This is the Official Page for the Starwood Nightclub.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/StarwoodClub
use the hastag #StarwoodClub
We are now on G+! Google+ : Starwood Nightclub
See everyone there.
This page is all music all the time. A place for those that played the club to post events so fans can find them now. And also for friends that went there to share stories of the good times.
We have a Fan Page here:
http://www.facebook.com/StarwoodClub
People helping to make our pages awesome:
* Leo: in charge of watermarking, uploading and sorting images/videos
* Wendy: in charge of most emails
* Reggie aka Raj: in charge of monitoring posts and responding to emails
* Val: in charge of structuring the website for the online museum (UK)
* Marc: in charge of Twitter account
* Gary: in charge of securing and authenticating artifacts from the club
The Starwood Night Club was a nightlcub in the heart of West Hollywood, CA during the 1973 - 1981. Many rock, punk and heavy metal bands started their careers playing at The Starwood. The Starwood was unique in a couple of ways: One is that it had what is called a "Cabaret License". This allowed people entrance who were under the age of 21
The Starwood Night Club was a nightlcub in the heart of West Hollywood, CA during the 1973 - 1981 and was the competition for The Whisky during its hayday.
Many rock, glam, punk and heavy metal bands started their careers playing at The Starwood.
The Starwood Nightclub and music Venue was located on the northwest corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Crescent Heights Ave.
Originally it was the fashionable Jazz club PJ's in the 1960s, which attracted a large number of film and TV personalities. and some traditional jazz musicians. During its incarnation as PJ's, The Bobby Fuller Four, The Standells, Rufus Thomas and Trini Lopez recorded live albums there. It was managed by Elmer Valentine before Valentine left to found the Whisky A Go-Go.
By 1966, PJ's had been bought by organized crime figure Eddie Nash and reputed organized crime figure Dominic Lucci, and was run by Gary Fontenot (not an organized crime figure) for many years.
In 1973, after Nash bought out Lucci's ownership interest in the club and became The Starwood.
The Starwood was highly instrumental in the careers of Black Flag (band), The Germs, The Dickies, The Go-Go's, FEAR, Circle Jerks, The Blasters, The Knack, The Kats/The Nu Kats, The Mau-Mau's, Sister (band) and Circus Circus (band) (going on to become W.A.S.P.) The Motels, Mötley Crüe, Foxtrot, Windance, The Plimsouls, The Quick, The Plugz, Suburban Lawns, Quiet Riot, The Runaways, Van Halen, and X.
Some of the acts from outside of California who played the Starwood included The Damned, Dokken, Devo, The Jam, Cheap Trick, The Ramones, Dead Boys, The Stranglers, AC/DC, Slade, Vince Vance & the Valiants and The Fleshtones.
Regis Philbin did a short stint there after he left the Playboy Club on Sunset.
Brian Lantin from The Late Show (retail store in WeHo) leased a booth inside the club and sold antique and vintage jewelry in the pool hall room.
It closed in 1981, torn down by the City, after too many citations for underage drinking, and noise. Before it was razed, it caught fire and leaving a skeleton structure. Subsequently, the structure was torn down and a mini-mall was built on the site.
Staff that worked at the Starwood over the years:
Ed Nash, Co-Owner
Hal Glickman - Investor/Co-Owner
Dominic Lucci - Investor/Co-Owner
Ray Stayer, Club Manager
Kenny St. John, Club Asst. Manager
Eddie Choran, Booking Agent for Bands
Kathy Aquaviva, Booker Agent Assistant to Eddie Choran
Bobby, The Head Bartender
Damon Zumwalt, President/CEO of Contemporary Security. At the time of the Starwood he was Head of Security. http://www.contemporaryservices.com/
Security was run by Damon who owns and operates the same Sercurity company that kept most rock concerts and events safe today.
* Fans of the late Richard Creamer, the Rock Photographer Legend made famous for taking photos of music icons check out: http://www.facebook.com/RichardCreamerPhotographer