Keep in mind that this page is in the works! If you have info as to the history of The 1/2 Crown Pub, please contact the admin via MySpace email. We want your band info, pictures, and posters!
The 1/2 Crown Pub was a musical heaven in East Rockaway, NY - right next to the Davis Boatyard. On the other side the murky waters of Mill River floated by, adding a "we're going to fall into the creek!" feeling. You could really feel it in the back room (the band "dressing room") because it had a floor tilted as though it was going to slip right off the dock. Outside it looked like a dilapidated house. The roof sagged, the paint was dingy, and the walls actually crumbled. Inside it was grungy, cruddy and dim, covered with years of graffiti and musical memories.
It may have smelled of beer and piss and smoke, but this place housed the very soul of over 100 musicians for at least 20 years. The decade of garage bands raged, the drinking age was still 18, and teenyboppers from every high school and college on Long Island flocked to the venues at The 1/2 Crown Pub. We're not entirely sure just how many groups were actually spawned as a result of this sagging lounge, but we intend to list every one as the groups check in and we talk to people who were involved.
The intent of this website is to promote the music, the bands, and the memories that we all shared. Send us your digitized music, your band info and pictures, and let us display your proud memories! Please join us!
