Vanished Venues: My Father's Place

Soundcheck | May 12, 2011

Over the years, 19 Bryant Avenue in Roslyn, New York was a funeral home, a courthouse, a bowling alley. But in the 1970s, it was Long Island’s premiere music hall. Today, we revisit our Vanished Venues series, with a look back at the rock club, My Father’s Place. Plus: Cellist Mike Block joins us with other musicians from GALA NYC, a new Brooklyn concert series, to perform live.

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