The Mezz

The Mezz was one of the pioneer bands that opened up rooms like the Rathskeller and the Club for rock in the 70's. Unlike contemporaries Willie "Loco" Alexander or the Real Kids, however, the Mezz have been largely overlooked in the rock press and left out of most retrospectives. That's too bad because Mickey Clean and the Mezz were prime movers in the early scene- in fact, for a while there they WERE the scene! At a time when there were zero venues