All four Soul Coughing members were regulars at The Knitting Factory , a New York City nightclub and performance venue that was part of the 1980s and 1990s experimental downtown scene . Doughty was a doorman known for his improvised comedic quasi-raps, while the others appeared at the Knitting Factory in various bands. Doughty, Degli Antoni, and Steinberg all performed in versions of John Zorn ‘s composition Cobra , appearing on John Zorn’s Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory (recorded 1992, released 1995). The four-piece performed for the first time as “M. Doughty’s Soul Coughing” on June 15, 1992 at the Knitting Factory.
performed for the first time as M. Doughty’s Soul Coughing
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