The legendary rock and roll club Maxwell’s closed 7 years ago. We miss it terribly! The revered Hoboken establishment was home to a bunch of great bands in the 1980s, including The Feelies, Yo La Tengo, The Bongos, and more. This episode highlights some of the artists that were part of the burgeoning Hoboken music scene of the 1980s. Tune in to hear songs from The Feelies, Wild Carnation, Yung Wu, Speed the Plough, The Trypes, Yo La Tengo, Winter Hours, human switchboard, The dB's, The Individuals, Rage To Live, The Bongos, and more! If you’re not familiar with Maxwell’s or the Hoboken Sound, lemme take you to SCHOOL!

Playlist:

The Feelies - "It's Only Life" from Only Life on Bar None

Wild Carnation - "Dodger Blue" from Tricycle on Delmore Recording Society

Yung Wu - "Aspiration" from Shore Leave on Bar/None Records

Speed the Plough - "The Tide Won't Tire" from The Plough & the Stars on Bar None

The Trypes - "The Undertow" from Music For Neighbors on Acute

Yo La Tengo - "Barnaby, Hardly Working" from Fakebook on Bar/None Records

Winter Hours - "Stay With Me" from Winter Hours on Capitol Records

Human Switchboard - "(Say No To) Saturday's Girl" from Who's Landing in My Hangar? on Fat Possum

The dB's - "Love Is for Lovers" from Like This

The Individuals - "Walk By Your House" from Fields/Aquamarine on Bar/None Records

Rage to Live - "Swimmer" from Blame the Victims on Bar/None Records

The Bongos - "Come Back to Me" from Beat Hotel on RCA Records Label