I worked there for many years and was the shift manager in later years. It was a wild ride and I have many stories. 13:57 is the picture of my work shirt which I still have.
Thanks for your amazing channel, I've been to many of those venues. Your channel reminds me of others who discuss the old rock clubs in LA like The Whiskey, The Rainbow, The Roxy etc. I think what you're doing is historically important for Australian music. Thanks again.
Great video. Played there in the early 90’s. Nice surprise at 17:32 seeing our name (Transparent Newmans) on the Thursday night slot. It was dirty, dingy, sweaty, loud and absolutely fantastic.
I want to give the shout out to the band “Any Woman’s Blues” who played there early evening on Fridays in the late 80s or early 90s. . They were an all (young) woman jazz band with A lister chops and a lot of style and commitment I think Lisa Parrott was in that combo. I could not believe I could cross the road from work, order a schooner of New, and hear live music of that calibre.
Thanks for these ‘whatever happened to’s’, so many great and wild memories! The Blue Gum at Waitara was another good one, saw heaps of local and internationals there. 🤟
Great video!. I fell in love with Bughouse at the time & used to love their gigs there...my unsigned band 7 Zark 7 did a gig there around 1987 which was a stack of fun!
Do a story on Vic On The Park Hotel sydney crn victoria rd and Addison rd. Was a great venue i worked there as a sound engineer and bar manager.1992 to 1996. Tea party .you am i.screaming jets feed time ww24 witlams etc etc played there. Alot local bands 7 nights a week. Alan Scott from Zen studios was the booker. Great venue.!!!!
We had basketball comps for the bands. Toe to Toe fighting the Nazis punks big brawl. Warwick Pollard was one of the ownwers.Russian south african jew. 2 Rich bussiness men bought it as a tax ride off in 91 but it started making too much money for them. I Theo Dangas approached them in 91 to set up a band room and my band the Trashdolls were the 1st band to play there. Then we got Alan Scott zen studios to help us build a stage and book bands. Alan Scott did so much amazing work promoting the bands and venue. Pub was sold around 96/97 . Due to bad ownership managment. eg employing local thugs to bounce and manage the bar only to be robbed by them and have customers harassed and bashed by them.
Alan Scott booked Silver chairs 1st sydney show at the Vulcan hotel supporting Nancy Vandal.lol I was working there that night and over 500 people arrived most of them on the street as the room was dangerously packed. I had to get on the stage with the bouncers to push the crowed of young girls back.lol
I was in two minds about leaving a message, because I have some less happy memories of the Evening Star. I used to see what I would call the last of the mod bands in the late 80s. One night, I saw this fella who'd had a few too many, try and politely push his way through a group of skinheads near the bar. Instinctively, I grabbed the man and moved him back, while saying to the other men, "Sorry. You'll have to forgive my friend. He's had too much to drink." A few choice words said to us, and the situation was diffused. I later discovered that the drunk man was a bass player for Ratcat. Several years later, I was playing there (quite a different atmosphere) playing drums and backing vocals, and in the middle of a song, I got these mild electric shocks from the microphone. And the faulty stand (-gaffer tape couldn't solve every problem) started to lower while I was mid sentence.. Anyway, it happened to be the night someone from Half a Cow records had come to see us, and left before the set finished. Mine wasn't the only technical problem that night. I was led to believe that this, the notoriously faulty PA system, was why it was branded "the evil star". Regardless, someone thought it would be a great marketing strategy to adopt the name for the bar for some reason. The band I was in then, The Unsound, didn't play at the later Evil Star and I never missed it. I am a little sentimental about some places I played at in my youth, but the Evening Star is not one of them.
Went there in the late 80s with my best college friend. We’d go there to see Box The Jesuit. There would frequently be around 20 punters and not much else.
So thats where I used to go. I thought I used to go to the pub across the road. I think. I lived up the road and my neighbours were The Headstones, tombstones? I dunno.
Enjoyed this one. For a little while in the late 80s Friday afternoons = finish work in Chatswood early, catch the train to Central & get to the Evening Star as quickly as possible ... sit out in the beer garden with friends (is the beer garden still there?) & jam as much beer into me as i could between when i got there until it was time to head back to Central to catch the 5:30pm express train back to Gosford & eventually ending up at the Aquatic club. Heading up Elizabeth St tho & past the door to what is maybe now the pokie den ... I'm kind of almost sure there used to be a smallish blackboard mounted on the wall with upcoming bands. I can recall seeing a big "X" on that blackboard. Yes ... i could have that wrong but that's my recollection. Any record of X playing at the Evening Star?
Yes, some fine times had there, drummer for chaotic delusion, and later for the mutated noddies and still have heaps of footage, and also some funny out the front street stuff 😂
Played both Evening / Evil star venues mostly remember the volume of beer that was sold with the constant barmaid reach across the bar forwarding the schooner taking the money. Shouting at who ever l was with whilst being blasted by the band , best gig could have been the Red Planet Rockets / Lompoc County Splatter Heads, saw lots of bands there great venue , great times.
Never been to the Evening Star but saw David Bowie play for about 30 minutes one night at Whale Beach surf club. Kicked on later that night to The Rocklilly at Mona Vale to see Bobby Sox. Crazy night.
My shitty high school punk band played here in the early 90s with SUX and CASUALITY. Also a gig with PERSERCUTION. Saw a really shitty YOU AM I show here and also the legendary GOD MEAT GOD! Saw a couple of good skinhead fights here too and a stabbing. The good old days!
ruclips.net/video/JuYtF4Z_anw/видео.htmlsi=FKxvmTlJ7ppvCYSv Found this.😁Really love looking back at a time when drinking laws were much more relaxed and I’m assuming insurance and public liability was cheaper or non existent for these establishments.
I worked there for many years and was the shift manager in later years. It was a wild ride and I have many stories. 13:57 is the picture of my work shirt which I still have.
Excellent! Great memories I'm.sure 🎶👍💥
👍🏻 some really great stories and information , and very well researched , 🚬🤠 crazy times 😎 thanks very much for presenting the history
Thank u 😜👌👏🏼
Sad! Played there in the 90s with Velvet Hammer.
Nice🎶👍
Thanks for your amazing channel, I've been to many of those venues. Your channel reminds me of others who discuss the old rock clubs in LA like The Whiskey, The Rainbow, The Roxy etc. I think what you're doing is historically important for Australian music. Thanks again.
Thank you 🥰
Great ep, thanks. Spent many nights there and played there with my band, The Inchmen.
Nice👍👍👍
Great video. Played there in the early 90’s. Nice surprise at 17:32 seeing our name (Transparent Newmans) on the Thursday night slot. It was dirty, dingy, sweaty, loud and absolutely fantastic.
I want to give the shout out to the band “Any Woman’s Blues” who played there early evening on Fridays in the late 80s or early 90s. . They were an all (young) woman jazz band with A lister chops and a lot of style and commitment I think Lisa Parrott was in that combo. I could not believe I could cross the road from work, order a schooner of New, and hear live music of that calibre.
Amazing 🤩 Sydney sure was a vibrant music city once
Thanks for these ‘whatever happened to’s’, so many great and wild memories! The Blue Gum at Waitara was another good one, saw heaps of local and internationals there. 🤟
Glad you enjoying them. Cheers 🎶✌️💥
Great video!. I fell in love with Bughouse at the time & used to love their gigs there...my unsigned band 7 Zark 7 did a gig there around 1987 which was a stack of fun!
Very cool!🎶✌️
Do a story on Vic On The Park Hotel sydney crn victoria rd and Addison rd.
Was a great venue i worked there as a sound engineer and bar manager.1992 to 1996.
Tea party .you am i.screaming jets feed time ww24 witlams etc etc played there.
Alot local bands 7 nights a week.
Alan Scott from Zen studios was the booker.
Great venue.!!!!
Will do 😃
We had basketball comps for the bands.
Toe to Toe fighting the Nazis punks big brawl.
Warwick Pollard was one of the ownwers.Russian south african jew.
2 Rich bussiness men bought it as a tax ride off in 91 but it started making too much money for them.
I Theo Dangas approached them in 91 to set up a band room and my band the Trashdolls were the 1st band to play there.
Then we got Alan Scott zen studios to help us build a stage and book bands.
Alan Scott did so much amazing work promoting the bands and venue.
Pub was sold around 96/97 .
Due to bad ownership managment. eg employing local thugs to bounce and manage the bar only to be robbed by them and have customers harassed and bashed by them.
Excellent Thanks I’ll def do this one
Alan Scott booked Silver chairs 1st sydney show at the Vulcan hotel supporting Nancy Vandal.lol
I was working there that night and over 500 people arrived most of them on the street as the room was dangerously packed.
I had to get on the stage with the bouncers to push the crowed of young girls back.lol
@fakenews3911 I'm pretty sure I was there that night Their parents were standing near me LOL
I was in two minds about leaving a message, because I have some less happy memories of the Evening Star.
I used to see what I would call the last of the mod bands in the late 80s.
One night, I saw this fella who'd had a few too many, try and politely push his way through a group of skinheads near the bar.
Instinctively, I grabbed the man and moved him back, while saying to the other men, "Sorry. You'll have to forgive my friend. He's had too much to drink."
A few choice words said to us, and the situation was diffused.
I later discovered that the drunk man was a bass player for Ratcat.
Several years later, I was playing there (quite a different atmosphere) playing drums and backing vocals, and in the middle of a song, I got these mild electric shocks from the microphone.
And the faulty stand (-gaffer tape couldn't solve every problem) started to lower while I was mid sentence..
Anyway, it happened to be the night someone from Half a Cow records had come to see us, and left before the set finished. Mine wasn't the only technical problem that night.
I was led to believe that this, the notoriously faulty PA system, was why it was branded "the evil star".
Regardless, someone thought it would be a great marketing strategy to adopt the name for the bar for some reason.
The band I was in then, The Unsound, didn't play at the later Evil Star and I never missed it.
I am a little sentimental about some places I played at in my youth, but the Evening Star is not one of them.
Interesting storiy. Thanks for sharing. I never ventured in that area tbh 👍
@@Gioia67 👋Thanks
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I use to drink there from 89 till 92 on Fridays saturdays. Forever ago
Cool🎶👍
Went there in the late 80s with my best college friend. We’d go there to see Box The Jesuit. There would frequently be around 20 punters and not much else.
Small venue and far for m home for me but also I guess at that point I wasn't really following a lot of indie bands ✌️
So thats where I used to go. I thought I used to go to the pub across the road. I think. I lived up the road and my neighbours were The Headstones, tombstones? I dunno.
😅😅😅
good old days
They definitely were ✌️🎶
Lol....there's Rick at 42 seconds...Gioia, where did you get that pic????
Craig from FB group put up a heap of photos on the Trade union group Amazing pics
Enjoyed this one. For a little while in the late 80s Friday afternoons = finish work in Chatswood early, catch the train to Central & get to the Evening Star as quickly as possible ... sit out in the beer garden with friends (is the beer garden still there?) & jam as much beer into me as i could between when i got there until it was time to head back to Central to catch the 5:30pm express train back to Gosford & eventually ending up at the Aquatic club. Heading up Elizabeth St tho & past the door to what is maybe now the pokie den ... I'm kind of almost sure there used to be a smallish blackboard mounted on the wall with upcoming bands. I can recall seeing a big "X" on that blackboard. Yes ... i could have that wrong but that's my recollection.
Any record of X playing at the Evening Star?
Great memories 👌 seems like a lifetime ago the 80s ✌️
Yes, some fine times had there, drummer for chaotic delusion, and later for the mutated noddies and still have heaps of footage, and also some funny out the front street stuff 😂
How cool 💥👍
Played both Evening / Evil star venues mostly remember the volume of beer that was sold with the constant barmaid reach across the bar forwarding the schooner taking the money. Shouting at who ever l was with whilst being blasted by the band , best gig could have been the Red Planet Rockets / Lompoc County Splatter Heads, saw lots of bands there great venue , great times.
Good times indeed👍👍👍
Never been to the Evening Star but saw David Bowie play for about 30 minutes one night at Whale Beach surf club. Kicked on later that night to The Rocklilly at Mona Vale to see Bobby Sox. Crazy night.
How cool. 🎉
My shitty high school punk band played here in the early 90s with SUX and CASUALITY. Also a gig with PERSERCUTION. Saw a really shitty YOU AM I show here and also the legendary GOD MEAT GOD! Saw a couple of good skinhead fights here too and a stabbing. The good old days!
Haha good ole days indeed 😜✌️
The yuppies moved in to the area
Gentrification definitely contributed to these places changing their character Cheers
Box Of Fish 🐠
Never saw them unfortunately 😕 😔
ruclips.net/video/JuYtF4Z_anw/видео.htmlsi=FKxvmTlJ7ppvCYSv
Found this.😁Really love looking back at a time when drinking laws were much more relaxed and I’m assuming insurance and public liability was cheaper or non existent for these establishments.
Agree. So different today ✌️