Hong Kong Café

The Hong Kong Café was a Los Angeles restaurant and music venue that was a part of the Los Angeles punk rock scene during the late 1970s and early 1980s when the club was owned and operated by Barry

First Run of Shows: 1979-1981#

The Plugz and UXA played at the club’s opening night on June 7, 1979, and numerous bands, including X, Catholic Discipline, The Mau Maus, Bags, The Smart Pills, Nervous Gender, and The Alley Cats, performed there until its closing in January 1981. Concert footage filmed at Hong Kong Café appears in the Penelope Spheeris documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization. The Hong Kong Cafe was typically more open to punk and hardcore acts than Madame Wong’s. Black Flag played some of its first few shows at the Hong Kong Cafe.

Aftermath#

The space is currently occupied by Realm, a housewares and gifts retailer.

Shows at the Hong Kong Café#

Shows from the Hong Kong’s first months:

External links#

Hong Kong Cafe
Realm
The Go-Go’s Notebook: Hong Kong Cafe