The Boogie/The Cowboy Boogie

The building itself was originally a large bowing alley, then briefly a supermarket in the early 1960's before becoming a nightclub called "Crescendo". In the early 1970's it became a low-frills rock club called "The Warehouse". In 1980 the release of the movie Urban Cowboy led to a Country music club trend, (ala "Gilley's"), and quick to capitalize on this was entrepreneur Jack Wade, (Jack Wade Productions), who infused large quantities of money into upgrading the facilities which included a cafe', four dance floors, a large stage, four bars and, a then state-of-the-art sound and lighting system. The "Cowboy", later The "Cowboy Boogie" was an instant hit for about 5 years. And was a concert venue for many Country music acts, as these were the days that the genre wasn't exactly selling-out arenas and stadiums. The club name changed to "The Bandstand" in the mid-eighties and changed format to a Top-40 dance music based club, although Country/Western music played 2-3 nights per week. The 1990's saw a turn to hip-hop music and a cultural change in patronage. Violent patron confrontations, organized crime-based land ownership dealings and legal statue violations signaled the demise of what was the largest nightclub in Orange County.