No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes:: An Oral History of New Jersey's Legendary City Gardens

Yates Wuelfing, Amy; DiLodovico, Steven

ISBN 10: 1491013303 / ISBN 13: 9781491013304

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready for adventure. Seller Inventory # PKV.1491013303.VG

Synopsis:

How did a lifeless, concrete bunker inthe inner city come to be a cornerstone of theunderground music scene? How did a club stuckbetween nowhere foster an atmosphere of creativity and promote a vibrant music scene readyto explode? Simply: with dedication, drive andpassion. The story of City Gardens is a multifaceted tale of community, history and, tradition.While one man, the inimitable Randy Now,is credited (and rightly so) with growing andcultivating the scene at the Gardens, it took acommunity of freaks, weirdoes, and misfits totruly make it a home. No Slam Dancing, No StageDiving, No Spikes is the story of how that bunkerbecame an oasis for wayward iconoclasts and cultural outcasts while witnessing some of the most compelling performances in music history.Told through the memories of bands, bouncers,stage management, bartenders, and fans—aswell as the man who oversaw it all—No SlamDancing is part history, part sociological study,and part legend. It is a document of times andevents that occurred during the last great musicage before technology changed everything.Over the course of hundreds of interviews,the authors pull together the narrative City Gardens during its nearly-20-year run. Whetherthey were the New Wave-crazed dancers whopopulated 90 Cent Dance Nights, or the punksand skins who caused mayhem during the hardcore shows, they were the ones who made every event a happening and every show something to behold. The individual memories merge to tell the story of a city, of a scene, and of the indomitable force of creativity.

About the Author: Amy Yates Wuelfing was a City Gardens regular. Her mom used to call there looking for her. Steven DiLodovico was an annoying hardcore kid. Steve is a loud-mouthed young buck from Philly who knows everything about everything. He s the kid you wanted to pummel at every show.

Bibliographic Details

Title: No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes:...
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very_good