The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
Here’s a partial transcription of an article published almost 50 years after The Mothers of Invention concerts at The New Penelope, in January 1967. Juan Rodriguez, Rock journalist […]
Michael Nerenberg, a regular at The New Penelope, proposes that Muddy Waters and his band record a “stoop session,” a casual and informal musical improvisation session, at an […]
Here is an excerpt of a Linn County Blues Band concert. It was recorded live at The New Penelope by Ivan Gardos in 1968. In this recording, we […]
Junior Wells was a popular blues singer and harmonica player.
Here is an ad for a Muddy Waters show at The New Penelope in 1967. It is surprising to see how unexpensive the tickets were for this artist […]
The Linn County Blues Band developed a unique style based on the blues.
Underlining the popularity of The Fugs with The New Penelope crowd is the fact that they played there on two separate occasions: each time for several nights in […]
The Fugs were a New York City based rock band best known for their humorous songs and stage shows. The band was formed in 1965 by Ed Sanders […]
Here, we see Allan Youster standing in front of a Fugs poster he loaned ARCMTL for its exhibit of concert posters presented at the 2015 Pop Montreal International […]
This photo shows a waitress tidying up the bleachers during two sets of the Mothers of Invention show in 1967, at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street.
Richard King was a friend of Gary Eisenkraft who also happened to work as doorman at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke St. In an interview with Harriet Eisenkraft, […]
Suzanne McCarrey worked as a waitress at The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street at the age of 16. In this audio clip, she explains the challenges of serving […]
