Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg at the Chelsea Hotel.

Chelsea Hotel; The Sadies Play Live

Soundcheck | Dec 13, 2013

In this episode: Sherill Tippins, author of Inside the Dream Palace: The Life and Times of New York’s Legendary Chelsea Hotel, talks with Soundcheck host John Schaefer about some of the Chelsea 's many stories, and how it was designed from the beginning to foster creativity.

And, The Sadies -- the veteran Toronto rockers many know as from serving as backing bands for musicians like Neko Case and Neil Young -- perform songs from its latest album, Internal Sounds, in the Soundcheck studio.

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