The Cafe Au Go Go was a night club in Greenwich Village located in the basement of the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theatre building in the late 1960s, and located at 152 Bleecker Street. The club featured many musical groups, folk singers and comedy acts between the opening in 1964 until closing in 1970. The club was originally owned by Howard Solomon who sold it in 1969 to Moses Baruch. Howard Solomon became the manager of singer Fred Neil.
The club was the first New York City venue for the Grateful Dead. Richie Havens and the Blues Project were weekly regulars as well as Harvey Brooks who was bass player in residence, the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt played frequently. The Grateful Dead played 10 times in 1967 and 3 in 1969. Jimi Hendrix sat in with blues harp player James Cotton there in 1968.
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