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(Le) Poisson Rouge somewhat quietly opened the doors to 158 Bleecker Street a little over a week ago. The renovated space is still undergoing some final touches before their grand opening in September, but they are currently partially open and hosting shows (view the calendar here). The venue has a pretty legendary history, from the press release:
"The Village Gate operated at 158 Bleecker Street from the late '50s until 1993, and played host to icons ranging from John Cage, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Nina Simone, and Aretha Franklin, to Jimi Hendrix, Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, Timothy Leary, Andy Warhol, and the Velvet Underground. It is this same experimental, genre-bending spirit that (Le) Poisson Rouge hopes to carry forward as it re-opens the doors."As mentioned back in May, the space (when fully complete) will consist of an 800-capacity flexible performance space (250 seated), 130-capacity attached, soundproof lounge bar, 2 cinema-sized screens, 2 elevated VIP Opera Boxes, a full catering kitchen, concert bar menu, and daytime lounge menu. So far only their cocktail menu is available on their website -- the rest will come in September, when the paint dries.
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I don't know if I would compare Soulive and Rickie Lee Jones to the calibre of "...Jimi Hendrix, Allen Ginsberg, Jim Morrison, Timothy Leary, Andy Warhol, and the Velvet Underground". I hope this place works out as NYC is bleeding venues like crazy.
Saw The Tren Brothers there last week. It's a nice space and they were perfect for it. The place was only half-full though. It's nice to have shows with seating. Don't know how it's gonna work with a packed house and everyone fighting for those seats. I don't smoke but the ambiance was begging for it.
um, hello, their press release omits the most legendary performer who played there - BOB DYLAN. too cool to mention dylan? is he too mainstream? ugh.
It can certainly be completely overwhelmed with a crowd, as seen at the New York Burlesque Festival. But the seats were saved for premium ticket holders.
This club is awful - I bought tickets 2 weeks in advance for the recent Dec 11. sold-out Sebastien Tellier show. The doors were listed to open at 10:30 pm, headlining artist to perform at 12:00 a.m. I stood in an unmoving line outside in pouring rain for 3 hours, and when I realized I was missing the artists I intended to see, I left without even getting in. Mind you, I was still waiting in line after 3 hours and hadn't moved forward at all. The organization the venue has in place to let in people with advance tickets was terrible and I will never buy advance tickets to this venue again. Places such as Webster Hall holds triple the volume of this club and it takes 30 minutes for the will call to get in if even that.
They also did not refund my admission. This club and its promoters are a bunch of frauds.