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The New York Living Journal
Location: The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West at West 77th Street, Manhattan
New York’s musical reinventions are inseparable from the places where they took shape. An exhibition at The New York Historical revisits the city’s era of disco, punk and hip-hop.
The show explores musical experimentation amid the social and cultural conditions of New York in the 1970s. Clubs, neighborhood gatherings, studios and public spaces all contributed to new forms of expression.
The story is as much geographic as musical. Different scenes emerged from different corners of the city, sharing influences even when their audiences and venues looked very different.
Instead of approaching the era as a playlist of hits, consider the communities and creative spaces that made new sounds possible. Music history is also neighborhood history.
The museum is located at 170 Central Park West near West 77th Street. Verify exhibition dates, visiting hours and admission with the institution directly.
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