.For nearly 30 years starting in 1974, The Bottom Line at West 4th Street and Mercer Street was rock central in New York City.  There were other venues, sure, but it seemed that every act that was or was going to be important played there.  Bruce Springsteen‘s week of shows there in 1975 broke him out of the pack.  The place was an institution which came to an end in early 2004 as the result of a dispute with its landlord, New York University (the space occupied by The Bottom Line is now NYU classroom space).

But tonight’s show at Rockefeller Park, The Bottom Line Presents New York on My Mind is made up of a number of performers who graced The Bottom Line’s stage at one time or another and includes: GrooveBarbers, Rosanne Cash, Marshall Crenshaw, Garland Jeffreys, Willie Nile, NRBQ, Martin Rivas, Suzzy and Lucy Wainwright Roche, Vin Scelsa, Loudon Wainwright III, Dar Williams, Catherine Russell featuring music director John Leventhal with Mojo Mancini and hosted by Meg Griffin.   Additional musicians may perform as well.  In case of rain, this may be moved into Stuyvesant High School.  For more details, see Now I’ve Heard Everything by clicking here.

Update: I’ve now heard from two reliable sources that the rain site for this show is The World Financial Center Winter Garden.

Update: It’s official.  The show has been moved to The World Financial Center Winter Garden.

–Eliot Wagner