Maxwell's

A Hoboken, NJ mainstay since the early 1900s, Maxwell's is one of the area's recognized cultural institutions. In its original incarnation, Maxwell's was known as a daytime escape for employees of the nearby Maxwell House coffee plant-the pub's namesake. In 1978, Maxwell's reinvented itself as it began booking well-known and up-and-coming artists comparable to those appearing across the river at such renowned live music venues as CBGB. Today, Maxwell's remains known for its laidback, no-nonsense approach to food, drink and live music. The restaurant/bar and gallery space serves as an atmospheric introduction to the music room in the back, which has hosted such illustrious acts as: Beck, R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Sun Ra, Fugazi, Lucinda Williams, Yo La Tengo, Richard Thompson, Beth Orton, Wilco, Doug Sahm, the Replacements, Oasis, the Fleshtones, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stereolab, Elliott Smith, the Offspring, Husker Du, the Soft Boys, Modest Mouse, the Minutemen, the Cowsills, Soul Asylum, the Pixies, the Cardigans, the Dictators, Mudhoney, Rudy Ray Moore, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Ween, Son Volt, Schooly D., Thee Headcoats, Wire, Rocket from the Crypt, the Donnas, Sugar Ray, Angry Samoans, the Jayhawks, the Saw Doctors, Superdrag and the Meat Puppets.