Episode Details

What NYC Nightlife Was Like in the 90s (Before Social Media)

Season 1 Episode 130 Published 1 week ago

Description

What was New York nightlife really like before phones, influencers, and bottle service?

This week on The Cutting Up, we sit down with East Village legend DJ Gant Johnson to relive the chaos, glamour, and dance-floor magic of 80s and 90s NYC club culture.

We’re talking:

🔥 Crowbar Tuesdays
🔥 Boy Bar
🔥 Salon Wednesdays (1993–1999)
🔥 Pat Fields era fashion
🔥 Sugar Babies, the legendary Monday night party.

And yes — the time Lina was electrocuted on stage… and the crowd thought it was part of the show.

We get into how nightlife changed when:

📱 Phones hit the dance floor
📸 Social media killed mystery
💸 Pay-for-position replaced organic scenes
🔐 Privacy disappeared

Was the energy better back then — or just different?

For Gant and Lina DJing isn’t just music — it’s spiritual. It’s community. It’s bringing people together.

This episode is a true love letter to the East Village that raised us.

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Producers: Josh Rosenzweig & Matthew Breen.

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