110 E. FOURTH ST.

FORMER LOCATION OF: CLUB FOOT

HEYDAY: 1979-82

“ Club Foot was an incredible place to hear music because it was both a concert hall and a nightclub. Like a concert hall, you could see from anywhere, the sound was great and the acts knew what they were doing. But Club Foot was a great nightclub, too, because there were so many places to be seen or hide out. Brad First was so far ahead of commercial radio when he chose which acts to champion and therefore Club Foot continually booked bands like U2, R.E.M. and the Police long before they got played on radio. Plus, there was such an incredible variety. The best show I ever saw there was King Sunny Ade — the entire crowd floated out after that one.”

TESTIMONY FROM:Casey Monahan of the Texas Music Office, who spent many a night at the Foot trying to decide whether he wanted to hide out or be seen.