This Must Be the Place: Music, Community, and Vanished Spaces in New York City is a 2023 book by Jesse Rifkin about music scenes and venues in New York City.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Background
editJesse Rifkin is a musician who is a cultural tour guide.
Synopsis
editThe acknowledgment pages of the book contain nearly 150 interviews including “loft jazz trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah through folk-pop singer Judy Collins, hardcore punk guitarist Denise Mercedes, and downtown turntablist and producer DJ Spooky to Williamsburg music promoter Erik Zajaceskowski.” [9]
Reception
editRolling Stone called it one of the best music books of 2023.[10]
Writing in DIY, Ben Hozie of the band BODEGA said the book “refreshingly emphasises the economics and real estate realities behind key musical movements instead of focusing on key heroic figures.”[11]
Author essay[12]
References
edit- ^ "THIS MUST BE THE PLACE | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-335-44932-0
- ^ Nevins, Jake (July 13, 2023). "Jesse Rifkin Shows Us the Dance Floors Where Punk and Disco Blossomed". Interview Magazine.
- ^ "NYC's Underground Scene: 'This Must Be the Place'". PopMatters. August 23, 2023.
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | Books | Scene And Not Heard: Jesse Rifkin's Playlist For NYC's Lost Music Spaces". The Quietus.
- ^ "Tuning into New York's music scene in 'This Must Be The Place'". ny1.com.
- ^ "The Secret History of New York's Most Influential Music Venues".
- ^ https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2023/10/how-cbgb-became-a-scene
- ^ "NYC's Underground Scene: 'This Must Be the Place'". PopMatters. August 23, 2023.
- ^ Stone, Rolling (December 23, 2023). "The Best Music Books of 2023".
- ^ "DIY's 2024 Reading List". DIY. January 6, 2024.
- ^ "How the 9/11 Attacks Sparked a Never-Ending Wave of Gentrification". July 13, 2023.