The Quiet Defiance of Decibel
How New York’s pioneering punk-rock sake bar became a culture unto itself.
- story: Jon Bonné
- photos: Eric Medsker
How New York’s pioneering punk-rock sake bar became a culture unto itself.
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The eyes and ears of three very different bars tell us about their normal—and not-so-normal—nights on the job.