688 Club

After 688 Club

The club re-opened as the "686 Club" on December 31, 1986, but was renamed "The Rollick" the next day. By 1990, the space was occupied by a club called "Weekends". The club was operated by an Atlanta attorney as an industrial/goth club known as Tyranny from 1995 - 2000. The space was later occupied by Outa Control Inc. Sometime thereafter, the original building was extensively remodeled. As of July 2012, it houses a Concentra urgent care medical facility.

List of performers

A partial list of notable bands and artists that appeared at the 688 Club between 1980 and 1986:

• 10,000 Maniacs
• 999
• 8 Eyed Spy (Lydia Lunch)
• The Accelerators
• Alex Chilton
• The Bangles
• The Basics
• Billy Idol
• The Black Crowes (as "Mr. Crowe's Garden")
• Black Flag
• Bo Diddley
• The BoDeans
• The Bongos
• The Brains
• Glenn Branca
• Bush Tetras
• Butthole Surfers
• Cabaret Voltaire
• Certain General
• Chris Wood & The New Restraints
• Chubby Checker
• The Church
• Circle Jerks
• The Creatures
• The Cretones
• Dash Rip Rock
• DDT
• Dead Kennedys
• Dexy's Midnight Runners
• D.N.A.
• Dreams So Real
• Dream Syndicate
• Drivin' N' Cryin'
• Echo & the Bunnymen
• Einstürzende Neubauten
• The Exploited
• The Fall
• Fetchin' Bones
• Fishbone
• The Fleshtones
• Flipper
• A Flock of Seagulls
• Gang of Four
• The Go-Go's
• The Golden Palominos
• Guadalcanal Diary
• The Gun Club
• Hoodoo Gurus
• Human Sexual Response
• Hüsker Dü
• Iggy Pop
• INXS
• Jason & the Scorchers
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Jim Carroll
• Joe "King" Carrasco
• John Cale
• Johnny Clegg and Savuka
• Jonathan Richman
• Kevin McFoy Dunn
• Let's Active
• Love Tractor
• Lyres
• Marianne Faithfull
• Marshall Crenshaw
• Meat Puppets
• The Method Actors
• Minutemen
• Mr. Crowe's Garden
• New Order
• The Nightporters
• Now Explosion
• Oh OK
• Oingo Boingo
• Pete Shelley
• Peter Tork
• The Plague
• The Plastics
• The Plazza Drugs
• The Psychedelic Furs
• Public Image Ltd.
• Pylon
• Ramones
• Raves
• Raybeats
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• R.E.M.
• The Replacements
• The Residents
• The Restraints
• Richard Hell and the Voidoids
• Robyn Hitchcock
• Rodney Crowell
• RuPaul
• Saccharine Trust
• Samhain
• The Side Effects
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• The Smithereens
• Sonic Youth
• Specimen
• Stan Ridgway
• The Stranglers
• The Swimming Pool Q's
• The Swinging Richards
• Timbuk 3
• Translator
• U.K. Subs
• Uncle Green
• Uncle Bonsai
• The Vapors
• Vietnam
• Violent Femmes
• Voodoo Idols
• Wall of Voodoo
• Wee Wee Pole
• XTC
• X-teens

References

References

1. (1986-12-12). "Dash Songs". The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.).
2. (1986-11-14). "Georgia Power performed last act at 688 Club". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
3. (1988-08-05). "Expect Hot Cooking at Blues, Barbecue Bust". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
4. (1986-02-04). "Raunch Hands and Husker Du will rock this weekend". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
5. (1986-03-29). "A return to site of `first big break' for 10,000 Maniacs". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
6. (1986-03-29). "Golden Palominos: Interchangeable players who can take a range of music and run". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
7. (1986-03-07). "Jesus and Mary Chain linked to bad image". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
8. (1986-09-03). "The Flea had to flee from his LA pad, but he was hittin' the road anyway". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
9. (1986-08-08). "Walk the West, Smithereens team up". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
10. (1986-10-03). "Being gifted songwriter not enough for Rodney Crowell". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
11. (1986-10-10). "Love Tractor pulling for album release, accompanying tour". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
12. (1993-02-28). "The city's small-club circuit has the amps turned up again, with live-music venues offering a supercharged, stompin' scene". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
13. (1986-06-13). "The music business still somewhat foreboding for the BoDeans". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
14. Hudspeth, Ron. (1987-01-02). "New Year's Eve isn't what it used to be". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
15. (1987-05-01). "Fan now a member of his favorite band". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
16. DeVault, Russ. (1990-04-27). "Crawford takes unsentimental journey home". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
17. (1991-10-04). "Night Beat". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
18. DeVault, Russ. (1988-03-12). "Sergeant takes command; Echo & the Bunnymen's quiet guitarist speaks out". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
19. (1991-07-05). "Night Beat". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
20. (1989-07-19). "Bangles Trying to Shake Off `Cute' Persona". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
21. (1986-11-07). "Joe Bidewell finds former Velvet Undergrounder John Cale performing nearby". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
22. (1986-08-23). "Drivin' 'n' Cryin' 'n' rockin'". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
23. (1986-06-20). "Concert Calendar". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
24. (1986-11-30). "Variety of albums by local groups and labels has been released recently". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
25. Hudspeth, Ron. (1986-05-27). "Tuesday is Blues Day when it's after a holiday". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
26. (1986-07-10). "Little Five Points residents protesting recent skinhead violence". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
27. (1986-06-26). "Emmylou Harris pushing ahead, watching charts". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
28. (1986-10-10). "Hot Spots". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
29. (1986-10-02). "Richman's unique style attracts, alienates fans". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
30. Smith, Lee. (2001-07-18). "Show 'n' Tell: Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's". Creative Loafing.
31. Kelly, James. (2001-12-12). "Two decades and still burning: Jason and the Scorchers stare down the barrel of 20". Creative Loafing.
32. Kelly, James. (2007-10-17). "RuPaul: Starrbooty's revenge; Queen of drag returns to roots and meets Atlanta at the crossroads". Creative Loafing.
33. (2007-01-10 }}{{Dead link). "Dash Rip Rock with Big Baby". The Mercy Lounge.
34. "Atlanta Bars & Lounges - Area Code 404". Restaurant Guide Atlanta.
35. Clark, Jeff. (October 2008). "Numbers With Wings; Twenty-Two Years After It Closed, People Still Call 688 Atlanta’s Greatest Rock Club". Stomp and Stammer.