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Today Brooklyn venue Magnetic Field announced they would soon be closing up shop. From their email, which likely saddened many patrons of the place when it hit inboxes earlier:
After five-plus years of rocking Atlantic Avenue and entertaining thousands of customers and welcoming hundreds of great bands, Magnetic Field in Brooklyn will be closing its doors on March 31st. Co-owners Lee Greenfeld and William Crane would like to personally thank all of Magnetic Field’s staff and patrons for their loyalty over the past few years, as well as all the numerous bands who have brought some truly tremendous and memorable performances to our stage. We are currently working on a blow-out last week of shows to run March 24th through the 31st.We asked Lee Greenfield what happened, expecting to hear a story of being priced out, but he told us a less frequently heard story. "Truth be told, William and I just started getting involved with a lot of other projects that were taking us away from the focus that Magnetic Field needed. I have been managing and promoting bands, while William has been getting involved with another venue as well as taking care of an amazing, nearly four-year old son. There are no plans for Magnetic Field to relocate or for either of us to open a new venue, though you never know what the future will bring!"
Read more about the neighborhood on Forgotten NY, who has a tour of Atlantic Avenue.
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NOOOOooooooooooo!
That's a real flippin' shame. The venue was an awkward shape, and the sound wasn't always that good, but they had a real knack for booking scuzz rock bands (RPG, the Brought Low, the Reigning Sound, and Federale spring to mind). I'm not sure anywhere else in the city has that kind of focus, certainly not Union Hall, which is about the same size, but seems to focus much too much on, um, politer, but more buzzed about bands. Gutted.
Aww, that's sad. But I also haven't been there in two years, so I can't say I helped much...
So sad. That place is great and unlike any other venue in NY. Super cool staff, great bands...total bummer. Does that mean no bands outside the club at Atlantic Antic this year? Totally sucks.
why don't they try to sell the bar instead of closing it?