Take Me Back::1990 ~ Part 1

This journey back in time began with a photo I found circa 1990.

Then I started looking through all my old copies of The Informant, McFazer, and Face It! and quickly realized I’d have to make this a multi-part retrospective. Note: Many of the images herein came directly from these local ‘zines.

Although I had been frequenting a local club, Puma’s, my grrlfriends and I began prowling other venues – most notably The Cactus Club (San Jose), Cabaret (San Jose), and Niles Station (Fremont) – Fridays and Saturdays. Sometimes I’d show-up at The Cactus Club during the week if there was someone special playing there, and once in a while a visit to The Keystone in Palo Alto or The Stone in SF was required.

Although many well-known acts would play at these clubs, our allegiances quickly switched to local talent where we became quick fans of many Bay Area bands. Heck, I can remember some nights we’d go see bands who were playing at different clubs on the same night! Fun times.

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Cactus Club (San Jose)
The Keystone’s Heavy Metal History
The Stone
The Keystone Palo Alto

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