Knitting Factory Open in Billyburg
September 15, 2009
Around the corner from my house a new venue has opened and is making quite an impression on the better half of Williamsburg (South of Bedford and Metropolitan). The Knitting Factory, having moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn, is but one outpost among many Knitting Factories across America, including Hollywood, Spokane, and Boise. I’m not sure what baggage is brought to the neighborhood from the fact that it is a “chain” venue. Indeed we all hope it is not a fast food outlet. I have been assuaged of this possibility by reading the venue’s history which you should do here. It is quite the story, one that compels you to take a look. The following is their near term schedule as released to the press; it looks incredibly promising, worth at least a try:
Tuesday, September 15th
Helado Negro, Jason Ajemian, Julianna Barwick
7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 16th
ZXL
CD release party presented by roc-elle records
The Chosen, Zemi17, Nikki Borodi, special guest: Imani Uzuri
7:00 PM
Friday, September 18th and Saturday, September 19th
Brooklyn Fashion Festival: Fashion and Arts Premiere
8:00 PM
Tuesday, September 22nd
People Under The Stairs, Grieves with Budo
7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 23rd
Extra Golden, Antimagic, Grandchildren
7:00 PM
Friday, September 25th
Early Show: with Child Abuse, SubArachnoid Space, OvO(from Italy)
Gnaw, (Alan Dubin of Khanate)
6:30 PM
Late show: with Fixed, and special guests Alter Ego (from Germany), and DJ Twitch (Optimo) + Resident DJs JDH and Dave P. 11:00 PM
Saturday, September 26th
Dub Trio, Bottle Up & Go, Skeletonbreath
8:00 PM
Tuesday, September 29th
Sick of Sarah, the Action Design, Donora
7:00 PM
Thursday, October 1st
Mayer Hawthorne‘s Lonely Hearts Club Tour
Featuring Mayer Hawthorne & the County, With Special Guest Buff 1
8:00 PM
The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(347) 529-6696
http://ny.knittingfactory.com/index.php
Giving the Trash bar a run for their money?