t like Dublin. Which of course makes me even more curious about it. But I don’t when I’ll ever go there. ** Montse, Hi, Montse! Thank you, thank you! Dessert: a delish galette du roi and a box of scrumptious donuts. Not bad. Lovely best films, of course. Oh, sadly, ‘RT’ just got rejected by one of the two Barcelona festivals we submitted to (Americana), so prayers that the other one (the queer one) feels differently. Love to Xet. And majorly to you. ** kenley, Thanks a lot. It was fine. Once I did all the rigamarole, the French visa I got was pretty easy. Dogwhistle! Mosh-ier Helmet! This I have to hear. And I will once I’ve polished off this rather lengthy comments/p.s. combo today. Thank you! And I’ll follow it up the live Searing set, and I will try to guess which member proved worthy of you. Fun! ** politekid, Hi, O, thanks! Great to lay eyes on your wordage as always. I’m fine. Yeah, I was really fucking sick, it sucked, but whatever it was is dead now. I just saw a few friends and hung out, very lowkey. Wow, what a list. Quite a few films I might’ve put on mine if my head had been differently slanted. Helluva list. Only two or three that made me go ‘huh?’. Major luck as needed with the thesis. Does it feel good? xo, me. ** Steve, Chipotle -> purchase a galette du roi -> metro to Zac’s place -> joined by friends -> eat galette and blab. Too hard to say what Wiseman’s best film is. He has so many great ones. ‘Monrovia’ is my favorite, and it’s a little different than his usual films. Really beautiful. New episode! Everyone, Here’s Steve. Read and poke and listen. Steve: ‘Since so little new music has been released this year, my first 2026 episode of “Radio Not Radio” does something different. Looking back towards the past, especially the ’70s and ’80s, it consists of sets of New Zealand rock (Alastair Galbraith, Skeptics, Suburban Reptiles, Dragon, Human Instinct, Olla, Verlaines, Marie and the Atom, Dial), soul and funk (Ann Peebles, Ronn Feaster, Isaac Hayes, Temptations, Gap Band, Fantastic Four), reggae (Jimmy Cliff, Marcia Griffiths, Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus, Scientist, Augustus Pablo, Brown Sugar, Zig-Zag Band) and art-rock (Sparks, Wire, Magazine, Henry Badowski.) You can listen here‘. Henry Badowski: there’s a name I haven’t heard in decades. I don’t have much information about IN THE LAND OF THE ELEVATOR GIRLS, but I can link you to the post I did about Steina and Woody Vasulka that can fill you in about them and their work. Here. Their films are fantastic but very hard to see. Almost nothing online. I saw ‘Elevator Girls’ in a retrospective of their work here a few years ago. ** Bernard Welt, You being three months older is more of a gift to me than to you, no? Wish I could be at those readings. I hope that Zionist asshole David Lehman isn’t there. ** Hugo, Thanks! Your sister must be cool, haha. Aw, thank you for the very sweet words, my friend. Pretty great important films list there. All seem potentially important. ** Carsten, Thanks, pal. Uh, I saw the Conner at an exhibition of his static works and films here several years ago. I’m going to find out what ‘Yeelen’ is, obviously. ** Jamie, Hey, hey, Jamie! A rare treat seeing. Please pop in more often if it suits. And thank for about ‘RT’. Love in a large quantity back to you. ** Vincent, Hi, Vincent! Very happy to have made things that were both crazy and pleased you. Goals! What an excellent and various film list! I really need to see ‘Red Rooms’, don’t I? Thanks a lot! Come back and hang out and tell me more about you and yours if you feel like it. ** Bertie marshall, Hi, Bertie! Wow! It’s been ages. I’m obviously curious about this new novel of yours. Thanks! Take good care, sir. ** Dev, Chipotle in France is exactly like Chipotle in the US but with a slightly smaller menu. Like I had to make a special request for a cheese quesadilla, but they did know how to make it. Really interesting list. ‘A New Leaf’, huh. Never saw it. I will. ‘Simon of the Desert’ is so crazy great, no? Thanks, buddy. ** Steven Purtill, Steven! Hey! I’m good, you? Oh, Zac’s and my new film ‘Room Temperature’ is showing in Seattle on January 28th. (See the blog’s upper right hand corner). I’ll send you a social media message, but I’d be very happy if you can go see it. ** jeestun, Thanks. Grandrieux is fascinating, yeah. I just this morning saw notice of that Tarr DP interview. Interesting. I’ll go click over and read it. Holy fuck, I’m glad you can breathe. More minor, but I recently had the worst bout of sickness of my life, and it was humbling. ** horatio, Thank you, thank you, horatio! My birthday wishes are just boring stuff like finishing the new film script and solving a money problem and blah blah. I don’t think you need to read ‘Death in Venice’ before you see the film, no, but it is an excellent novel. Cool list. Mine was weirdly lacking in horror, I don’t know why. ‘Sleep Has Her House’, yes! ** Malik, Hey, Malik! So nice to see you! French Chipotle food is pretty much indistinguishable from American Chipotle food. But, in general, the French are not masters of Mexican food, that’s for sure. Wonderful list. ‘Menace II Society’, ‘Coonskin’ … wow, very nice. You good? Everything flying along smoothly? ** Brendan, Thank you, B, and thank you again. xo. ** wulf solence, Hi there! ‘Pola X’ was on my list. ‘Hourglass Sanatorium’ I don’t know, but I’ll go try to find it. Thanks very much! ** Bill, Weekend was reassuringly normal. There are a real handful of films on your list I don’t know. I noted them. Let me see if I can catch up. ** Alice, Thank you. Having had a nasty sickness of very late, all my sympathies and restorative wishes to you. Exciting about your story. Sure, send if you like. Just remember I’m molasses slow. Curious films list. I guess I’ll re-look at ‘Southland Tales’ since you’re not the only one to list it. Back when I saw it, I really hated it. But I don’t remember entirely why. ** Dr. Kosten Koper, Hi, Doc. A fellow ‘Young Frankenstein’ fan, high five and etc. Thanks for the list. Right, ‘Decline’, that’s a good one. ** julian, A futuristic happy birthday to you too. Love your list. ‘Mod Fuck Explosion’! Have a swell week. ** Måns BT, Hi, Måns! Thank you! I’m most intrigued by your seemingly Swedish film picks: ‘Thriller: En grym film’, ‘Tillsammans’, ‘Tillsammans 99’. I don’t know them. ‘Face/Off’! That’s a great overlooked movie right there. ‘An elephant sitting still’! Mostly busy with the same old stuff: seeking public life for ‘RT’ and finishing the new script. There are a bunch of films I’m going to see this week. What about you? Heavy school occupation? ** HaRpEr //, Hoping for a pleasant evolution of your strange. Crazy cool film list. ‘Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion’! Thank you. Best possible rest of your day. ** l@rst, Thanks a lot, L. ‘Reflections In A Golden Eye’: best ending ever? xo, me. ** Uday, I just saw a few friends and ate some slightly unusual food. Unusual for me, I mean. Pretty uneventful, which how I like birthdays. Why were they unsuccessful at snorting a line off your genitals? Rhetorical question. Love back to you. ** Right. Y’all know I have a thing for dead buildings, and somehow dead music venues seem especially dead. Look at some up above if you like. See you tomorrow.