I mean sitting in the front lounge with all the rockabilly decor and the christmas lights eating soup before Godspeed or whoever went on... It was just a much more comfortable environment than the Manhattan spaces.
― Dexter Holland's Opus (Deflatormouse), Thursday, 12 August 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
There were records i had only read about at 14 years old that i got to hear for the first time on the Maxwell's jukebox... It was all very, very good.
― Dexter Holland's Opus (Deflatormouse), Thursday, 12 August 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
Todd was indeed booking Bell House soon after Maxwells closed but hasn't for a long while iirc.
― Evan, Thursday, 12 August 2021 22:06 (two years ago) link
He was booking both simultaneously for a time, I am certain of that. But you're right, he hasn't been the booker at Bell House in years.
― Dexter Holland's Opus (Deflatormouse), Thursday, 12 August 2021 22:14 (two years ago) link
I believe the story that it was due to parking and changing demographics. Parking in Hoboken for a non-resident is extremely painful and its only gotten worse since Maxwells closed. Also its no longer a cheap place to live for musicians and artists.
― o. nate, Thursday, 12 August 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link