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Posted in music | venues on December 16, 2007
new Park Slope music venue?
according to a couple of sources, 7th street between 2nd and 3rd aves will soon be home to a new musical venue run by the good folks at union hall. given the problems that i've heard about with their current location - i.e. noise complaints, it makes sense to open something in a location where noise is not an issue. additionally moving the music aspect of their business down the street opens up the basement for quieter activities such as the brilliantly booked sunday night comedy shows. [the food of the future] (via)I hope what "food of the future" is implying (that the new venue would replace the music shows currently going on at Union Hall) isn't true. 7th St & 2nd Ave is about as convenient as the Hook was (okay, not THAT bad - not even close). Anyway, I don't think the noise complaints against Union Hall have anything to do with what's going on in the basement. I even bet that the people going to shows are quieter than the regular upstairs bar crowd. Here's hoping that (assuming this new place really even exists) they have music at both.
UPDATE 1: A better description for this neighborhood might be near-Park Slope, or just Gowanus.
UPDATE 2: Anonymous reports, "The venue would be in addition to Union Hall. It would be more of a music venue...as opposed to a bar with bands downstairs. There would still be music at Union Hall."
Posted on December 16, 2007 10:00 PM
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This would be great. And it'd actually be one of the easier venues to get to in the area, what with two trains stopping four blocks away.
Posted by Anonymous | December 16, 2007 10:32 PM
2nd ave is now Park Slope? Calling 4th ave Park Slope is already a stretch.
Posted by Anonymous | December 16, 2007 11:22 PM
Yeah...I'm not sure that 2nd Avenue counts as anywhere, but it's definitely not in Park Slope.
Posted by Anonymous | December 16, 2007 11:29 PM
NYT had a feature about the Bottom Line (I only scanned it), and they mentioned the owner of the BL driving around the Slope and Carrol Gardens scoping out potential venues.
Posted by Freepster | December 16, 2007 11:45 PM
Whatever and wherever it is it's all still going to be a hassle.
Posted by The perfect speciman | December 17, 2007 12:17 AM
we're sorry it can't be in your basement- perfect specimen..
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 12:41 AM
Now that all the shiny hotels are down there, maybe they can bring in some bigger acts to trash them.
Posted by greg | December 17, 2007 1:21 AM
haha what real estate broker tried to convince those people that 2nd ave is park slope? i love the attempt to ignore the fact that this is right on the gowanus canal, this will be a good place to get gonorrhea (http://www.nypost.com/seven/10042007/news/regionalnews/wading_in_gowanus__take_rubber.htm)
Posted by fishermb | December 17, 2007 7:37 AM
it's going to be awesome.
Posted by bryan | December 17, 2007 8:24 AM
You don't even need an address to figure out that the location pictured is not Park Slope. You can look at all the pictures on Flickr tagged "Park Slope" and you will never come across a picture like the one shown above.
What "park" is this address located near?
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 8:55 AM
the area is gowanus and it would actually be perfect for a music venue that doesn't feel like you should be sipping lattes and pushing a baby stroller.
i saw a bunch of jellyfish in the gowanus canal this year.
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 9:38 AM
crabs, too.
Posted by bryan | December 17, 2007 10:01 AM
The venue would be in addition to Union Hall. It would be more of a music venue...as opposed to a bar with bands downstairs. There would still be music at Union Hall.
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 10:42 AM
Sounds cool! The venue in Union Hall isn't great (unless you're tall). The new location would be perfect for us F train people, not to mention the 9th street bus line.
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 10:49 AM
Yes, Union Hall will still have shows when the new venue opens. The new venue will have a larger capacity and therefore allow for larger acts than the intimate Union Hall performance space. No, it's not in Park Slope, but the F/R at 4th Ave and 9th St make it much more accessible than The Hook ever was.
Posted by bumpershine | December 17, 2007 11:04 AM
wow
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 12:29 PM
Sounds good to me.
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 3:54 PM
2nd ave is NOT park slope. Slope begins at 4th ave.
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 7:43 PM
South Brooklyn is having an identity crisis... And 7th & 2nd is not that far from Union & 5th... Stop crying... or listen to shittier music...
Posted by Jay | December 17, 2007 9:47 PM
Why do you care if they call it Park Slope or not? You're from Iowa anyway, right?
Posted by Noisejoke | December 17, 2007 11:15 PM
"Why do you care if they call it Park Slope or not? You're from Iowa anyway, right?"
Thanks noisejoke , for telling these pale ass whiteys making affordable housing for blacks and latinos a thing of the past, to go the fuck back to motherfuckin' Montana .
Posted by Anonymous | December 17, 2007 11:39 PM
Uh, thanx?
I'm not sure what I'm saying except why would anyone but realtors care what it's called? So many of you are such fags (sorry, nerds).
It's an industrial neighborhood, anyway. For the venue owners purposes wouldn't it be "cooler" to say it's in Gowanus? I mean that's neato for you Iowans, right? Yeah, man, crazy Brooklyn industrial shit only blocks from our bars. Hmm, maybe that's the problem with you Americans. A couple blocks is too long a walk.
So, yeah, sure, go back to motherfuckin' Montana. I've been there a couple times. It's nice. Why'd you and Albini leave in the first place?
Posted by Noisejoke | December 18, 2007 1:11 AM
Awesome. Outside of more luxury condos, this is exactly what New York needs, yet another music venue. Who are the geniuses behind this idea? Maybe by next year, every band that comes to NY will have their very own music venue. Doesn't anyone remember in the early 90's in NY when coffee shops started popping up everywhere? How many of those are still around? Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Posted by Anonymous | December 18, 2007 2:08 PM
blacks and latinos are the only ones who need affordable housing? some of us 'whiteys' aren't exactly rolling either. white skin doesnt always mean money.
Posted by i live in bed stuy and get yelled at for being white | December 18, 2007 2:17 PM
Dude, if you go to Park Slope, everyone knows you don't go below 5th Avenue period unless you want to see one of the worst rodent problems in all of NY or to score some good crack and maybe an STD. Maybe Brooklyn's new sloga should be WELCOME TO BROOKLYN - TOO BAD YOU'RE TEN YEARS TOO LATE!
Posted by Anonymous | December 18, 2007 5:52 PM
have people gotten stupider or have more stupid people acquired computers?
I used to love the internet. Now it just makes me angry... and a little sad :*(
Posted by Anonymous | December 18, 2007 6:14 PM
comments are for pussies.
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