{"id":10115,"date":"2025-06-05T20:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/?page_id=10115"},"modified":"2025-06-05T20:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:50:11","slug":"maxwells-hoboken-nj-2001-review-by-kevin-toledo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/research\/performance-reviews\/maxwells-hoboken-nj-2001-review-by-kevin-toledo\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxwell’s (Hoboken, NJ), 2001 – Review by Kevin Toledo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maxwell’s 
Hoboken, NJ, 14 March 2001 <\/strong>
Review by Kevin Toledo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was fortunate to catch Jim Carroll’s performance at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ, on 3\/10.  The standing room only crowd (apparently that’s the policy at Maxwell’s) was eager to hear some of Jim’s works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He arrived about 8:30pm, walking through the crowd and up on stage.  He began by spraying his throat with an herbal remedy, explaining how this bottle was purchased by a woman in Seattle when he was there during the Bumbershoot Festival.  He commented this stuff costs $62 for a tiny bottle and the only ingredient he can recognize was echinacea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim was in a great mood this night, joking with us all and even treating us to a few excerpts from the novel he is currently working on, some of which he had just finished that very afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He joked that he was “clean” and he proved this statement by telling us he had one and a half margaritas before the show and was feeling drunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After reading these excerpts, he asked if we wanted some “oldies but goodies” and proceeded to read A DAY AT THE RACES.  He then went on to read a few pieces from VOID OF COURSE.  Someone up front requested he perform some music and Jim replied, “no music, do you see a band up here?  do you think I have a Les Paul in my pants or something?”  and then made a comment that “music is bad.”  We all laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He spoke for about an hour, then a voice came over some intercom telling him he had only 5 minutes left.  Bummer, I thought.  But here was the treat of the evening: he told us that since he had only a few minutes left, he would sing a song for us, “the only song he can still remember the lyrics to” as he put it.  He then treated us all to an awesome rendition of I WANT THE ANGEL.  Jim was fabulous, walking back and forth across the tiny stage while singing the lyrics; he was so into it–as passionate about singing it as we were about hearing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all Jim was great.  After the show he signed my copy of BOOK OF NODS and promised he’d be back to get a few more autographs done but said he had to go downstairs first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maxwell’s turned out to be a great place to see Jim–definitely intimate–but I still prefer seeing him at The Bottom Line.  I’m looking forward to the next show.  He’s the best. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maxwell’s Hoboken, NJ, 14 March 2001 Review by Kevin Toledo I was fortunate to catch Jim Carroll’s performance at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ, on 3\/10.  The standing room only crowd (apparently that’s the policy at Maxwell’s) was eager to hear some of Jim’s works. He arrived about 8:30pm, walking through the crowd and up on stage.  He began … Continue reading Maxwell’s (Hoboken, NJ), 2001 – Review by Kevin Toledo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3985,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[38],"class_list":["post-10115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9VlUH-2D9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10441,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/research\/performance-reviews\/jim-carroll-and-lenny-kaye-at-maxwells-review-by-mira-shin\/","url_meta":{"origin":10115,"position":0},"title":"Jim Carroll and Lenny Kaye at Maxwells – Review by Mira Shin","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"June 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Maxwell'sHoboken, NJ, 3 July 1997Review by\u00a0Mira Shin Stepping through the swinging doors of the backroom of Maxwell's, a local bar\/club in Hoboken, New Jersey, I walked down the open floor and sat directly in front of the stage. 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