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The '''Cathay de Grande''' was a Chinese restaurant<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 1981 |title=Latest New Wave of Music Finds Finds Cozy Home in LA Nightclub |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/736176556/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Oakland Tribune via Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[nightclub]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] that featured mostly [[punk rock]] bands but also other styles of [[underground music|underground]]/[[alternative rock]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 9, 1981 |title=La Dee Da on the Streets |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/579029885/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=LA Weekly via Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> Owned by Michael Brennan, itIt was almost as well known for [[rockabilly]], [[cowpunk]], the [[Paisley Underground]] bands, and the beginning of the [[garage rock]] revival.
 
== History ==
Under the ownership of Jack Chin, the Cathay de Grande restaurant and its underground basement nightclub opened in December 1973, serving Mandarin cuisine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 1973 |title=Advertisement |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/381792175/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=The Los Angeles Times via Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 1974 |title=An Oriental Adventure |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/30465665/ |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Valley News via Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
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