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Dance Clubs/Nightclubs/Bars/Lounges (Past & Present) (list courtesy of DJ Steve Spinelli)
• 55 Canal Street - Boston (Canal Street)• 8-Track - BostonAll the played out stuff you've heard a thousand times... Bee Gees, Village People, Abba, etc. This nightclub didn't last long.• 9 Lansdowne/Karma - Boston (Lansdowne Street)• Alexanders - Lynn (Washington Street)• Avenue C - Boston (Boylston Street)• Bleachers - Salem• Boston Boston/Metro/Citi/Avalon - Boston (Lansdowne Street)• Boston Lighthouse - Revere (Lynnway)• Bounty - Nashua, NH (Northeastern Blvd)• Brahmins/Night Games - Somerville (Holiday Inn)DJ Steve Spinelli spun on & off at this club (under both names) for a few years. Mostly a Charlestown/Somerville/Cambridge crowd. Music format: Dance• Brothers 4 - Nashua, NHDJ Steve Spinelli spun here around 87/88. At the time it was an under 21 club which eventually became the Bahama Beach Club. Music format: Dance, Freestyle, Rap & R&B• Cafe Portofino - Lynn (Lynnway)• Cameo Lounge - Lynn• Car Palace - Somerset• Caravan - RevereDJ Steve Spinelli spun here in the mid 90s. I played between the bands that performed live on stage. Fun crowd. Music format: Dance, Euro House & Disco• Century Cafe - Dedham (Washington Street)• Chameleon/Club Morgan - Lynn (Days Inn - Lynnway)Anyone remember DJ Eddie K imitating George Michael on stage or the tear gas grenade that someone dropped on the dancefloor back in October of 1989? Probably not. But what you probably do remember is what a beautiful club it was inside and how great the cook-outs and pool were outside. Music format: everything• Channel - Boston• Charlie Horse/Shenanigans - Lynn (Lynnway)DJ Steve Spinelli spun at Shenanigans in the early 90s under Mike Janedy. Music format: everything• Chateau Deville - Saugus• Cheeks - Waltham (Westin)DJ Steve Spinelli spun here around 1993 under Phil Cohen. Music format: Dance• Chevy's - Lowell• Choices - Somerville• City Lights - Boston (Washington Street)• City Lights - Providence, RI (Davol Square)DJ Steve Spinelli spun at this nice little club around 1992. Music format: Dance & Freestyle• City Limits - Lynn (Blossom Street Ext)• Club 241 - Worcester (Bridge Street)• Club 3 - Somerville• Club 54 - Stoneham (Montvale Plaza)Under 21 Club. Music format: Dance• Club 777 - Manchester, NH (777 South Willow St)• Club Q - Boston (Howard Johnson - Commonwealth Ave)DJ Steve Spinelli spun here in the late 90s under Joe Toto. Great views of the city from this club on top of the Howard Johnson Hotel in Kenmore Square. Music format: Disco• Club Taurus - Boston (Tremont Street)• Coconuts - Gloucester• Confetti's - Methuen (Merrimack Street)• Daffney's Disco - Revere Beach• Deco's - SomervilleDJ Steve Spinelli spun here with Peter Accolla in the late 80s. Music format: Dance & Disco• Diamonds - Lynn (Market Street)DJ Steve Spinelli spun here in the late 80s. Music format: Dance & Hip Hop• Docs Place - Boston (Harrison Ave)• Emerald Rose Pub - LynnDJ Steve Spinelli spun here around 1992. Music format: Dance & Hip Hop• Escapades - Weymouth• Faces - Cambridge (Rt. 2)Amazing how many times this place changed from an over 21 club to an under 21 club - you never knew which to expect when you went there.• Fasads - Revere (Broadway)
Went here a few times back in the late 80s to see DJ Smitty (Jon Smith) spin. Music format: Dance & House• Finn McCool's - BostonDJ Steve Spinelli spun here in the 80s under Joe Toto. Music format: everything• Gallery - Boston (Massachusetts Ave)• Great Scott - Allston (Commonwealth Ave)• Ground Zero - Cambridge (Massachusetts Ave)• Guido's - CambridgeGreat little place located on the Cambridge/Watertown line. DJ Steve Spinelli had the privilege of being the DJ for the Toys for Tots/Christmas Party since the 90s there.• Harbour Club/Polly Esta's - South Boston• Harbour House - Lynn (Lynnway)With its big, red letters - as seen from its location on Lynnway and from the Drive-In Theatre on Lynnway.• Hemingway's - Quincy (Parkingway Street)• Industry/Coliseum/Pyramid - Manchester, NH• International Pub/Deano's - Revere (Squire Road)• Jacob's Ladder - Revere• John Martin's Manor - Saugus (Rt. 1)• Jonathan's - Salem• Joy - Boston• Jukebox/Matrix - Boston (Tremont Street)DJ Steve Spinelli started spinning here in early 2000 when it was called NYC Jukebox. At the time, he played mostly Dance, Freestyle & Disco. A few years later, the clubs name was changed to "Matrix". He spun mostly Rap/Hip Hop, R&B & Reggae every Friday night.• Jukebox/Matrix - Taunton• Juliet's - Woburn (Ramada Inn)• Las Brisas - Boston (East India Road)• Legends/Club 114 - Danvers/Peabody (Rt. 114)• Lucifer's/Kenmore Club (Narcissus, Celebration, Lipstick) - Boston (Kenmore Square)Undoubtedly the best nightclub in the city during the 70s/80s into the early 90s. Gary Cannavo, Vinnie Brand & Matty Olsen were the main DJs working here during the late 80s into the early 90s. DJ Steve Spinelli was a regular at the club and already knew Gary (from Dance Music Plus), but never really got a chance to meet the other DJs (except for exchanging nods here and there). He thought for years what it would be like to be a DJ at this club, but never pursued the idea until one day. In 1990, on a packed night upstairs in the "Narcissus" room, DJ Steve Spinelli brought in a "mix tape" of some dance and freestyle music he had put together earlier that day. He walked up to Vinnie (who was spinning), gave him the tape and asked him to listen to it sometime, and if he liked it, and ever needed him to spin there, to let him know. About a week later, Spinelli gets a phone call from him asking him if he wants to start working there. Lo and behold, Spinelli is now part of this elite crew! At first, he was given a Wednesday night to spin on. He was also sent down to the Mill Hill Club in West Yarmouth (same owners as the Kenmore Club) to do a few nights here and there. It wasn't quite what he expected at first, but he figured he was the "new guy"... so he kept his mouth shut and did what he had to do. It finally paid off though, as working all those off-nights (and the long drive down to West Yarmouth from the North Shore) finally came to end. DJ Steve Spinelli was now doing Friday and Saturday nights in the "Celebration" and/or "Lipstick" rooms... eventually, moving onto four nights a week (Thursday through Sunday) playing dance & freestyle music downstairs in "Celebration". The Sunday night DJ Steve Spinelli spun was "Asian night". Sometimes he would fill in upstairs in "Narcissus", but his happy home was in "Celebration". The Kenmore Club also had a heavy metal and Latin night as well. In 1992, DJ Steve Spinelli's run with this great club had come to an end. After it closed down sometime around 1994, it became a Gap clothing store and then a Bertucci's restaurant.• Mallside - Chelsea (Mystic Mall - Everett Ave)• Maxwell Jumps - Boston (Huntington Ave)DJ Steve Spinelli spun here in the late 80s under Joe Toto. The club was located below ground and catered to mostly Northeastern University students. Music format: everything• Mercury Bar - Boston (Boylston Place)• Michael's Seaside Beach Club - RevereDJ Steve Spinelli spun here in the early 90s. The club was located upstairs and overlooked the beach. Music format: Dance & Disco• Mill Hill Club - West YarmouthDJ Steve Spinelli spun here in 1991. Same owners as the Kenmore Club in Boston. Music format: everything• Mister Macs - Lynn (Union Street)• Misty's/Apogee - Revere (Howard Johnson - Squire Road)DJ Steve Spinelli spun at Apogee in the early 90s under Joe Toto. Music format: Dance & Freestyle• New World/Club Kahlua - Lynn• New York New York - Peabody• Niteshoes - Saugus (Rt. 1)Popular nightclub in the late 80s. DJ Rob Mammola spun here. Music format: Dance, House & Freestyle• Nostalgia - Quincy (Wollaston Beach Blvd)• Odyssey - Lowell DJ Steve Spinelli spun here around 1992. Music format: Dance, House & Freestyle• Palladium - New York City, NY• Paradise - Boston (Commonwealth Ave)• Pazzaluna/Vision/Tabu - SaugusDJ Steve Spinelli spun here from early 1998 to the middle of 2000. On Saturday nights, he played Dance & Disco. On Sunday nights, he played Progressive House & Trance with DJ Peter Souhleris.• Perry's Salon - Boston (State Street)• Piccadilly Filly - Salem• Pufferbellies - Hyannis• Rachel's - Boston (Marriott)• Palace (Rascals/Uptown/China Club) - Saugus (Rt. 99)DJ Steve Spinelli spun in many of the different rooms inside this gigantic esteblishment including Uptown (from 1995 to 1997). Music format: Disco & 80s Dance• Reflections - Boston (Blossom Street)• Roadhouse - PeabodyDJ Steve Spinelli spun here on & off in the mid 90s under DJ Dave Connelly. Music format: everything• Rockafella's - Lynn (Lynnway)• Sables - Peabody (Marriott)
DJ Phil Cohen was a DJ here. Tuesday nights were a big night in the late 80s. Music format: Dance, House & Freestyle• Scandals - East Boston• Shabooms - Weymouth (Washington Street)• Shakers - Salem (Bridge Street)DJ Steve Spinelli spun here in 1987. Music format: Dance, House, Freestyle, Disco, Funk & R&B• Skybox Dance Club - MarlboroughDJ Steve Spinelli spun here in 1993. Music format: Dance, House & Freestyle• Snifter's - Boston• Something Irresistible - Lynn
DJ Steve Spinelli here along with DJ Peter Souhleris.• Speakeasy - Portsmouth, NH• Sports Connection - Lynn (Lynnway)• Stephanie's - Somerville• Stocks & Bonds - Boston (State Street)• Stocks & Bonds II/Destinations - Boston (Haymarket)
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here.• Studio 4 - Lynn (Lynnway)Popular North Shore Discotheque in the late 70s. Originally located on Lynnway in Lynn, this nightclub is remembered for its silvery dancefloors in each corner, mirror on the ceiling above the DJ booth, views of the Boston skyline, and of course, the fun times and music. In the early 80s, the nightclub moved from Lynnway to the Boston Street area in Lynn. Music format: Disco & Funk• Studley's - Somerville• The Club - Worcester (Commercial Street)• Top Hat Lounge/Stars - Peabody (Rt. 1)
DJ Jim Thomas spun here.• Trakside - Salem (Canal Street)• Trax - Leominster (Main Street)• Venus De Milo - Boston (Lansdowne Street)• Vibrations - Lowell (Warren Street)• Vogue - Hull• Vogue - Saugus• Who's On First - Boston (Yawkey Way)• Zanzibar - Boston (Boylston Place)• Zelda's - Boston• Heritage Nightclub - Lowell
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here under DJ Tony Signorino• Desmond O'Malley's - Framingham
DJ Steve Spinelli & DJ Chris Willis spun here• Club 313 - Manchester, NH• Town Line/Rain - Malden• 3rd Floor At The Gas Light Co. - Portsmouth, NH DJ Steve Spinelli (for Drama Squad DJs) spun here 2006/2007 on Thursday nights. Music format: Dance, House, Urban & Top 40• Wally & Bernies (WB's) - Manchester, NH
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here.• Golden Temple - Brookline
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here under Joe Jazz.• Cask'n Flagon/Olivers Nightclub - Boston
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here.• Cityside Bar & Grill - Malden DJ Steve Spinelli & DJ Shawn Sanga spun here for a few months in 2008. Music format: Dance, House, Urban & Top 40• ZaZa/Lavo - Saugus DJ Steve Spinelli spun here from its opening in 2008 (ZaZa) to its closing in 2010 (Lavo). Music format: Disco, Funk, Dance, Freestyle & Top 40• Milly's Tavern/Bo's Riverside - Manchester, NH DJ Steve Spinelli spun here from 2004 to 2011 on Wednesday nights. Music format: Urban, Rap, Reggae, Reggaeton & Top 40• Amber Room - Nashua, NH DJ Steve Spinelli spun here off and on in 2010/2011. Music format: Dance/House• Packing House - Lyndonville, VT
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here.• O'Neill's - Salem DJ Steve Spinelli spun here a few times in 2011 & 2012. Music format: Dance, House, Urban & Top 40• L&M Grand (GRAND Nightclub & Lounge) - Manchester, NH DJ Steve Spinelli spun here a few times in 2011. Music format: Dance/House• Waterclub - Quincy• Fibber McGee's - Beverly DJ Steve Spinelli spun here from 2009 to current date (as of 2023) - his longest run ever as a DJ in an establishment. Music format: Dance, House, Urban & Top 40• O'Brien's - Lynn/Saugus DJ Steve Spinelli spun here on Friday nights (2012). Music format: Funk & Old School Rap/R&B/Dance/House• Shenanigans - White River Junction, VT• Barney Fanning's - Boston• Black Raspberry Pub - Plymouth
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here.• Brahmin - Boston• Tap - Boston• Timothy's - Danvers• Oye's - Saugus/Reading
DJ Steve Spinelli spun here.
• K Pub - Saugus
DJ Steve Spinelli spins here currently.