"New Yorkers really like San Diego music," says Grams guitarist Chuck Schiele, who has played or promoted around a dozen NYC shows during the past year. "They came. They clapped. They bought CDs. All the New York musicians have the impression that we have a very healthy music scene."
Schiele has booked several SoCal bands at famed Gotham venues such as the Bitter End, Kenny's Castaways (where Joey Ramone met Dee Dee Ramone at a NY Dolls concert), the C Note (now closed), and CBGB, which will probably close in October when its lease is up. "The peeps at that club are all cool and nice but seem a little on edge," says Schiele. "I think they've grown just as tired of the 'future of CBGB' question as they are of 'what does [marquee sign] OMFUG mean?' But they still buy me drinks and they always record my set...."
The Grams appear at Lestat's in Normal Heights on May 28.
"New Yorkers really like San Diego music," says Grams guitarist Chuck Schiele, who has played or promoted around a dozen NYC shows during the past year. "They came. They clapped. They bought CDs. All the New York musicians have the impression that we have a very healthy music scene."
Schiele has booked several SoCal bands at famed Gotham venues such as the Bitter End, Kenny's Castaways (where Joey Ramone met Dee Dee Ramone at a NY Dolls concert), the C Note (now closed), and CBGB, which will probably close in October when its lease is up. "The peeps at that club are all cool and nice but seem a little on edge," says Schiele. "I think they've grown just as tired of the 'future of CBGB' question as they are of 'what does [marquee sign] OMFUG mean?' But they still buy me drinks and they always record my set...."
The Grams appear at Lestat's in Normal Heights on May 28.
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