The Bottom Line was an intimate music venue in New York City's Greenwich Village, at 15 West Fourth Street between Broadway and Washington Square Park. During 1970s, it played a major role in maintaining Greenwich Village's status as a cultural mecca. Look up bottom line in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Washington Square North. ...

Meat Loaf the Bottom Line for the Bad Attitude - Live! recording in 1985, his first stage performance there since 1977

Owned by Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, the Bottom Line originally opened February 12, 1974. It enjoyed a multi-year string of success at pulling in major musical acts and at premiering new talent. Bruce Springsteen played legendary show-case gigs and Lou Reed recorded the album Live: Take No Prisoners there. The Bottom Line hosted mainly folk music, playing home to Loudon Wainwright III and others, but also hosting acts ranging from Dolly Parton to Ravi Shankar to the Ramones.The Bottom Line held 400 people and differs from modern clubs in that there was seating, rather than being standing room only. The club also had a no smoking policy long before it became law. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... “Springsteen” redirects here. ... Lewis Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ...

In later years, it was the site of In Their Own Words: A Bunch Of Songwriters Sittin' Around Singing, a series of performances with commentary organized by and initially hosted by radio personality Vin Scelsa. Another staple was the annual Downtown Messiah, a reworking of Handel’s work, directed by Richard Barone. Around Christmas, musicians like Vernon Reid and David Johansen made “Messiah” their own. Another reoccurring event was the Beat Goes On, in which performers covered pop songs falling under a certain theme, such as songs from a certain time period or Christmas songs. The Beat Goes On brought out many different performers including Fountains of Wayne, Richard Lloyd and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch's John Cameron Mitchell. Vin Scelsa (born December 12, 1947) is the host of a free-form radio show known as Idiots Delight. ... HANDEL was the code-name for the UKs National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. ... Richard Barone is a musician, formerly the vocalist and leader in the New Jersey band The Bongos. ... Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is a guitar player, perhaps best known as the founder and primary songwriter of hard rock group Living Colour. ... David Johansen on the cover of his 1987 eponymous debut as Buster Poindexter David Johansen (born January 9, 1950, Staten Island, NY) is an American rock, punk, blues and pop singer, songwriter and actor. ... Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop/rock band, formed in 1995. ... Richard Lloyd (born 25 October 1951, Pittsburgh, PA) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, probably best-known as a former member of the rock band Television. ... Hedwig and the Angry Inch is an off-Broadway musical theater play (premiered 1998) and film (premiered 2001) about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by an East German transgender singer. ... John Cameron Mitchell - JCM at Cannes John Cameron Mitchell - photo: Justin Hyte John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is an American writer, actor, and director. ...

Its cachet faded with time, and by 2003 it was deeply in debt ($190,000 in back rent, plus several hundred thousand dollars in other expenses) and garnering very little attendance. Its landlord, New York University (NYU) kept the its rent at prevailing levels but the cost was too much and threatened eviction. Fans Karen and Carmine DeMarco started a petion at in support of the club on their website. Bruce Springsteen offered to pay the club’s back rent if NYU and the owners could settle on a lease. Sirius Satellite Radio offered the same but, rather than risk a takeover, Pepper and Snadowsky closed the club before they could be kicked out. The last show was on January 22, 2004, just shy of the club’s thirtieth anniversary. The building now houses NYU classrooms. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... “Springsteen” redirects here. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Satellite Radio. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pepper and Snadowsky claim to be seeking another venue that will carry the same name. They keep the website going, updating sporadically and using the site as an official history of the club and to sell merchandise, including t-shirts. On February 12, 2007, they announced on the Bottom Line Coporate Website they will release of a box set of archive footage on Koch Records. The box set is currently in preproduction. is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Sources

• Bottom Line Corporate Website
• USA Today, "N.Y.'s famous Bottom Line gets reprieve", Oct 23, 2003.
• The Villager, "The Bottom Line tries to avoid end of the line", Oct 29, 2003.
• “CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; The Bottom Line, a Place Where the Music Always Came First”, Jan 26, 2004