Remember 'Feathers' at The Crows Nest Hotel from the 80's & 90's

[@Antony-w3l]

I lived around here for many a years and this was my local... I loved going there... Great memories... Thanks for the upload...

[@Gioia67]

@@Antony-w3l glad you enjoyed it ✌️✌️

[@livestreamingcentralcoast8956]

Hi, played Feathers in 1986 with 'Parkin' Zone' and was a great gig, fantasic acoustics and an audience willing to have a good time.

[@stuartseagrave4467]

just round the back was a late night venue called 'shadows' where big name musos would do gigs ingonito. e.g members of moving pictures, Rex Goh, Rory o' Donague's sister, Brigette, I think. Les Karski, with a band called the Willies, great band , Vito replace Les on bass, when Les formed the Bondi cigars

[@raucousreg9064]

Best venue ever!!! I try and tell pholk about it and get looks of total disbelief 99% of the time. I saw the Enormous Horns there once - the band took up half the space! Noiseworks before they were Noiseworks. So many memories . . .

[@michaelmcdonald3275]

You are back with more band history gold!

[@Gioia67]

Haha thanks 😊 👌

[@nigel605]

Holy moly. I used to go there often to see bands in the 80’s and early 90’s & remember the bands well from your segment.

[@thesmith1526]

I love these videos you’ve been putting up. Feathers was an awesome little venue to play at and so cool to see two of my bands Wildcard and One Hit Wonders represented ❤

[@Gioia67]

Fantastic! Yes I remember i really enjoyed this venue. It had a great vibe 👍

[@Gioia67]

I saw One Hit Wonders a few times😊😊

[@thesmith1526]

@@Gioia67❤

[@clacclackerson3678]

I lived just across the road in 1985 and was frequent visitor at Feathers. The little Chinese place down the highway had the best dimmies in all of Sydney. Memories! Thanks!

[@Gioia67]

Great pub👌😍

[@petercee8991]

Had some great nights and saw some great bands there. Thanks for posting this. Has bought back some great memories.

[@jonathonwallen6427]

very much enjoy your videos and the trips down memory lane. will share with friends on FB

[@Gioia67]

Awesome, thank you! Thanks for the feedback 😀

[@alanaitken5727]

I moved to Crows Nest in 1990 simply because Feathers had some great bands. Good times

[@Gioia67]

Great comment. I don't blame you actually. It's a nice part of Sydney too 😊

[@neiljarvis8118]

Great video , I lived 100 mts down road and basically spent every band night at the crowsnest ,some great nights there where most bands would mix with crowd during breaks ! Also was frequent drinking place for people like doc nesson, Richard Clapton and others due to local recording studios! Thank for the memories!😢🥰👏👏👏👏

[@Gioia67]

How lucky!! Thanks for the feedback 😀

[@darrensjames]

I saw Candy Harlots at Feathers in the early 90's. Such a fantastic time for Aussie rock.

[@raucousreg9064]

My local for the early 80s. Many memories of moving on to Shadows back when pubs closed at midnight. That would be an interesting venue to cover!

[@straitarrow5784]

😮 Crowy pub just refurbished and bands will be playing . Pub still going strong .

[@Paul-z9y7n]

Wow! You've done amazing job of putting this together! 👍 Many memories i imagine! I'm from Detroit area, and It would take me forever to put together all the bands and venues i seen. Played at probly half of them in the 90's. Mega props to you for the presentation!🎉

[@Gioia67]

Thanks for the feedback and support 😀 👍 cheers

[@James-wj8eq]

Loving your collection of retro muso papers! Brings back great memories! Feathers a great place, saw Beats Workin' many times, they were a fun covers band very talented muso's..And of course The Bombers! Awesome band! Always loved Alan from his Quo days!

[@Gioia67]

Thanks. Yes we were so privileged to witness such amazing talent 😊

[@James-wj8eq]

@@Gioia67 those gig guides made me realise how spoiled we were for choice back then! Without doubt it was a golden age of Australian music, though thankfully the live scene seems to be making a comeback!

[@TheInstituteofPop]

Fantastic video! I remember seeing Ed Kuepper there back in the day. I was in a band with Nowmi and Bucko, Spiritworld, in the 90s. Great memories. Thanks so much! 🙏

[@Gioia67]

Cool! I saw Spiritworld. ✌️✌️✌️

[@vinimaguire8109]

I came out from England in 1986 and lived in a shared house in I think Atchinson St. The Crowie soon became my local playing pool in the back room and on the weekend getting smashed and dancing till I was sore in Feathers till the early hours. Incidentally I met two of my ex wives in Feathers when the lights were down low..the music was thumping up loud and everyone was up high too...If I remember right when the Crowie closed early we'd stumble down to that wine bar I think called the Stoned Crow ..Brilliant times late 80's early 90's ....Im still here 37 years later

[@Gioia67]

Great stories Thanks for sharing ✌️✌️✌️

[@christosfragias592]

I recall seeing The Bombers opening for a huge international band at the old, Sydney Entertainment Centre. I think they could have opened for Alice Cooper during his World Trash tour. They were a great opening act. Sydney needs to bring back its live music scene. That's for sure. Thank you for posting. I recall the Kardomah Cafe was a great live music venue in the Cross, back in the day.

[@Gioia67]

Yes you're right. Great tines indeed

[@Antony-w3l]

This was my local in the 80's early 90's... Thank you so much for the post...

[@Gioia67]

You're welcome 😍

[@regaltip8A]

Thanks for posting some of those ads. I was in my early 20s and played drums for Bop Til U Drop featuring the amazing guitarist Jim Gannon formerly of FOX ( Sssingle Bed).

[@Gioia67]

Cheers I remember Bop Til You drop 👌😀 thanks for the support

[@ScottTheNews]

I remember playing there back in the day

[@Gioia67]

A great venue 👌

[@allworldmusic8270]

I was the lead guitarist from Soul Survivors and we played there probably every two months, it was one of the venues booked by the I think it was the "The Agency" which had some sort of deal with many venues at the time. We were part of that Soul surge I guess at the time, I remember the stage in that corner but being longer and running along the Falcon street side. The dressing room was upstairs at the end of the hallway, good venue to play at.

[@megankemmis]

Yep - the stage was definitely bigger!

[@Gioia67]

Yes agree Stage was definitely bigger. I never saw your band unfortunately. Great days 😀

[@monsirto]

I was gigging myself back then but we always made time to see Monica and the Moochers at Feathers.

[@Gioia67]

The wonderful Monica and the Moochers yes 👍👌😄✌️

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Yes, I saw there Ignatius Jones too!

[@Nickforever-gw1sk]

WOW Feathers great days 80s also went to crows nest boys high school in the 70s

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

i love rocknroll history 🙏 thanks very much for sharing . good job preserving those old papers 👍

[@Gioia67]

Tha nk you 👍👍

[@Unbearable.Unbearable]

Back in 1978 to 1980 I was playing rugby league for Crowsnest and the front bar of the Crowie was the club's watering hole. Great times. Don't remember live music at the Crowie then. There was a cool nite club called Shadows in the back lane. Saw NZ band Mr Smith there many times.

[@Gioia67]

Yeh don't think they had bands there til late 80s

[@acrawfordsaid]

Wow! Those are wonderful memories...

[@Gioia67]

Yeah they were great times!

[@lfcblood7054]

The live music scene in Sydney was incredible I go to some pubs that we used to play in and now full of pokies Horrible

[@Gioia67]

Cheap entertainment. Mind numbing for sure

[@Antony-w3l]

I agree with you on how the pokies have ruined so much of the music scene... At least I was there to see it I guess...

[@JoTracy]

My friend Phil played bass for the Lime Spiders

[@LouiseBarnes-pg2yy]

Great stuff! Back in the day...

[@dazzjazz]

I did some of my first gigs there with Dangerous Rhythm and then Baby Loves To Cha Cha. I remember having to load in through a ‘window’ on the street!

[@Gioia67]

Haha i remember looking outside seeing cars

[@Horatio411]

The band I sang for clled BULLETPROOF supported Judge Mercy at Springers Tav one night and Klling Time became Mantissa, their drummer Syd Green is a good mate and plays drums for Kasey Chambers these days. the 90s were spectacular. Love from Bretto

[@Gioia67]

@Horatio411 I loved Killing Time Yes Mantissa . I have their album. Great band Saw them at Cobra club and Springfield's

[@MrNightstreet]

89/90 was a bit of a blur, but I worked at the Crows Nest Woolworths Variety and would often stop in at Feathers. Definitely saw Tall Tales and True there, and The Clouds…maybe Bigstorm and The Dubrovniks but not 100% sure it was there. Good times for Aussie rock

[@Gioia67]

Very cool 😊

[@jamescusack8868]

I remember seeing The Falling Joys, Catherine Wheel and Swordfish one night before the Falling Joys went big - 1990ish. I laughed at how the stage was blocked on the right by the massive pylon. Then it became my local from 99-03 and it holds very fond memories for me.

[@Gioia67]

How cool having it as your local 👏👏👏

[@AndrewJacobsmusic]

Awesome, brings back memories, i used to work at woolies a couple of doors down and we all used to go there after work, i remember seeing chasin the train, matt finish, jackie ozarskie (sorry for the spelling) fun in alcapolco, the fargone beauties were a great band too which i saw at the great northern chatswood, good times😊🤘

[@AndrewJacobsmusic]

Ps the drum media and on the street were my bibles

[@Gioia67]

@AndrewJacobsmusic awesome. Great pub I loved it

[@AndrewJacobsmusic]

@@Gioia67also you can check my music out😊🤘🤘

[@CryptoSteve007]

Only went to Feathers once to see Brad and the boys with Bobby Sox. Thanks for the expose'.

[@Gioia67]

I remember that band. 👍👌😍

[@CryptoSteve007]

@@Gioia67 Great band. Later changed their name to Baby James. I got them to play at my local gym Christmas party at Narrabeen.

[@hoggers7572]

My parents were irresponsible drug addicts..one of the good points was being able to go gigs at Feathers as a five year old ..does anyone remember the old guy that used to play the spoons

[@whataduffaA]

Great work! I saw The Hard-Ons with You Am I supporting at Feathers many years ago......

[@Gioia67]

Early days for the bands Great 👍

[@grumpy-g5s]

yes the stage is in the original location , we used to park in the lane behind and load band gear in through the window centre stage , the pub was too packed to get in or out of any other way usually

[@Gioia67]

I was shocked to see how small it was lol yes I remember it being packed often ✌️✌️✌️

[@straitarrow5784]

😊....I never knew Keith Urban played at Crowy. Would have gone .

[@Gioia67]

Hahaha Wednesdsy night though

[@lee-anneharrison7363]

Nice to see some old copies of street press--before they eventually became overtaken with glossy pages of advertising (VOMIT). This pub looks a lot different nowadays, the massive TV screens are gross. It was a small music venue that's for sure. . .I remember seeing a few different bands play at Feathers. . .The Lime Spiders come to mind, probably due to Mick Blood's voice, which was very memorable live. Nostalgic trips down memory lane can get a little disheartening at times--especially when you begin to see the horrors of what eventually becomes of these venues. Thank you for your efforts thou, it is interesting to watch.

[@Gioia67]

Very disheartening I feel. The vibe just isn't the same. All fancy and lovely but no grit..hatd to explain ✌️

[@nickdryad]

Have done the Annandale?? I love your channel

[@Gioia67]

Not yet. On the cards 😄

[@danielwardley4185]

went there on night late 88/9, was it Monica and the Moochers or Pardon Me Boys ? I still have the beer coaster from that night , place was packed

[@aussie9353]

Played there with the Booze Brothers in the 80’s …

[@michaelmcdonald3275]

Mark Williams very worthy replacement frontman for Dragon.

[@Gioia67]

He's amazing 👏 🤩

[@occyman]

Yeah went there many times and saw some great bands…

[@RodOConnor-f8f]

Falling joys approx 1992

[@Conceptualcreatures]

Loving your videos! Sub’d

[@Gioia67]

Thank you Much appreciated 👏

[@Conceptualcreatures]

@@Gioia67 ♥️ shoot for the stars, you’ll get there ⭐️

[@Antony-w3l]

With the renovations they have put the toilets downstairs which is a bit of a worry... If you have had perhaps 1 drink too many you may end up slipping going down and then what happens... Just a thought...

[@incubism]

'91 You am I would have just released Snake Tide.

[@Gioia67]

Early days indeed 👌👌✌️✌️😀😀

[@JohnDennis]

The Angels played there as "Youse Guys". Not all The Angels but Doc was there. And Jim Hilburn I think. No Angels songs just covers of other bands like The Stones.

[@Gioia67]

Great gig for sure😍

[@bobmetallicafreak]

I've got a bootleg of push push from feathers ...tryin to find it :( And have the poster for this gig too still in good nick :)

[@Gioia67]

Really? Wow didn't find that advertised. How did they play on such a small stage 😀

[@bobmetallicafreak]

@Gioia67 sorry poster was a different venue in Epping..tracks??? But bootleg does exist :)

[@BROOKS39]

I worked a short 3 week stint at Feathers in 1985. Primarily picking up or sweeping up broken glasses.🤨 Only real memory I have working there is the night some sheila OD’d on the pool table out the back and the other is not actually ever getting paid for working there🤔

[@Gioia67]

Oh dear 😳😩

[@johnparker4366]

Was Monica dreaming of caterpillar costumes? Why was the spotlight only granted to her brother?

[@Gioia67]

Bad lighting guy 🫠