{"id":4344,"date":"2023-04-13T14:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T13:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=4344"},"modified":"2023-04-13T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T13:30:21","slug":"the-raven-bar-east-village-nyc-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-raven-bar-east-village-nyc-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: Remembering The Raven punk and rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll bar in East Village, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-01.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Raven was a small but truly fantastic rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll bar in the East Village, situated at 194 Ave. A, NY 10009.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s getting on for 20 years since it burnt down, but recent trips to NY have reminded me how much I miss the place- and how much the area has changed (see also my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/mars-bar-nyc-to-close-as-east-village-gentrifies\/\">feature on the closed Mars Bar<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some photos taken around 2004.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yelp&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/the-raven-cafe-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived reviews<\/a> from 2005 sum up what made the place so special:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>NK:<\/strong> Good and cheap booze for the average guzzler like myself. It&#8217;s not all just Punk &amp; Metal. Check out Heavy Manners Mondays for Roots, Dub, Ska and Rocksteady, spun by the Crazy Baldhead Soundsystem. It&#8217;s also about a block away from my favorite NY Tattoo Parlor, Ink Stop Tattoo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SM:<\/strong> My favorite place to hang out with friends. It&#8217;s like being in your own living room, with someone serving you drinks and playing music that you love. Totally unpretentious vibe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MW:<\/strong> There are some good times to be had in here! If your cousin is a metalhead who lives around the corner from this place, you&#8217;re in for some of the same whiskey-loaded fun that I always have at the Raven. Cheap, strong drinks are my favorite kind, and the bartenders here aren&#8217;t joking around. The crowd is nicely diverse and free of priss, and it feels kind of like a student\/punk\/metal version of Cheers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-10.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-12.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-13.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-14.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-15.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-16.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-17.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-18.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-19.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-20.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-21.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-22.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-23.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-24.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-25.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-26.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-27.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-28.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-29.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/the-raven-new-york-30.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: Remembering The Raven rock'n'roll bar in East Village, New York\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Join the online discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/new-york-photos-and-general-chat.50288\/unread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York photos, news and discussion\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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