JC Dobbs in Philadelphia?

Question

Hi Guys,

I'm wanting to see a concert at this place coming up in October. It looks like it just opened errrr re-opened???, unless I just really didn't notice it before. Can't seem to find any info on it's new opening except for info on jc dobbs in the early 90s being a hotspot for bands that are a lot bigger today. Seems like it closed though awhile ago.

Anyway, anybody have any info on this place? How is it? I take it that it's sort of a small bar kind of place with a stage for live music. Anybody been there yet?

Answer 1

Turutles is right, it changed over to The Pontiac Grille (Not sure but I'd guess around '95-97?), which was a great spot for local bands to play. It's a decent size, similar to The Khyber. Beck once commented about the stage that it is so thin & narrow that his band had to play in a line.

A ton of bands played there, I read an article in the City Paper when Dobbs was closing about all the bands & it was everyone like Nirvana, AIC, PJ, Soundgarden even GnR ..

Answer 2

J.C. Dobbs

304 South St

Philadelphia, PA 19147

If you told me that this place was going to reopen on South Street a year ago I would have looked at you like you were a space alien. J.C. Dobbs was an iconic club in Philly back in the day, and it was the only game in town for young up and coming bands, local and otherwise. When I think of well known bands that played their first ever Philly shows inside of it names like Cat Power, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana come to mind. A lot of us may remember here as The Pontiac Grille. and while The Grille never lived up to the hype of Dobbs, It definitely did what it could to help out the local scene. And when it came to pass it looked like venues like it on South Street (that weren't as far out as Tritone) were going to be a thing of the past.

But as of June 25th it looks like the past has come back. A new Dobbs reopened in the old place and housed The Lustkillers and a whole bunch of good local acts. And it already has a bunch of other great shows lined up. They even have a number of all ages shows. And since the stage is downstairs you can get a good preview of a show while you get your Lorenzo's on across the street. Will it be as iconic as the old Dobbs? Only time will tell, but I'm sure as h**l willing to find out!

Check out their website.

http://www.jcdobbslive.com/