Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City
@rrexplorernyc.bsky.social
First chapter in the Rock and Roll Explorer Guide book series, field guides to the history of rock & roll.
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Ace Frehley, R.I.P.
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Ace Frehley, R.I.P.
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
Depeche Mode, NYC, 1982
(📷: Allan Tannenbaum)
(📷: Allan Tannenbaum)
October 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Depeche Mode, NYC, 1982
(📷: Allan Tannenbaum)
(📷: Allan Tannenbaum)
September 26, 1969
September 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
September 26, 1969
August 15, 1965
August 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
August 15, 1965
The Together Forever Tour
(📷: Laura Levine)
(📷: Laura Levine)
July 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Together Forever Tour
(📷: Laura Levine)
(📷: Laura Levine)
1-2-3-4!
July 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1-2-3-4!
Hey, NYC: How are you beating the heat this week?
(📷: Chris Stein)
(📷: Chris Stein)
June 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Hey, NYC: How are you beating the heat this week?
(📷: Chris Stein)
(📷: Chris Stein)
Are you ready for the summer?
(📷: (Roberta Bayley)
(📷: (Roberta Bayley)
June 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Are you ready for the summer?
(📷: (Roberta Bayley)
(📷: (Roberta Bayley)
Happy Birthday, Laurie Anderson!
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
June 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Happy Birthday, Laurie Anderson!
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
(📷: Lynn Goldsmith)
Happy 7th Birthday to the Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City by Mike Katz and Crispin Kott (foreword by Legs McNeil), released on June 1, 2018 and still available everywhere books are sold at maximum volume.
June 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Happy 7th Birthday to the Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City by Mike Katz and Crispin Kott (foreword by Legs McNeil), released on June 1, 2018 and still available everywhere books are sold at maximum volume.
Patti Smith Group Waves High.
The Patti Smith Group played the Palladium (126 E. 14th St.) on May 22 & 23, 1979
The Patti Smith Group played the Palladium (126 E. 14th St.) on May 22 & 23, 1979
May 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Patti Smith Group Waves High.
The Patti Smith Group played the Palladium (126 E. 14th St.) on May 22 & 23, 1979
The Patti Smith Group played the Palladium (126 E. 14th St.) on May 22 & 23, 1979
Gail and Frank Zappa walk along Bleecker Street on May 20, 1967. The Mothers of Invention played a gig at the Village Gate (160 Bleecker St.) that night. Four days later the group would begin a months-long residency at the Garrick Theatre (152 Bleecker St.).
(📷: Fred W. McDarrah)
(📷: Fred W. McDarrah)
May 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Gail and Frank Zappa walk along Bleecker Street on May 20, 1967. The Mothers of Invention played a gig at the Village Gate (160 Bleecker St.) that night. Four days later the group would begin a months-long residency at the Garrick Theatre (152 Bleecker St.).
(📷: Fred W. McDarrah)
(📷: Fred W. McDarrah)
Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder!
(📷: Winston Vargas at the Apollo Theater, circa 1970)
(📷: Winston Vargas at the Apollo Theater, circa 1970)
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder!
(📷: Winston Vargas at the Apollo Theater, circa 1970)
(📷: Winston Vargas at the Apollo Theater, circa 1970)
Debbie Harry, 1978
(📷: Chris Stein)
(📷: Chris Stein)
May 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Debbie Harry, 1978
(📷: Chris Stein)
(📷: Chris Stein)
Richard Ashcroft takes Manhattan during a photo shoot for the Verve’s “Lucky Man” sleeve art, 1997
(📷: Chris Floyd)
(📷: Chris Floyd)
May 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Richard Ashcroft takes Manhattan during a photo shoot for the Verve’s “Lucky Man” sleeve art, 1997
(📷: Chris Floyd)
(📷: Chris Floyd)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience played two shows at the Fillmore East (105 2nd Ave.) on May 10, 1968. Sly & the Family Stone opened, and lights were provided by Joshua Light Show.
(🎨: David Byrd)
(🎨: David Byrd)
May 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The Jimi Hendrix Experience played two shows at the Fillmore East (105 2nd Ave.) on May 10, 1968. Sly & the Family Stone opened, and lights were provided by Joshua Light Show.
(🎨: David Byrd)
(🎨: David Byrd)
🥁 Happy Birthday, Chris Frantz! 🥁
(📷: Tom Hill)
(📷: Tom Hill)
May 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🥁 Happy Birthday, Chris Frantz! 🥁
(📷: Tom Hill)
(📷: Tom Hill)
“Index,” a single-sided cardboard flexi-disc included in Andy Warhol’s Index, a book and multimedia package published by Black Star Books in 1967. The flexi features a portrait of the Velvet Underground’s Lou Reed by Billy Name.
May 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Index,” a single-sided cardboard flexi-disc included in Andy Warhol’s Index, a book and multimedia package published by Black Star Books in 1967. The flexi features a portrait of the Velvet Underground’s Lou Reed by Billy Name.
Sonic Youth
(📷: Michael Levine)
(📷: Michael Levine)
April 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Sonic Youth
(📷: Michael Levine)
(📷: Michael Levine)
Patti Smith
(📷: Charlyn Zlotnik)
(📷: Charlyn Zlotnik)
April 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Patti Smith
(📷: Charlyn Zlotnik)
(📷: Charlyn Zlotnik)
Ramones played “in showcase” at Performance Studios (23 E. 20th St.) with support from Blondie on April 25, 1975. Drummer Clem Burke had played his first gig with Blondie just weeks earlier.
April 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Ramones played “in showcase” at Performance Studios (23 E. 20th St.) with support from Blondie on April 25, 1975. Drummer Clem Burke had played his first gig with Blondie just weeks earlier.
Great Gildersleeves (331 Bowery), April 24, 1983
April 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Great Gildersleeves (331 Bowery), April 24, 1983
“The Ramones are gonna smash you to smithereens…”
Ramones released their eponymous debut album on April 23, 1976.
Ramones released their eponymous debut album on April 23, 1976.
April 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“The Ramones are gonna smash you to smithereens…”
Ramones released their eponymous debut album on April 23, 1976.
Ramones released their eponymous debut album on April 23, 1976.
Oasis in NYC, 1994
(📷: Tom Sheehan)
(📷: Tom Sheehan)
April 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Oasis in NYC, 1994
(📷: Tom Sheehan)
(📷: Tom Sheehan)