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Plant Bar
217 East 3rd Street · East Village, Manhattan40.7225° N / 73.9830° W
Overview
Tiny East Village bar often cited in the prehistory of DFA Records and the early-2000s dance-punk scene.
Plant Bar was a tiny East Village bar with a back-room sound system, often cited in the prehistory of DFA Records and the early-2000s dance-punk and disco-not-disco scene, where DJs like Tim Sweeney developed their sound. It closed in 2003.
Oral histories & archival media
Archive plates
Flyer placeholder
FlyerPL.01
Pending acquisition
Photograph placeholder
PhotographPL.02
Pending acquisition
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DocumentPL.03
Pending acquisition
Placeholder plates — cleared scans drop in here
Sonic profile
punk/new wavehouseexperimental
Cultural role
dance-punk sceneDFA prehistory
DJs, promoters & people
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Tags
#DFA#dance-punk#EastVillage#East3rd