- History
- See also
- References
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Chestnut Cabaret was a nightclub located at 38th & Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] It was later named the Blockley[2] before its closure in 2013. HistoryMany famous bands played the Chestnut Cabaret including the following: {{div col|colwidth=22em}}- Albert Collins
- Al Stewart
- Alex Chilton
- Alien Sex Fiend
- Albert King
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Average White Band
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Barenaked Ladies
- Beru Revue
- Big Country
- Blondie
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Bootsy's Rubber Band
- Buddy Guy
- Buster Poindexter
- Butthole Surfers
- Buzzcocks,
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Chris Whitley
- Chris Isaak
- Concrete Blonde
- The Connells
- Consolidated
- MC 900 Ft. Jesus
- David Bromberg
- De La Soul
- Dead Milkmen
- Debbie Harry
- Dee Dee Ramone
- Devo
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Donovan
- Dread Zeppelin
- Electric Love Muffin
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Fishbone
- Hardline
- The Hooters
- House of Love
- Hothouse Flowers
- Ice-T/Body Count
- Jack Bruce/Ginger Baker
- Jane Siberry
- Jesus Jones
- John Lee Hooker
- John Entwistle
- John Mayall
- Johnny Winter
- Judy Collins
- Kid Creole and the Coconuts
- King's X
- Kirsty MacColl
- Kitchens of Distinction
- Larry Carlton
- Leon Russell
- Little Feat
- Living Colour
- Marillion
- Meat Puppets
- Midge Ure
- Modern English
- Mojo Nixon
- Naked Raygun
- Nine Inch Nails
- NRBQ
- Parliament-Funkadelic
- Phish
- Pogues
- The Pretenders
- Psychic TV
- Ramones
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Richard Thompson
- Robin Trower
- The Roches
- The Roots
- Schoolly D
- Sonic Youth
- Soul Asylum
- Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers
- Toots and the Maytals
- Stanley Clarke
- Stanley Jordan
- Steel Pulse
- Steve Forbert
- The Bears (featuring Adrian Belew)
- The Fall
- The Replacements
- The Tubes
- They Might Be Giants
- Third World
- 'til tuesday
- Toto
- Tower of Power
- X
- Warren Zevon
- Wire
- Wynton Marsalis
- Branford Marsalis
- Violent Femmes
- Shriekback
{{div col end}}See also{{Portal|Philadelphia}}References1. ^{{cite news |first= Kit|last= Konolige|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= WHAT'S DOING IN: Philadelphia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/02/travel/what-s-doing-in-philadelphia.html?sec=travel&pagewanted=3 |work= The New York Times|publisher= |date= 1989-04-02 |accessdate=2008-06-10}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Fiorillo|first1=Victor|title=The Blockley Is Closing [UPDATED]|url=http://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/12/12/blockley-is-closing/|website=Philadelphia Magazine|publisher=Metro Corp.|accessdate=23 December 2014|ref=phillymag}}
External links{{Coord|39|57|11.0|N|75|12|6.9|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA|display=title}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Chestnut Cabaret}} 5 : Nightclubs in Pennsylvania|Music venues in Philadelphia|University City, Philadelphia|1978 establishments in Pennsylvania|2013 disestablishments in Pennsylvania |