The Knitting Factory plays host to a wide range of genres, from indie-rock to jazz, punk, hip-hop, electronic, and infamous ‘Three Floors of Ska’ nights. However, the lighting capability in the Main Space, at least, is quite substantial. Located not far from where the storied CBGB’s used to be, The Knitting Factory inherited some of that DIY ethos, coming off as a little shabbier than other venues (though with a nice, if unassuming, ‘downtown Classical’ white wooden pillar front, similar to that of many buildings and stores in the TriBeCa and SoHo area). The Old Office is cramped and tight, smaller even than the limited Bowery area venues such as Cake Shop and Piano’s. The Tap Bar is only one level, with the stage area really just a corner of the space, creating poor lines of the sight but an up-close atmosphere (the Tap Bar does have the superior bar, with the Main Space’s smaller and without taps – thus the name to the lower level…). The Main Space has a small balcony and bar to the house-right, with space (and a few pillars) between the bar and the immediate, up-front stage floor area. The stage areas get progressively smaller, the lower down one goes. There are actually three stage areas in the Knitting Factory, on three different levels: the Main Space on the ground floor, the Tap Bar one level below, and the Old Office two flights down. There is also a second, ‘Knitting Factory Hollywood’, in Los Angeles. It also lies south (along Sixth Avenue) of Canal Room, and west of Santos Party House. It currently lays in the northeast corner of TriBeCa, just southwest of the Canal & Broadway intersection that separates TriBeCa to the southwest, SoHo to the northwest, Little Italy to the northeast, and Chinatown to the southeast. The Knitting Factory has moved around lower Manhattan since it’s opening in 1987. Knitting Factory is located on 74 Leonard Street, Manhattan, right off of the corner of Church & Leonard. Knitting Factory Brooklyn opened on September 9th, 2009. The venue moved, after rent increases, from Manhattan to the location of the former Luna Lounge, a smaller, one-stage location in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Note: Knitting Factory had its last show in its TriBeCa location on July 25th.
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