Music On Long Island - Venues: M

Undated exterior photo of the venue:

A popular hang out in Stony Brook in the 1980's, The Mad Hatter appears to have been in business from 1972 to 1984. Located at 2192 Nesconset Highway (Route 347) in Stony Brook, New York in the Rickels Shopping Center, the same space appears to have also been known as Spanky's, Shadow's, and Bijou.

Among the notable artists who performed at this venue were Twisted Sister, Zebra, Hot Tuna's Jorma Kaukonen. The Stanton Anderson Band, Bonnie Parker, Rat Race Choir, and Pretty Poison.

1982 ad from The Aquarian for this venue:

Undated photo of Twisted Sister performing live at this venue:

Replica of the exterior exhibited by the Long Island Music Hall of Fame:

Sources:

https://www.setlist.fm/venue/mad-hatter-stony-brook-ny-usa-53d54bd1.html

https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/the-mad-hatter--871516

https://www.limusichalloffame.org/museum-new

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1766386470343139

https://www.facebook.com/groups/326969347397

https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/12/nyregion/2-bars-in-disputes.html

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235490442603

Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 30, 2025.

While still operational as a restaurant which occasionally has live music at 1500 Lido Boulevard in Lido Beach, New York, Malibu was a leading music venue for international talent and emerging artists in the 1980s and 1990s. Regularly in collaboration with WLIR/WDRE -- a Long Island-based radio station which many see as New York's first alternative rock station, as documented within the film Dare To Be Different -- the venue provided the debut New York area performance for many future legends, beyond hosting countless superstars.

Among the notable artists who have performed at Malibu include U2, The Police, Van Halen's David Lee Roth, Motley Crue's Vince Neil, The Ramones, Dream Theater (which includes Long Beach native Mike Portnoy), The Deftones, Anthrax, Dokken, Fight (featuring Judas Priest's Rob Halford and future Steel Panther guitarist Russ Parish), Faith No More, Extreme, Marilyn Manson, Dio, Blondie's Deborah Harry, The Smashing Pumpkins, Gang Of Four, They Might Be Giants, Concrete Blonde, The Pixies, Lou Reed (Freeport native), Culture Club, Billy Idol (who reportedly spent some of his childhood in Rockville Centre and Patchogue), The Psychedelic Furs, The Stray Cats (natives of Massapequa), The Knack, The Cramps, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Ventures, OMD, Johnny Thunders, Utopia (featuring Todd Rundgren), Blue Angel (featuring Cyndi Lauper), Joan Jett (known resident of Rockville Centre and Long Beach), Iggy Pop, Hall & Oates, George Thorogood, and The Go-Go's. 

Flyer for a then-upcoming performance by U2:

Photo of U2's Bono performing at Malibu in 1981:

Promotion of a Culture Club radio broadcast from Malibu from 1983:

Photo of Culture Club soundchecking in 1983 at Malibu:

Photo of The Pixies performing at Malibu in 1989:

Ticket stubs from Malibu:

Then-upcoming concert advertisement:

 

Sources:

https://www.setlist.fm/venue/malibu-night-club-lido-beach-ny-usa-1bd63d74.html

https://maliblueny.com/live-music/#events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/43345356756

https://www.facebook.com/groups/18590983146

https://www.radio.net/s/wlirfm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzJX39rdgXs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4oRnkSMjA0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG48vWXDbQA

https://www.reddit.com/r/longisland/comments/bw185h/rare_photo_of_culture_club_doing_a_sound_check_at/

 

Research by Darren Paltrowitz on April 13, 2025.

Former site of Micals Catering Hall (a.k.a. The Zoo) grabbed from Google Images:

Micals Catering Hall was a venue often booked by Christian McKnight for DIY-style shows featuring punk, emo, hardcore and ska artists. Located 67 Brook Avenue in Deer Park, New York, the space was also known to eventgoers as The Long Island Zoo and The Zoo.

Among the notable artists who performed within the space were New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, The Ataris, The Movielife, Silent Majority, Brand New, CKY, Snapcase, From Autumn To Ashes, Hot Rod Circuit, and The Reunion Show.

 

Flyer for a then-upcoming event at this venue (directions included):

 

Sources:

https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/micals-catering-hall

https://www.concertarchives.org/locations?search=deer+park%2C+ny

https://www.setlist.fm/venue/micals-catering-hall-deer-park-ny-usa-2bd64ca2.html

https://www.setlist.fm/venue/the-zoo-deer-park-ny-usa-2bd32cbe.html

 

Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 19, 2025.

My Father's Place was originally a venue located at 19 Bryant Avenue in Roslyn, New York. It first opened in 1971, remaining open in its original form until 1987, presenting reportedly more than 6,000 shows from over 3,000 diverse artists; the venue later reopened in 2018 in a different configuration and address in Roslyn, New York, as located within the Roslyn Hotel (formerly the Roslyn Claremont Hotel).

Among the artists who performed at the original My Father's Place location were Black Flag, Billy Joel (a native of Hicksville), Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Madonna, Meat Loaf, Aerosmith, The Police, Rush, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Billy Crystal (a native of Long Beach), Lou Reed (Freeport native), Bob Marley, James Brown, Eddie Murphy (a native of Roosevelt), Andy Kaufman (a native of Great Neck), Fishbone, The Rolling Stones' Mick Taylor, The Ramones, Bo Diddley, The Allman Brothers Band's Dickey Betts, Cream's Jack Bruce, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jaco Pastorius, The New York Dolls, "Weird Al" Yankovic, David Crosby, Iggy Pop, Steve Vai (Carle Place native), Joan Jett (a long-time resident of Long Beach), Billy Idol (previous resident of Rockville Centre and Patchogue), The Doors' Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, Minor Threat, Anthrax, The Byrds' Roger McGuinn, Bad Brains, Jan & Dean, The Go-Go's, Carl Perkins, Chubby Checker, B.B. King, XTC, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Buzzcocks, Muddy Waters, Huey Lewis & The News, Hall & Oates, Squeeze, The Cramps, John Mellencamp, Captain Beefheart, Blondie, Toots & The Maytalls, Jonathan Richman, Talking Heads, Television, Warren Zevon, Levon Helm, Eddie Money (Island Trees High School graduate), Buddy Guy, Blood Sweat & Tears, Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris, The Runaways (as featuring Long Beach resident Joan Jett), Herbie Hancock, Harry Chapin (a known resident of Huntington), 10cc, Todd Rundgren, George Carlin, and Tom Waits.

Emmylou Harris, Billy Joel and Blondie's Debbie Harry live at My Father's Place (photos by Steve Rosenfield, as published by the Long Island Press):

 

Sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/27/nyregion/working-in-the-spirit-of-my-father-s-place.html

https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/my-fathers-place-roslyn-reopening-1.14963599

https://web.archive.org/web/20161030125956/http://www.johnnypierre.com/blog/blog/rock-roll-geography-my-father-s-place-roslyn-ny

https://www.longislandpress.com/2017/12/20/30-years-later-my-fathers-place-returns-in-posh-style/

https://www.salon.com/2017/04/29/wlir-revolutionary-radio-tribute-documentary-dare-to-be-different-is-a-gen-x-time-capsule

http://www.noplacelikelongisland.com/podcast/2016/9/29/michael-eppy-epstein-on-my-fathers-place-wlir-and-whats-ahead-for-him

https://www.setlist.fm/venue/my-fathers-place-roslyn-ny-usa-63d50efb.html

 

Researched by Darren Paltrowitz, April 8, 2025