Bushwick/Bed-Stuy venue The Gateway was forced to close on May 23 and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise the money to reopen, according to an email…
Magick City Is a New Hybrid Party Space that Nods to Disco Granddads
It’s true that one of the saddest sights in the world is a lifeless party struck down by under-attendance. We’ve all been there, at some…
Secret Project Robot Will Return, Rewind Time to When ‘All Parties Used to Be Art Parties’
No matter how much you love your favorite DIY venue, there’s no sense in getting too attached– as anyone who’s been in the game for…
99 Scott, a New Cultural Space and ‘Blank Canvas,’ Comes to East Williamsburg
Tucked inside a densely industrial corner of East Williamsburg, there’s a not-so-easy to find new “cultural space” called 99 Scott. With a name like that, not…
Trans-Pecos Is Settling a New Frontier With an ‘Annex’ Called Juarez
It was a tough summer for Brooklyn’s DIY scene. There was the sudden shutdown of Palisades, followed by the closure of DIY-gone-legit venue the Acheron;…
Don’t Plan Their ‘Funeral’ Just Yet, Aviv Promises ‘Amazing’ Last Stretch and Resurrection
It’s only been about two years since Stuart Solomon, Zack Wheeler, and Olivia Russin first secured a barebones warehouse in Greenpoint’s small sliver of an industrial corridor…
RIP Palisades, Long Live the Palisades Replacement
Last week, the possibility that New York City music fans feared the most became a reality: the space at 906 Broadway that since April 2014…
Williamsburg Loses Another Venue, as The Grand Victory Turns Out the Lights
After just four and a half years on Grand Street, Williamburg venue the Grand Victory closed its doors last night, finishing things out with a hardcore…
Summer Spells ‘Doomsday’ at Secret Project Robot’s Last Hurrah
In less than two weeks, Rainbow Hugs and Kisses: a Doomsday Celebration, the final closing ceremony/bye-bye art show at Secret Project Robot, will open as…
Co-Owner of Glasslands Heir, Elsewhere, Talks Fixing DIY’s ‘Sustainability Problem’
Yesterday we told you what we know about Elsewhere, the new venue from the Glasslands crew set to open in East Williamsburg sometime this fall.…