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Sunday Hardcore Matinees

A recurring night threaded through the atlas. A party often outlives any single room, tracing it across addresses is one way the atlas connects eras.

Rooms it touched

CBGB

1973–2006 · East Village / Bowery, Manhattan

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1980s all-ages Sunday-afternoon matinee shows that became the de facto home of New York hardcore (NYHC), Bad Brains, Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, Gorilla Biscuits, Sick of It All and many others. Known informally as 'thrash day.' Suspended around 1990 after venue violence.