Former Location of Max's Kansas City

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"A collision of art, music, and fashion".

Opened in 1965 as a popular hangout for the artsy crowd. By the early 70s they had moved on and after closing briefly, was re-opened in 1975. Throughout its tenure, Max’s was the place to be for counterculture figures, from 1960s artists and poets to 1970s glam- and punk-rockers. The Velvet Underground recorded a live album here in 1969, near the end of its career; Bruce Springsteen played an early New York City show at the venue in 1972; and Sid Vicious started his short-lived post–Sex Pistols solo career here with a performance in 1978. The club officially shuttered this location in 1981 and—like many other legendary venues in the city—it’s now a nondescript building. It quickly became the place for punk and new wave music: New York Dolls, Ramones, Television, Blondie, you name 'em, they played here. By the early 80s, they had moved on too. Sic transit gloria.

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