New York’s venue B.B. King’s is closing

New York’s venue B.B. King’s is closing

Over the past 12 years or so, the New York City concert landscape has changed pretty significantly. CBGB’s, of course, closed back in 2006. Other venues, like The Continental, Brownies and Luna Lounge followed suit, while the Knitting Factory moved to Brooklyn....
Chicago venue Double Door closes

Chicago venue Double Door closes

For the past 23 years, Chicago’s Double Door has been an iconic fixture in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The club’s run came to an end today, as they were evicted from their 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. premises and the locks changed. According to...
Brooklyn metal venue The Acheron to close

Brooklyn metal venue The Acheron to close

Over the past decade or so, the underground metal scene in Brooklyn has flourished, and East Williamsburg (Bushwick, let’s be honest) venue The Acheron has been a part of it. For the past six years, the tiny venue has played host to countless metal and punk...

Milwaukee venue closes doors to metalcore shows

Metal is not an easy genre to host for any venue. With all the mosh pitting and heavily inebriated crowd, it’s bound to have some mishaps during some shows but most know what they get into before agreeing, except a Milwaukee venue who just shut their doors to...