Chestnut Cabaret Explained

Chestnut Cabaret was a nightclub located at 38th and Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] It opened in 1978 and closed in 1994, then it reopened in 1995 renamed the Blockley^{[2] [3]} before its closure in 2013.

History

Many famous bands played the Chestnut Cabaret, including:

• Albert Collins
• Al Stewart
• Alex Chilton
• Alien Sex Fiend
• Albert King
• Asleep at the Wheel
• Average White Band
• Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• Barenaked Ladies
• BeauSoleil
• Beru Revue
• Big Country
• Blondie
• Blues Traveler
• Blue Öyster Cult
• Bootsy's Rubber Band
• Branford Marsalis
• Buddy Guy
• Burning Spear
• Buster Poindexter
• Butthole Surfers
• Buzzcocks,
• Camper Van Beethoven
• Chris Whitley
• Chris Isaak
• Collective Soul
• Concrete Blonde
• The Connells
• Consolidated
• MC 900 Ft. Jesus
• David Bromberg
• De La Soul
• Dead Milkmen
• Debbie Harry
• Dee Dee Ramone
• Devo
• Dirty Dozen Brass Band
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Donovan
• Dread Zeppelin
• Dr. John
• Electric Love Muffin
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• Fishbone
• Gene Loves Jezebel
• Gil Scott-Heron
• Guy Clark
• Hardline
• The Hooters
• House of Love
• Hothouse Flowers
• Ice-T/Body Count
• Jack Bruce/Ginger Baker
• Jane Siberry
• Jesus Jones
• Jesus and Mary Chain
• John Lee Hooker
• John Entwistle
• John Mayall
• Johnny Winter
• Judy Collins
• Kid Creole and the Coconuts
• Killing Joke
• King's X
• Kirsty MacColl
• Kitchens of Distinction
• Krokus
• Larry Carlton
• Leon Russell
• Little Feat
• Living Colour
• Marillion
• Meat Loaf
• Meat Puppets
• Midge Ure
• Modern English
• Mojo Nixon
• Naked Raygun
• Nine Inch Nails
• NRBQ
• Parliament-Funkadelic
• Phish
• Pogues
• The Pretenders
• Psychic TV
• Renaissance (band)
• Ramones
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Richard Thompson
• Robin Trower
• The Roches
• Ronnie Montrose
• Shriekback
• Skinny Puppy
• Stanley Clarke
• Stanley Jordan
• Steel Pulse
• Steve Forbert
• Sun Ra
• The Bears (featuring Adrian Belew)
• The Fall
• The Fixx
• The Radiators
• The Replacements
• The Tubes
• They Might Be Giants
• Third World
• 'til tuesday
• Toto
• Tower of Power
• Violent Femmes
• Warren Zevon
• Wire
• Wynton Marsalis
• X
• Yellowman

See also

• Trocadero Theatre

External links

• Chestnut Cabaret

Notes and References

1. News: Kit. Konolige. WHAT'S DOING IN: Philadelphia . The New York Times. 1989-04-02 . 2008-06-10.
2. Web site: Fiorillo. Victor. The Blockley Is Closing [UPDATED]]. Philadelphia Magazine. Metro Corp.. 23 December 2014. phillymag.
3. Web site: Faye . Anderson. Jazz cabaret, main channel - Chestnut Cabaret. Philly Jazz. August 30, 2023.