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Wake Me When It's Over
This is my story; I am a musician and entrepreneur who created and co-owned nightclubs, now part of the history of music and nightlife in New York City. Starting with my first club, Sanctuary, and continuing with Mission in Manhattan's East Village and ending with the highly regarded Luna Lounge, this is the first book to cover a part of the New York rock music scene that came after punk, new wave, and no wave. Musicians and bands including Joey Ramone, The Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, The Sugarcubes, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Killing Joke, among others, would party together at Mission. It was the late 1980s, a time of MTV's "120 Minutes", melodic British psychedelic guitar rock, Wax Trax industrial rock records, and a dangerous but exciting Lower East Side. Moving further ahead, my story continues with the sale of the Mission and the opening of Luna Lounge in 1995, possibly the most important venue of its size in New York. Luna was the stage where The Strokes, Interpol, The National, Longwave, stellastarr*, The Bravery, The Hold Steady, and many other bands first performed before friends and early fans of the bands. Also, Luna would host free performances from Marty Willson-Piper (The Church), Black Box Recorder, Sonic Boom, and Kid Rock. This is also a narrative about Elliott Smith as he wrote out his work for the album, XO, while sitting at the Luna Lounge bar and his subsequent launch into stardom. In addition, Luna Lounge was a well known Monday night comedy spot where cutting edge comics worked new material in front of a supportive audience as part of the "Eating It" comedy series, the room where fans could see, among others, Jon Stewart, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Garlin, Rob Cordry, Greg Fitzsimmons, Lewis Black, Jim Norton, Lewis C.K., and Marc Maron. Finally, this is the story of the forced closing of Luna Lounge, a victim of the rising real estate values which came as a result of the quality of life initiatives set out by the Republican mayors who have controlled the city for the last twenty years. More information is available at the author's website, wakeme.net.
366 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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February 18, 2016
This is the story of Rob Sacher's life so far. It's a story with the ups and downs of life, love, parents, siblings, but most of all, this is Rob's life in and with music.
I don't know Rob, but after a quick check on the old Facebook, we have mutual friends. The Luna Lounge was one of the bars that I would frequent when I first moved to New York in 2002. I remember sitting on a recliner, prior to a stellastarr* show, surrounded by friends, and having one of the best nights of my life. The Strokes, Longwave, French Kicks, Interpol...these are all bands I love and where would they be had Luna Lounge not existed and Rob not championed and encouraged them.
Thank you Rob, for Luna and for everything that happened because of it. This is a part of New York history.
I don't know Rob, but after a quick check on the old Facebook, we have mutual friends. The Luna Lounge was one of the bars that I would frequent when I first moved to New York in 2002. I remember sitting on a recliner, prior to a stellastarr* show, surrounded by friends, and having one of the best nights of my life. The Strokes, Longwave, French Kicks, Interpol...these are all bands I love and where would they be had Luna Lounge not existed and Rob not championed and encouraged them.
Thank you Rob, for Luna and for everything that happened because of it. This is a part of New York history.
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May 5, 2012I grew up in Brooklyn. Raised on the girl groups, I discovered The Beatles on the first day their first single was radio played in New York. Rocked at the age of eleven when I first heard an electric twelve string guitar, it was then that I knew that I would be a musician, spend my time around music, and live my life among friends who played and made music too.
This is my story, I am a musician and entrepreneur who created and co-owned nightclubs, now part of the history of music and nightlife in New York City. Starting with my first club, Sanctuary, and continuing with Mission in Manhattan’s East Village and ending with the highly regarded Luna Lounge, this is the first book to cover a part of the New York rock music scene that came after punk, new wave, and no wave.
Set in the East Village of the late 1980s, musicians and bands including Joey Ramone, The Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, The Sisters of Mercy, The Sugarcubes, and Killing Joke would meet and party together at Mission. From the late 1980s through 1993, it was the time of M-TV’s 120 Minutes, melodic British psychedelic guitar rock, Wax Trax industrial rock records, a dangerous but exciting Lower East Side, and a scene of its own among friends.
Moving further ahead, my story continues with the sale of Mission and the opening of Luna Lounge in 1995. Possibly the most important venue of its size in New York, Luna was the stage where The Strokes, Interpol, The National, Longwave, stellastarr*, Lotion, The Bravery, The Hold Steady, French Kicks, and Nada Surf would first perform before friends and early fans of the bands. Luna would also host free performances by Marty Willson-Piper (The Church), Black Box Recorder, Sonic Boom, and Kid Rock.
This is also a narrative about Elliott Smith as he wrote out his work for the album, XO, while sitting at the Luna Lounge bar, and his subsequent launch into stardom.
In addition, Luna Lounge was a well known Monday night alternative comedy spot where cutting edge comics worked new material in front of a supportive audience as part of the Eating It comedy series, the room where fans could see, among others, Jon Stewart, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Garlin, Rob Cordry, Greg Fitzsimmons, Lewis Black, Jim Norton, Marc Maron, Demetri Martin, Sarah Silverman, and Louis C.K..
Finally, this is the story of the forced closure of Luna Lounge, a victim of the rising real estate values which came as a result of the quality of life initiatives set out by the Republican mayors who have controlled the city for the last twenty years.
More than what I have done, this is a story of what I have learned about life over these fifty-plus years; what is important and what can truly be left behind. If you are an artist, a musician, a fan, or have a desire to connect among friends, please order your copy of Wake Me When It’s Over.
For excerpts and purchase (lowest price): http://wakeme.net
This is my story, I am a musician and entrepreneur who created and co-owned nightclubs, now part of the history of music and nightlife in New York City. Starting with my first club, Sanctuary, and continuing with Mission in Manhattan’s East Village and ending with the highly regarded Luna Lounge, this is the first book to cover a part of the New York rock music scene that came after punk, new wave, and no wave.
Set in the East Village of the late 1980s, musicians and bands including Joey Ramone, The Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, The Sisters of Mercy, The Sugarcubes, and Killing Joke would meet and party together at Mission. From the late 1980s through 1993, it was the time of M-TV’s 120 Minutes, melodic British psychedelic guitar rock, Wax Trax industrial rock records, a dangerous but exciting Lower East Side, and a scene of its own among friends.
Moving further ahead, my story continues with the sale of Mission and the opening of Luna Lounge in 1995. Possibly the most important venue of its size in New York, Luna was the stage where The Strokes, Interpol, The National, Longwave, stellastarr*, Lotion, The Bravery, The Hold Steady, French Kicks, and Nada Surf would first perform before friends and early fans of the bands. Luna would also host free performances by Marty Willson-Piper (The Church), Black Box Recorder, Sonic Boom, and Kid Rock.
This is also a narrative about Elliott Smith as he wrote out his work for the album, XO, while sitting at the Luna Lounge bar, and his subsequent launch into stardom.
In addition, Luna Lounge was a well known Monday night alternative comedy spot where cutting edge comics worked new material in front of a supportive audience as part of the Eating It comedy series, the room where fans could see, among others, Jon Stewart, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Garlin, Rob Cordry, Greg Fitzsimmons, Lewis Black, Jim Norton, Marc Maron, Demetri Martin, Sarah Silverman, and Louis C.K..
Finally, this is the story of the forced closure of Luna Lounge, a victim of the rising real estate values which came as a result of the quality of life initiatives set out by the Republican mayors who have controlled the city for the last twenty years.
More than what I have done, this is a story of what I have learned about life over these fifty-plus years; what is important and what can truly be left behind. If you are an artist, a musician, a fan, or have a desire to connect among friends, please order your copy of Wake Me When It’s Over.
For excerpts and purchase (lowest price): http://wakeme.net
August 16, 2012
Rob co-owned the infamous Luna Lounge, a small bar/live music venue that happened to exist right in the heart of the Lower East Side, back when that was a pretty damn cool place to be, just in the 00's boom for the New York music scene.
This book is about Rob's life, about Rob's career as a bar and venue owner, and about the rock and roll history he was a part of along the way. If NY indie rock is your thing, Rob has stories to tell.
This book is about Rob's life, about Rob's career as a bar and venue owner, and about the rock and roll history he was a part of along the way. If NY indie rock is your thing, Rob has stories to tell.
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