Palladium NYC 14th street 1992 to 1995 Dj Kirk Alert

[vahine12]

I was in s.f. in the 90's but the music....amazing! Nothing like it. Wish I could have experienced N.Y.!:'( I love it there!!!

[Nobrun1]

Gave me goosebumps just watching this. Took me back in time. Boy, were those the good days (mostly nights)!

[ob1shynobi]

RAGTOP LOUNGE circa 1994. Theme based event room in the Palladium Engine Room. So ahead of their time. Lounge featuring jazz disco funk old school and insane hosts. Probably the most original thing Chris Reda and Jo-IE ever came up with concept wise. Wonder if those guys KNOT FOR NUTHIN are still around. Last I heard they did Shampoo Room @ Limelight before heading out to LV to create a new pool party in 1997

[Radio1Ruckus]

I miss partying here at Palladium!!!

[m100p]

Whatever happen to all the equipment form this club? Wish we had a club like this in the D.

[masterlee123]

the Palladium NYC 14th street was knock down to make the new take over of NYU building.

[DJSICKY1979]

I f-ing loved that. I wish I could have gone... I just missed these years!!

[TeamHURSTOLDSRich]

Greatest club of all time.

[Backin2time]

Visually and design wise this was the Best Club in NYC EVER! Studio 54 couldn't touch this club, a step up for Ian and steve, the Michael Todd room , DJ Booth, connecting rest rooms with the Caves and Boiler room, The Balcony, Giant Video trons and House of Mirrors that would come down from the 60ft ceilings.

Was religiously every saturday night from 1987 to 1996.

Saw it go thru it's house,Techno, Arena, and Hip Hop faze.

Some great memories.

R.i.p. to Tony A.K.A. Conan (Bouncer).

[papo11467]

Wow! I totally love this place. I remember passing by it when I was around 15 and wondering what it was all about. Three years later, I was there as much as I could be. Thanks for the memories.

[mamimia77]

WOW WOW WOW!!! TO SEE THAT PLACE WITH THE HOUSE LIGHTS ON BRINGS BACK SOOOO MANY MEMORIES! I WAS 14 YRS OLD WHEN I STARTED DOING BAD THINGS UP IN THOSE SEATS- BUT MAN WHAT A FUN ERA!! I MISS THOSE DAYS :*(

[arecibo1964]

WOW ! The PALLADIUM...

[mexman000]

from northern va. i went up there in '93 i think, and it was the best. nice and dark up in those seats up there!!

[pete601us]

I loved that place! Damn shame it's nyu dorms now.

[mlvc82]

I WANT ALL THE TRACK NAMES....that includes what MIX IT IS!

[parafusu]

Wow I miss these days

[starlordish]

im home lol

[shnicknick28]

Miss those days walking right up to afrodidie and she would comp us she was so hot I miss her I actually seen her at the reunion but it was nothing like the original

[mamimia77]

yup! Aphrodite! A legend in her own right. Ahhhh the days when you could get in with your looks and style and didnt need ID most of the time... ;-) Now ya get no respect lol

[OriginalPinkbird]

Damn, now THAT is a nice dj/sound booth!!

[OriginalPinkbird]

Wasn't MTV's The Grind filmed at the Palladium in NYC??

[teddy029]

YES IT WAS FILMED THERE

[elsunn]

I used to love this place! So many classic parties....

[vdub4utube]

Thanks for sharing! :) Great video. Good old days.

[mekosilvar]

only went there once...spent most of time at the Tunnel and the limelight..

[Mikeybalz]

Amazing !!!! What song is that @ 6:38 ?

[la1977]

Mr. DJ Kirk Alert...do you still DJ ??? Please inbox your contact info if you are in the NYC/NJ Area. Peace, love and....Souuuuul!!!

[XtremeDance10]

what ever happen to Palladium in New Rochelle NY i guess no one knew about that did you.?? it was palladium in new rochelle and than they changed it to Arena down the street from Club Hollywood whom was my cousin that owned it. we miss those days.,

[kirkaraya]

@XtremeDance10 not sure about the Palladim in New Rochelle, sorry!

[ravivi2008]

@XtremeDance10 i went to Palladium in New Rochelle in the 90s

[Nerkal33]

@XtremeDance10 Wooooorrrddd to Palladium in new ro.... thats where i started my early clubbing as a youngin... then arena, then deep, haha good times

[spinradiofm]

@XtremeDance10 I remember that spot. It was ghetto the way I remember it. Reggae parties and so on. Bad crowd. THIS Pallidium is the ORIGINAL legendary best untouchable.

[nycgemini7222]

@XtremeDance10 OMG YES!!! I totally remember the Palladium up in New Rochelle - really good place/times...they had the best parties wed night (eve before thanksgiving)

[felipegfaria1]

nice video kirkaraya! can you help me out? i watched the video /watch?v=9MRJ2F9tZ5U and im trying to find the name of the first and second song that appears on that video... probably you know...cheers!

[kirkaraya]

@felipegfaria1, I think the second one is Funky trumpet by Lee Marrow, not too sure!

[sammygirl415]

I miss this place soooo much!!!!

[la1977]

what is the name of the track/ mix that starts @ 1:25...?? please HELP!!! On the tip of my tongue...HELP!!!

[kirkaraya]

@la1977

Barbara Tucker - I get lifted

[la1977]

@kirkaraya

THANK with a big YOU !!! I found it Barbara Tucker - Get Lifted (Armand's Lift me up mix)...what a sick track!!!!

[bba11003]

WOW! I lived here for 3 straight years on friday and saturday nights. back then Wendy Williams was the radio announcer for 97.1 friday night house mix. i remember the night she was there back in 95 great night.. my best memories are from palladium. and mc romeo romeo was good to. what ever happen to him..

[elmuneco12]

@bba11003 hot 97! yeah i remember that..do they still have friday night house mix?

[bba11003]

@elmuneco12 ..No its a rap station now. We now have a local channel 101.5 that has great fri and sat night house mixes, but the station freq. is so bad it's hard to get the station.

[ricardoquinones]

Hi. Is the Palladium out here in Hollywood the same as that one in NYC in terms of ownership or did they just licensce the name out? Live Nation owns the one out here.

[grfranco122177]

@ricardoquinones

don't know if they licensed the name but it is'nt affiliated with this palladium, this was peter gatien's club and it was one of nyc best clubs at the time.

[NYOLSKOOL]

@grfranco122177 yeah he took it after steve rubell and ian schrager(owners of 54) around 91-92. i remember going there in the late 80`s...we`d play pool at julians next store b4 goin in..then up the block was underground and irving plaza..now theres nutn..

[hollywood9810]

this is the third club i work at as A DJ

[kirkaraya]

@lxswrx - I get lifted by Barbara Tucker

[DJ2Versatile]

What's the name of the song at 0:32?

[kirkaraya]

@DJ2Versatile - Hardhead - New York Express 1994

[jimjigga]

I'm impressed kirk, too bad we lost touch!

[kirkaraya]

@jimjigga - Hey Man we are reconnected now! :) peace bro!

[djmikeramirez72]

I want to know the name of the track at 1:45 like the other person

[kirkaraya]

@djmikeramirez72 - Barbara Tucker - I get lifted

[bdc73]

Thanks for sharin this Kirk... I was a regular there... such great memories, yet such a shame that this classic venue (formally the Russian Tea Room) is long gone...

[donniesgotu]

yeah 6:30 what is it ?

[kirkaraya]

@donniesgotu - Still working on it!

[jinxyjuice]

ALL NIGHT LONG.......Some nights I would be like the first actual customer in the whole club.....yay me! I'd pretend it was my house.

[biggydog79]

i used to go here and dance on the speakers on the dance floor. im 45 years old now. what memories. i didnt go out until 11-12 oclock now im in bed buy then lol

[kirkaraya]

@biggydog79 

[yocos10]

Looks like other people want to know the name of that track at 6:30

It's just so crazy when you hear a beat you used to rip it up too...

[kirkaraya]

Working on digging it out... I know I have it! Need to see where, once spring cleaning comes!

[izfrompc]

Such good memories. Was an awesome place !!!

[ortofonico]

Awesome!!!!

Da better days!

Best regards from Colombia...

[ShannonAvalon]

I LOVED that place!!!!! To tear that down was a historical CRIME !! Thanks for posting !!!! 5*****

[jinxyjuice]

It also saddens me that this building with so much purpose and history and soul was torn down and replaced for NYU housing.

[jungletekno]

You did a great job on this video. I love the infomative bubbles that come up.

I'm mainly interested in the lights (looking at 1992 nyc club videos for this right now). What sort of moving lights were in that rig. They look like early Vari*Lite moving heads although in other videos from this club I've seen HES Intelabeams and lots of them.

[kirkaraya]

No not intelabeams, Not sure the make but they are yoke lights moving heads. These are the original lights that were installed when the Palladium first opened. They had more but as time went by, more of them were removed due to malfunctions. I guess they used the old parts to repair what they had working and they were repair by the lighting engineer (Martin) at the Palladium.

[soccer1976fl]

The moving lights were Vari*Lite VL1 fixtures run from the original VL1 console. I used to be a Vari-Lite engineer and now am the Head of Lighting for Cirque du Soleil.

[kirkaraya]

Where are you located? That's a cool gig! I love intelligent lighting and do design set's for my gigs.

[xdreamdesignx]

wow I remember this club like it was yesterday! I had so much fun here :)

[djcamcorder]

I remember i took a yellow taxi from the Palladium to Queens and the darn guy didn't know how to get to Queens, It was like 1988 or something , he charged me $25, but the Palladium back then was cool in the mid to late 80s

[DavePerezNY]

great video. thanks for taking us back in time. last memories were listening to the good men from the center of the main floor and then saw the comment you made! also, seeing Siz(old friend) on some Flex nights. House Music there was more like a home...

[locum]

BXBOMBR i'm think that belongs to Strictly Rhythm's Latin Thang compilation 1994

[BXBOMBR]

Sounds so familiar....what's that track at 4:20..?? Thanks! Good lookin' out Kirk!! Big Up to all the OLD SKOOL HOUSE HEADS!!

[JoeEMat]

BXBOMBR...4:20-"le zulu" by circle of children. anyone know the title track for 8:10?

[yankessnperu]

ONE OF THE BEST CLUBS IN NYC. ..WITHOUT A DOUBT....OH OBOY DO I MISS THE UPPER LEVEL..lol

[retrodisko1]

ohh my god good old memories, In fact i was there in 1991 for the first time, awesome !! I have my pic in the dj booth with kevin Soaunders

[yocos10]

Did you ever find out the name of that song @ 6:30 ???

[kirkaraya]

Not yet and I didn't forget, I have an idea where it maybe...will let you know once I get the name, I'll try to post the track here on youtube as well.

[yocos10]

OK... thanks again :)

[mrnmrsbdb]

the witch doctor by armand van heldon

[incontrol007]

If only they invented a time machine. Palladium would be my first stop. Do you know the artist and title to a song Charlie use to play often. I only know it use to go like: Slammer jammer to the funk, slammer jammer to the funk?

[cheech2056]

Use to go to CAN CUN with all the promoters, DJS, and MC Romeo...MISS ALL YOU guys. I think that whole murder thing with the club kids killed the whole scene.....Can anyone think of that song (need title and author) LOVE DANCING?

[kirkaraya]

THE UNDERGROUND SOLUTION - Luv Dancin'

[herreral49]

where was located this club 14st and what av.

[yocos10]

3rd and Irving.. On the South Side of the street

[kirkaraya]

between 3rd and 4th . 140 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003

[herreral49]

thank you so i was 16 by that time i just wander if still club like this

[kirkaraya]

I believe the Palladium was taken down abit after I left in 1995, unless I stand corrected. And no you won't find a club like the Palladium. But I think they are really nice ones in NYC. Just won't know which one.

[jamesstratus]

I remember that track at 6:25 myself, but not the name or who did it. I could of sworn it was a Green Velvet track, but It's not. I would like to know what mix of "Get Lifted" that is. Sounds like the Armand Van Helden mix but more cut up and bangin!

[yocos10]

Ahh man... I want that track on my iPod sooo bad! If it comes to mind, please let me know!

[yocos10]

Holy @#$%! What's the name of that song at 6:25??? Please someone help!!!

[kirkaraya]

I still got the record. When I find it' i'll let you know!

Kirk Alert

[ARGBOCA]

Please !! Kirk,, I want to know what that track is also on Minute 6:25,, Palladium !!!!

[kirkaraya]

I'm working on it this weekend, cross your fingers I find it.

[yocos10]

Insane video!!! Thanks who ever posted this! And Thank You Aprodite for always letting me in! I always had a secret crush on you!

Best times of my life! RIP NYC Night Life. Got $700 for a bottle???  What a joke!

[specialkeith]

Now.. The Saint (former Filmore East) was the TOP, the Balls of ALL clubs, anywhere! Anyone agree?

Google it... if you want to learn about a CLUB!

[specialkeith]

Jefferson theater was across the street

[kirkaraya]

Cool, thanks for the info.

[specialkeith]

Welcome!  The Jefferson was a dirty porn house while the Palladium was hopping.

[mtadriverdave]

Hey bro.........I remember those days when you jammed the place

DAVE A.

[kirkaraya]

Yup, them was da days!

[LPERIC]

What the hell happened to it the whole scene used to be so HUGE! Man there where so many epic clubs in NYC. Part of me will all ways be there.

[win98nogood]

wow great times that were me and my wife used to chill

[bdc73]

Good times man...I was a regular from 92-95 so this video brought back great memories...

Best out of Gatiens clubs hands down....

[rlamddcj5]

aaaaaarrrrrrrreeeeeennnnnaaaaa­aa!!!!!!!!

[megatron103]

flash back wow

[mexman000]

i only went once around 1993 or 1994. it was the best club i ever went to. From Washington Dc. i remember the hot girls on the cages from the ceiling dancing. House music is right on. Laser light show was sweet from the upper deck seating.

[kirkaraya]

I guess you was hearing me spin my music :)

[herrera139]

Oh how I miss the palladium sooo much - always the best freestyle concerts by hot 103Safire, TKA, Sweet Sensation, loved it all!! remember the balcony seats - great place to chill and watch the folks dancing below-ahh the memories!!

[dancing2sunset]

they don't make them like that anymore.

[yocos10]

Isn't funny when you walk by that old play you see a bunch of NYU kids walking in and out of that building?? I always think to myself.. DO they have any idea what used to go on in that place??? OHHHH the GOOD ol Days ... Limlite, NASA, USA.. The memories!!!

[michellecrowepaz]

I MISS those days ):

Today's "clubs" have NOTHING on Palladium, the original Sound Factory, Red Zone, Mars, Twilo, and Tunnel.

Sigh... I feel old...

[TUFF4D]

Does anyone know the name of the track at around the 5.20 mark?

[mierecords]

great video! brings back a lot of memories. it's just a shame that the building was torn down like that. so much history.

[SUNSIRE]

WHO REMEMBERS MASKARAVE????

[emtgirl2002]

wow...Lots of memories I have from here. This was the place you'll find me at every Thursday nights back in the 80's and 90's for the Latin Nights.I became really good friends with some of the musicians I met here.NYC Palladium is the best night club the city ever had.Wish I can bring back those days.Nice music, beautiful sound and large dancing floor, the right place to meet friends.If I had the money I will make a new replica of that place.

[kirkaraya]

I agree, it was a nice place to meet very cool people, that said, that's where I met my wife! K.Alert

[kirkaraya]

Thanks for all your comments, but please keep it clean, Thanks a bunch!

KIRK ALERT

[cmt51597]

Palladium was the shit back then! Loved going there on Saturday's from jersey...one of my friends spray-painted his sneakers black to get in! Awesome system, lights, like someone said, like stepping into another world! To think they tore it down to make an NYU dorm! fools! Romeo, Romeo was cool, ladies and dudes were cool, everyone just having the times of their lives! Wish I had a time machine!

[sussextech]

'86-'90 Limelight 1st x I left a clb durning mrng dylght hrs (i thought it was around 4am before stepping outside, which i thought outside was a lit room)-didn't know it waz a church until now. Palladium 1st x & only I danced da soles off my cheap shoes. one of da best x's of my life club hopping n NYC

[petp]

arena!!!!

the best years of NYC nitelife; limelight (holy sh!t im dancing in a CHURCH!), tunnel (the original home of DT), palladium (arena!!!!! stadium seats babeee and the lit up wall), twilo (still the best sound system around...and the big ole discoball and all the asians sitting together!), vinyl (dark, dirty, no alcohol, tenaglia at his finest!), the original SF (junior on saturdays with all the queers...sick). what a scene it truly was!!!!!

thanks very much for posting this.

[musclepuppy]

my ol' house too....best time i ever had...

[elmuneco12]

@petp damn asians still sit together!! wtf....at exit, soundfactory, pacha...wtf

[NYC522]

This is hands down the best club I have ever stepped foot in. Nothing will ever compare to the amazing sound system, light show and vibe. Palladium you will be missed but never forgotten.

[XXTheForbiddenXX]

I remember that song when i was there in 94, 95, it slowed down and got faster and faster and the cage girls used to be gyrating around humping the cage floor to that song LOL

[bdc73]

remember it like it were....well...18 yrs ago...

miss that place though....this vid brought back some good memories....

thanks for posting this...

[kzarone]

MAN!!!! best club in nyc history!!! was going from 1992 till i beleive 1996 ever saturday nite house dancing in the circle with TRAVIS, LOS, JER, DLOW, MAGIC, ELI.....and so much more!!!! peace ROB G....boogie down bronx!!!!

[MikeKaos]

ahhh man.... the memories.. i miss this room..

"IS BROOKLYN IN DA HOUSE..JERSEY MAKE SOME NOISE... STATEN ISLAND REPRESENTIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Yaknshell]

I remember when Charlie Casanova was workin' the techno scene at Paladium. Anyone remember the Michael Todd room at the back of the Paladium? Deep house and reggae. The best of both worlds!

[FrankLamboy]

Fucking disgrace they tore that place down. What the hell happened to NYC!!! We used to rule the scene. Now it's a big joke around the world. Palladium was like stepping into another planet. For those who were there, know what I'm talkin' about. This is when NYC was REAL!!!!!!!

[yocos10]

yocos10 (2 days ago) Show Hide 0 Marked as spam Reply | Remove Insane video!!! Thanks who ever posted this! And Thank You Aprodite for always letting me in! I always had a secret crush on you!

Best times of my life! RIP NYC Night Life. Got $700 for a bottle??? What a joke!

[kirkaraya]

Your welcome!

[run666]

@FrankLamboy i hear that. yes u had to be there to know. it was like stepping into another planet till 6-7-8 am///

[DJMYLESA]

ahh the memories, nothin compares

[jungletekno]

I very much wish I got to see this club in person. I hear the lightshow was amazing at this place.

[daze8646]

This Club was it it had everything sound space and a good crowd and Mc Romeo Romeo was good at starting up the crowd

[djbubs]

Aww men, this is hot! The classic world famous Palladium Night Club! History was made here! Dude, the sound system was off the wall then. I had a few chances to go there. Good to see this video. Its a collectors item cause Palladium isn't around anymore. Good stuff!

[DeefexNYC]

love this video, i wish i would've went to the palladium, but was going to raves and started in 96