Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Seth Hurwitz posed inside The Anthem with Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters when the venue was under construction.
Before purchasing the 9:30 Club at its original location at 930 F St NW, Seth Hurwitz started independent concert promotion and production company “I.M.P.”– short for “It’s My Party.” From 1980 on, the company has organized concerts across D.C., at venues owned by Hurwitz (9:30 Club and The Anthem) and others that are not (Lincoln Theater, Merriweather Post Pavillion and U Street Music Hall). This fall, Hurwitz opened his biggest venue yet, The Anthem, with a 6,000 person capacity that is expected to drive business to the new development on the southwest waterfront, The Wharf. At a time when many cities’ concert scenes are dominated by nationwide conglomerates, the omnipresence of a local, independent company in D.C. is unique. Kojo talks to Hurwitz about his career bringing music to Washingtonians and the evolution and future of the live music in D.C.
Guests
- Seth Hurwitz Owner, 9:30 Club, The Anthem, I.M.P.; @930Club
Photos: The History Of 9:30 Club
The Atlantic Building was home to the original 930 Club on F Street NW. A J. Crew now sits at the location.
Before social media, I.M.P. depended on postcards like these to tell fans about the 9:30 Club schedule. This postcard is from April, 1982 and was designed by Mark Holmes.
This postcard detailed the October, 1981 schedule for fans.
Black Sheep, Flirts and The Feelies are among the bands who were on the September, 1983 930 Club schedule.
The original 930 Club hosted many punk bands, like The Slickee Boys in 1983.
At their November 14, 2000 performance at 9:30 Club, The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl jumped on the club's bar.
In the 1940s, the current 9:30 Club location was a jazz club owned by legendary D.C. resident and musician Duke Ellington.
St. Vincent performed at 930 Club on November 1, 2011.
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