An Oral History of the Legendary City Gardens

An Oral History of the Legendary City Gardens

Front of City Gardens No Slam Dancing
Fascinating behind the scene stories about one of the coolest legendary punk rock clubs, City Gardens, in the very scenic Trenton New Jersey, spanning the late 1970’s to 1994. DJ Jeff Werz talks for 1:45 and plays lots of music with the authors. Amy Yates Wuelfing and Steven DiLodovico co-authors of “No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes” talk about putting this book together and doing over 420 interviews! The book is named after the large ass sign at the door. This is when punk was dangerous and skin heads ruled the roost and one week you could go see the Circle Jerks and then the next Fishbone or ween. The book will be published March 10, 2013 and is available online at www.noslamdancing.com. We only got thrown out one time for stage diving at City Gardens and that was enough. My back still hurts!

Interview and music with the authors of a book on the Legendary City Gardens by Jeff Wertz on Mixcloud

Nirvana – City Gardens – Trenton, US 1991 (FULL SET)

Ween – Nan – 1992 Trenton