As believed to have been located at 422 Sunrise Highway (other sources have stated its address as 442 Sunrise Highway) in Rockville Centre, New York, Thrush was a rock-themed club-size venue. Little information is currently available about this spot, but it was believed to have included a lot of gothic music and imagery within its programming.
Sources:
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/thrush-rockville-centre-ny-usa-23d7188b.html
https://www.facebook.com/groups/49144868423
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HeyLongIslandDoURemember/posts/10159703038996245
https://www.facebook.com/groups/130357370443302/posts/3797475967064739/?_rdr
https://placesnomore.wordpress.com/dance-clubs-bars
https://www.angelfire.com/linux/theintegralworm/longislandnightclubs.html
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/god
https://americanretroapparel.com/products/thrush
Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 16, 2025.
Undated exterior photo after the closing of Tommyknockers:
As believed to have been located at 323 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York, the location where Tommyknockers was located is the current home of The Nutty Irishman. It has also been the site of The World, Club Alexis, Main Street Cafe, Debbie Lee Retail Dress Factory Outlets, Farmingdale Grocers, Futuristic Twins, and Safari Bar, per the Farmingdale Library.
Among the notable artists who performed at Tommyknockers were Warrant, Marky Ramone, Extreme's Nuno Bettencourt, Blue Oyster Cult, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, H2O, Vision Of Disorder, Manowar, and Twisted Sister's Dee Snider.
Kristen Barry performing live at this venue can be heard here.
Sources:
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/tommyknockers-farmingdale-ny-usa-7bd472e8.html
https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/tommyknockers
https://farmingdalelibrary.libguides.com/c.php?g=743536&p=7045728
https://www.psaudio.com/blogs/copper/how-i-met-buck-dharma-of-blue-oyster-cult
Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 28, 2025.
Including locations at 5294 Sunrise Highway in Massapequa Park, New York and 111 Old Country Road in Carle Place, New York (pictured above), Tower Records had multiple stores within the New York City metropolitan area. Tower Records, which often hosted in-store performances and signings major artists, filed for bankruptcy in the early 2000s and ultimately closed all of its stores in the United States. The Tower Records brand continues exist with physical stores in Japan and relaunched as an online retailer in 2020. The evolution of Tower Records was shown within the Colin Hanks-directed documentary All Things Must Pass.
Among the notable artists who have performed at the Long Island stores of Tower Records are KISS, Paramore, Brand New, Sponge, The Ramones' Dee Dee Ramone, and Bayside.
Sources:
https://www.psaudio.com/blogs/copper/the-return-of-tower-records-welcome-back-you-ve-been-missed
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/tower-records-massapequa-ny-usa-bd221a2.html
https://www.setlist.fm/search?query=tower+records+carle+place
https://patch.com/new-york/massapequa/kiss-tell-long-islanders-time-classic-rock-band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9kLZYyIJfQ&t=1725s&pp=ygUZdG93ZXIgcmVjb3JkcyBjYXJsZSBwbGFjZQ%3D%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nvb4_W7194&pp=ygUZdG93ZXIgcmVjb3JkcyBtYXNzYXBlcXVhIA%3D%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAWc8BAfL3A&pp=ygUZdG93ZXIgcmVjb3JkcyBtYXNzYXBlcXVhIA%3D%3D
Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 16, 2025.
As located at 436 Woodcleft Avenue in Freeport, New York, Trudy B's appears to have been in business until 2014. Other restaurants that occupied this location include San-Bar, Windjammer and Water's Edge. The building was documented as being razed in the early 2000s. Occasionally, Trudy B's was known to have hosted live music from nationally touring artists, including doo-wop performers and later-influential punk rock artists.
Among the artists who performed at this venue include Saves The Day and The Movielife. A 1998 performance by Saves The Day at Trudy B's can be seen here.
Saves The Day reportedly performed live at Trudy B's in 1998 and 1999:
Sources:
https://libguides.freeportlibrary.info/c.php?g=494599&p=3384576#s-lg-box-wrapper-19924561
https://patch.com/new-york/farmingdale/thousands-flock-to-doo-wop-extravaganza-4
https://www.setlist.fm/venue/trudy-bs-freeport-ny-usa-7bd2ce04.html
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/saves-the-day/1999/trudy-bs-freeport-ny-3ec6137.html
https://msmokemusic.com/gig-list-1985-2007
https://www.activediner.com/trudy-b-restaurant/restaurant/freeport/ny/us/profile/103853
Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on April 19, 2025.