The Electric Banana

The Electric Banana
The Electric Banana is located in Pittsburgh
The Electric Banana
The Electric Banana
Location within Pittsburgh
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OwnerJohnny "Banana" Zarra
TypeNightclub
Genre(s)Punk rock
Opened1980
Closed2000

The Electric Banana was a nightclub in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning as a disco in the 1970s, it was a punk rock music venue from 1980 until 2000, and helped establish a place in alternative culture for the city of Pittsburgh.[1]

The venue hosted such acts as Black Flag, Circle Jerks, The Misfits, Hüsker Dü, Sonny Vincent and the Extreme, Dead Milkmen, Meat Puppets, Descendents, Rhythm Pigs, Snakefinger, Wreckless Eric, Ian Dury, Sepultura, Candlemass, Morbid Angel, New Model Army, They Might Be Giants, Minutemen, The Dancing Cigarettes, and others.

Located at 3887 Bigelow Boulevard, it was transformed by owner Johnny "Banana" Zarra into an Italian restaurant called "Zarra's: A Taste Of Southern Italy."

  1. ^ Hughey, Doug (November 14, 2010). "The Next Page: Tales from the Electric Banana -- Pittsburgh's punk laboratory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 15, 2010.