Max's Kansas City Revisited

09/17/2010
. (Gibson) The legendary nightclub Max's Kansas City was as far away from Kansas as Oz. It was located, in fact, at 213 Park Avenue South in New York City. And for a couple of decades it vied for the title of coolest spot in the world. Andy Warhol hung out there. The Velvet Underground played a regular weekly gig there. Even abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning had a regular table there. Add to this lot Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, David Bowie, Aerosmith, Beastie Boys and Madonna, and you get the picture. And now you'll get several more pictures, courtesy of a brand new book, Max's Kansas City: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll.

"Its legacy is a symbol of what could be when creative artists come together in a space and interact with each other," Patti Smith guitarist Lenny Kaye told Spinner. "It was a special moment where the culture meets the people who will take that culture forward."

The photo book is in stores now and features contributions by Lou Reed, former Ramones manager Danny Fields, conceptual artist Lorraine O'Grady and cultural historian Steven Watson. - more on this story

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