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Brownies
169 Avenue A · East Village, Manhattan40.7270° N / 73.9835° W
Overview
Small Avenue A club central to the 1990s indie-rock circuit before it became a different bar.
Brownies was a small Avenue A club central to the 1990s New York indie- and post-rock circuit, a frequent first stop for touring and local bands. It closed in 2002, after which the space continued as a different bar. It is often cited within accounts of the decade's underground rock.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
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FlyerPL.01
Pending acquisition
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PhotographPL.02
Pending acquisition
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DocumentPL.03
Pending acquisition
Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
punk/new waveexperimental
Cultural role
indie-rock circuitEast Village rock
Tags
#indierock#EastVillage#AvenueA#1990s