Jabberjaw
Jabberjaw was a somewhat legendary rock/punk club and coffee shop in the 1990s.
Overview
...a small, kitsch-adorned club on Pico Boulevard in a dilapidated Midtown neighborhood... Paintings of big-eyed clowns and children stare sadly down at the alcohol-free coffee bar that faces the stage. A “Welcome Back Kotter” board game and KISS dolls are among the other kitsch items hanging on a wall that vibrates to the music.
- —Lorranie Ali, Los Angeles Times article - March 13, 1994
- —Lorranie Ali, Los Angeles Times article - March 13, 1994
Jabberjaw was located at 3711 Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles. A wide array of notable acts graced the stage at one time or another, including Weezer, that dog., Nirvana, Teenage Fanclub, Beck, Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, and Elliott Smith.
The club was started in 1989 by Gary Dent and Michelle Carr. Although much-beloved, the club had a hard time keeping afloat, and two benefit albums were compiled to aid the establishment. Sadly, the influential venue closed its doors permanently in 1997, squashing the owners' dreams of moving the club to a bigger venue. Weezer played only one show at Jabberjaw on May 24, 1993.
The club is mentioned in the song "Minneapolis", from that dog.'s 1997 album Retreat From The Sun.
Discography
- Jabberjaw: Good To The Last Drop (1994)
- Jabberjaw Vol. 2: Pure Sweet Hell (1996)