In light of The Eye’s feature on the trend of rock musicals this week, we decided to do a roundup of some of the loudest, wildest things to do in NYC. New York has always been at the forefront of the tasteless and the magical, and not just in theater, but in art and music as well. Here’s a quick look at what once was and what is currently freaking your parents out.
Andy Warhol’s "Exploding Plastic Inevitable" (EPI) was a series of multimedia concerts that began in New York in 1966. EPI took place throughout the city, but the most common venue was “Dom,” a club formerly located in the East Village. These events combined interpretive dance, poetry reading, S&M play, film screenings, and music by the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. Heavy drug use, free love, and general experimentation were par for the course.
Lucky for us, there are a few places throughout the city that are still dedicated to this spirit of uninhibited eccentricity.
