The Acheron

The Acheron said goodbye

“I guess all I would want to say is thank you. Thank you to the people who came to shows, even just once,” Acheron owner Bill Dozer says.

Three more Acheron shows to go (get your picture taken at the final one)

One show Friday (tonight), and back to back shows on Saturday. Check out the schedule.

Acheron closes Saturday (get your picture taken); Black Tusk ok after accident (but cancel show)

Bushwick venue The Acheron is closing this Saturday (7/9), and one of the final shows was supposed to be Black Tusk tonight (7/7). Sadly, they got into an accident and won’t be able to play, but luckily they’re all okay…

Title Fight played one of the last-ever Acheron shows (pics)

Punks-turned-shoegazers Title Fight played a sold-out show at The Acheron on Tuesday (6/28). The packed, rowdy show was one of the last-ever that will happen at the venue, and we’ve got pictures.

The Brass playing one of the last Acheron shows (stream their 'Desperation' EP)

Catchy NYC punks The Brass are another band playing one of the final Acheron shows. They’ll weigh in at the soon-to-close venue on Wednesday…

Powerviolence vets Suppression touring, playing one of the final Acheron shows

Veteran grindcore/powerviolence outfit Suppression have just kicked off a tour. For those unfamiliar, vocalist and bassist Jason Hodges has his hands in a lot of projects, as the head of Chaotic Noise records, as a member of several other bands…

Black Tusk playing Acheron (and other dates)

Bushwick venue The Acheron is sadly closing on July 9, and the announcements on the venue’s final shows keep coming in. Georgia sludge warriors Black Tusk, who released the excellent Pillars of Ash on Relapse earlier this year, will return…

Title Fight playing last-minute Acheron show, and Back to School Jam (lineup)

Back to School Jam also includes Turnstile, Turnover, Superheaven and more.

The Acheron closing in July

Another Brooklyn venue is biting the dust. Bushwick’s mostly-punk/metal venue Acheron, which opened in 2010 with a BV-presented Trash Talk/La Dispute/Cerebral Ballzy/Psychic Limb show, will be shutting down in July…

pics: Krallice, Sabbath Assembly & Gnaw at The Acheron

photos by Mathieu Bredeau Local black metal boundary-pushers Krallice hit The Acheron on March 10 with support from Sabbath Assembly and Gnaw. You can check out pictures of the show in this post. Fresh off their acclaimed Ygg Huur LP last year and their recent surprise EP Hyperion, Krallice have been busy, and this marked […]