A B O U T . H O B O K E N
Hoboken is a small factory town filled with artists, musicians, and bohemians on the west bank of the Hudson River across from midtown Manhattan. Musicians and artists came here in the 70's and 80's looking for loft buildings and brownstones. This sparked Hoboken's rebirth into a tree-lined neighborhood of clubs, restaurants, cafes, and recording studios. Today much of Hoboken's population is young people who work in New York and hang out in the clubs.
In addition to its Greenwich Village appeal, Hoboken has a subway that shuttles back and forth to midtown and downtown Manhattan 24 hours a day. The PATH train is fast, extremely safe, clean, well lighted and $1. It's so great that many record company people live in Hoboken and enjoy quick access to Manhattan clubs. Since Hoboken is only 16 blocks by 12 blocks, everything is within walking distance. Cabs are a fixed $3 and you won't need a rental car.
Hoboken is, and hopefully always will be, the home of Maxwell's. This legendary club is one of the greatest places to see a band. It is a mandatory stop on any club tour. Opened by Steve Fallon in 1978 and booked for more than a decade by the infallible Todd Abramson, no musician ever asks where they should go to have a beer in Hoboken. Voted perennially as the best club in New York even though it isn't in New York. If one were to grudgingly admit that Hoboken had other music clubs, the list would include:
| R&B/Blues | The Elysian |
| Funk | Boo Boo's |
| Rock and Roll | Hennessey's |
| Rock and Roll | Love Sexy |
| Rock and Roll | Cadillac Bar |
| Rock and Roll | MacKensie's |
| 50's | Bahama Mama |
Rated # 2 in entertainment behind Atlantic City, Hoboken has been called the “Datona Beach of New Jersey" because of its thriving and sometimes noisy club scene. In the words of an elderly woman testifying before the City Council, "I moved here to retire in a quiet place, and now I live at the crossroads of hell." This list is only the beginning for a city listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the most bars per square mile.
A few blocks away is one of the most diverse cityscapes in the world. Whether it be museums, music, film, restaurants, ethnic fairs, meetings or just sightseeing, it is always worth the trip.