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Address: 200 Varick Street, New York NY (West Village)
Club Address: 204 Varick Street at West Houston Mailing Address: 200 Varick Street, Basement New York, NY 10014 Phone: 212.243.4940 Fax: 212.645.1703 Website: http://www.sobs.com Email: sobs@sobs.com 25 years ago, June 1982 to be exact, something began to bubble on Varick Street in lower Manhattan.
Fueled by a total commitment to exposing the musical wealth and heritage of the Afro-Latino Diaspora to as many people as possible, Larry Gold opened the doors to what would become New York City's premier venue for world music; Sounds Of Brazil, commonly known as S.O.B.'S. At the time, Varick Street wasn't exactly a hub of culture in Manhattan.
The area South of Houston wasn't yet known as the trendy, cutting-edge community of "SoHo" that has since developed. It was simply a strip of asphalt that led to the Holland Tunnel marked by non-descript warehouses and a squat, grey post office. Needless to say, it wasn't exactly inviting. But true to his can-do New York spirit, Larry Gold forged ahead with his dream and due to his dedication, the corner of West Houston and Varick Streets was ..