Venue history article by 'The Scarborough News
From the barrelhouse New Orleans blues of Champion Jack Dupree and the ribcage-rattling heavy metal of Judas Priest, to the intricate progressive rock of Yes and Camel and the bludgeoning immediacy of an all-out frontal assault by the Sex Pistols, the breadth and quality of bands who took to the stage at The Penthouse astonishes even the younger generation of rock fans today.