Club Babyhead Explained

Club Babyhead was a nightclub and hard rock music venue in Providence, Rhode Island.[1] [2] [3]

The venue was located at 73 Richmond Street.[4] It was known for being dark and gritty.[5] [6]

Club nights

In 1992 and 1993, Club Babyhead was the only local venue providing space for hardcore acts.[7] Audience members at the club's hardcore shows often engaged in moshing.[8]

Club Babyhead hosted a "Stupid Dance Party" Thursday and Sunday nights, that featured an eclectic mix of music DJ'ed by Jared Dubois.

The club hosted electronic club nights that attracted the rave scene.[9] [10]

Club Babyhead regularly featured matinées, which teenagers attended.[11]

Featured musicians

From 1990 to 1997, Club Babyhead featured performances from Jennifer Finch,[12] Buzzcocks,[13] Babes in Toyland,[14] Electrafixion,[15] Shelter, The Breeders, Scarce,[16] Alanis Morissette,[17] Yo La Tengo,[18] Melvins,[19] The Mighty Mighty Bosstones,[20] Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana,[21] Meat Puppets, Mudhoney,[22] Blind Melon,[23] Bo Diddley,[24] Green Day,[25] The Dead Kennedys, Arab on Radar,[26] Godflesh,[27] Marilyn Manson,[28] [29] [30] Deftones,[31] Catherine Wheel,[32] The Proletariat,[33] Snuff,[34] Butt Trumpet,[35] Throwing Muses, Goo Goo Dolls,[36] Samiam,[37] Only Living Witness,[38] and Korn.[39]

Nirvana show

On September 25, 1991, Nirvana performed alongside Melvins at Club Babyhead.[40] The show occurred a day after Nevermind was released,[41] as part of Nirvana's Nevermind tour.[42] Kurt Cobain broke his amp while the band played the first song "Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam", a cover of "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" by The Vaselines.[43] During the performance, the band played several covers, including "Here She Comes Now" by The Velvet Underground and "D-7" by Wipers. That night, Nirvana played, “Help Me, I’m Hungry”, which they rarely performed.[44] As Cobain was having technical problems during the show, he smashed his Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal on stage, and threw it into the crowd. In 2020, the pedal was sold on Julien's Auctions for $8,960.[45] [46]

References

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  2. Web site: 2021-06-30 . Rebuilding Providence Punk: The punk scene in Providence has degraded—but collective mobilization can bring it back . 2023-03-03 . Brown Political Review . en-US.
  3. Web site: Perfect Sound Forever: Providence Rock . 2023-03-04 . Furious.
  4. Web site: Providence Architecture Locations AS220 . 2023-03-04 . Brown University.
  5. Book: Harris, John . The last party : Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock . 2004 . HarperPerennial . 0-00-713473-8 . London . 72 . 59262228.
  6. Book: Let's go : the budget guide to USA, 1996 . 1996 . St. Martin's Press . Michelle C. Sullivan, Megan B. Callahan, Edward Y. Park . 0-312-13557-2 . [1st ed.] . New York . 130 . 33891524.
  7. Web site: Deis . Erica . 2014-01-15 . My Return to Hardcore ... 20 Years Later . 2023-03-10 . Motif . en-US.
  8. Simon, Bradford Scott. "Entering the pit: Slam-dancing and modernity." Journal of popular culture 31.1 (1997): 149.
  9. Web site: Magazine . Motif . 2013-02-06 . The Birth of the Rhode Island Rave Scene . 2023-03-04 . Motif . en-US.
  10. News: Tapper . James . 2021-06-26 . Raves from the grave: lost 90s subculture is back in the spotlight . en-GB . The Observer . 2023-03-04 . 0029-7712.
  11. Web site: Waterman . Clinton . 2006 . Jessica Mary Sanchez-Brown Interview . 2023-03-04 . Brown University Library.
  12. Web site: Murphy . Denise Monahan . Jennifer Finch at Club Babyhead in Providence RI March 1992 Photos . 2023-04-05 . Instagram . en.
  13. Book: McGartland, Tony . Buzzcocks : the complete history . 2017 . 978-1-78606-274-1 . London, England . 975077666.
  14. Book: Karlen, Neal . Babes in Toyland : the making and selling of a rock and roll band . 1994 . Times Books . 0-8129-2058-9 . New York . 30071555.
  15. Web site: Stranger Than Electrafixion: Tour With Echobelly . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304052349/https://www.mtv.com/news/v7rws5/stranger-than-electrafixion-tour-with-echobelly . dead . March 4, 2023 . 2023-03-04 . MTV . en.
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  17. Book: Cantin, Paul . Alanis Morissette : a biography . 1998 . St. Martin's Griffin . 0-312-18035-7 . New York . 179 . 38055992.
  18. Book: Jarnow, Jesse . Big day coming : Yo La Tengo and the rise of indie rock . 2012 . Gotham Books . 978-1-59240-715-6 . New York . 757469233.
  19. Web site: 2008-09-13 . Melvins-Helmet-Wurst @ Club Babyhead Providence RI 12-10-90 . 2023-03-03 . Hardcore Show Flyers . en.
  20. Web site: 2017-12-29 . Bosstones were 'like our big brothers' to longtime tourmates The Pietasters . 2023-03-03 . Boston Herald . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2020-06-24 . Nirvana's Kurt Cobain distortion pedal sold for $9,000 . 2023-03-03 . Metal Rock News . en.
  22. Web site: Mudhoney: Tourbook, 1992 . 2023-03-03 . University of California, Berkeley.
  23. Web site: Blind Melon (1993) shows - 03-22-1993 Providence, RI - Club Babyhead . 2023-03-03 . Blind Melon Articles.
  24. Web site: Steve Latham Photography: Bo Diddley - Club Babyhead - 10-6-93 . 2023-03-03 . Steve Latham.
  25. Web site: Green Day in Providence, USA - Mar 21, 1994 . 2023-03-03 . Green Day Authority.
  26. Web site: "Satan has a new name tonight—it's Arab on Radar!" . 2023-03-04 . Impose Magazine . en-US.
  27. Web site: Bergstrom . Jeff. Godflesh played Irving Plaza with Cut Hands and Pharmakon (pics & review) . 2023-03-03 . BrooklynVegan . 11 April 2014 . en.
  28. Web site: McCARTHY . SEAN . Attending first rock concert is a rite of passage . 2023-03-04 . New Bedford Standard-Times . en-US.
  29. Web site: Marilyn Manson . 2023-03-04 . Whatever HQ.
  30. Web site: When I was 14 I was at Club Babyhead in a providence to see Marilyn Manson with my little friends. . 2023-03-04 . Twitter . en.
  31. Web site: Deftones - Keeping It Real (Live at Club Babyhead, Providence, RI, November 27th, 1996) . 2023-03-04 . ThePinkCD . en . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304030329/https://thepinkcd.com/product/deftones-keeping-it-real-live-at-club-babyhead-providence-ri-november-27th-1996/ . dead .
  32. Web site: Catherine Wheel Rolls Out On American Tour . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304031813/https://www.mtv.com/news/5xwom9/catherine-wheel-rolls-out-on-american-tour . dead . March 4, 2023 . 2023-03-04 . MTV . en.
  33. Caito, Michael (March 24, 1995). "Rare Air – Churn: Live at Club Babyhead, Providence, RI 3/18/95". The Providence Phoenix.
  34. Web site: 1990 . Totally Wired Presents: Punk Is Not Dead! Snuff, Samiam, Wurst Common Ground and Barricade at Club Babyhead . University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections.
  35. Web site: Stubble Interview of Butt Trumpet - Previous Issues . 2023-03-04 . Our Olden Cities.
  36. Web site: 1995 . Goo Goo Dolls Monday October 16 @ Club Babyhead . 2023-03-04 . Whatever Magazine.
  37. Web site: maranhasj . 2017-10-15 . Photo and Review: Racquet Club at Bluebird Theater in Denver . 2023-03-04 . Actual_Analog . en.
  38. News: August 30, 1990 . Rhode Island College Digital Commons @ RIC . The Newpaper .
  39. Web site: KoRn 1995-09-15 Club Babyhead, Providence, RI, USA . 2023-03-03 . KoRnweb.ru . ru-RU.
  40. Web site: Club Babyhead . 2023-03-03 . Rhode Island Rocks.
  41. Web site: Taraborelli . John . Music & Nightlife: Total: 28 points . 2023-03-04 . Providence Media . 28 February 2012 . en.
  42. Web site: Richard Bienstock . 2020-06-23 . Kurt Cobain's battered Boss DS-1 distortion pedal sells for $9,000 . 2023-03-04 . guitarworld . en.
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  45. Web site: KURT COBAIN STAGE USED PEDAL . 2023-03-04 . Juliens Live.
  46. Web site: Buchanan . Brett . 2020-06-25 . Kurt Cobain Broken Instrument Sold For Stunning Price . 2023-03-04 . Alternative Nation . en-US.

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