Madame Wong's, Los Angeles, CA (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite Costa Misery Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7118	ATP Atomic Tiki Punk Posted posted on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 2:15 PM Well from someone who had been to Madam Wongs & the Atomic Cafe,to many times to mention way back in the day The place really was the "New Wave venue" very few "Punk" bands played there, Madam Wong:"the Punk crowd make to much trouble" More the dayglow crowd then the old school punk scene, no floor shows & bad food was the mode. The place had nothing to do with "Tiki" but was a place of note in the late 1970s & 1980s L.A. music scene. The action was at the Masque,The Starwood,Al's Bar,Cathay De Grande etc.and of course the Cookoo's Nest in Orange County if you wanted to see Punk bands. The Atomic Cafe was a little dive cafe downtown close to Al's Bar,Very cheap food,open 24 hours,a Punk rock hang out like Okie Dogs was at the time. [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2010-09-15 14:17 ]

Well from someone who had been to Madam Wongs & the Atomic Cafe,to many times to mention way back in the day
The place really was the "New Wave venue" very few "Punk" bands played there, Madam Wong:"the Punk crowd make to much trouble"

More the dayglow crowd then the old school punk scene, no floor shows & bad food was the mode.
The place had nothing to do with "Tiki" but was a place of note in the late 1970s & 1980s L.A. music scene.

The action was at the Masque,The Starwood,Al's Bar,Cathay De Grande etc.and of course the Cookoo's Nest in Orange County if you wanted to see Punk bands.

The Atomic Cafe was a little dive cafe downtown close to Al's Bar,Very cheap food,open 24 hours,a Punk rock hang out like Okie Dogs was at the time.

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2010-09-15 14:17 ]

Post #554014 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 2:15 PM