Webster Hall Rekindling Old Club with Funky Bunch of Styles

After recent renovations, the rock club Webster Hall is attempting to bring more rock to counterbalance its heavy "club" reputation. The Times takes a peek at the new look of the 123-year-old club trying to span the gamut of musical genres in the same way that big music festivals around the country have been able to succeed in the iPod era. One fellow club owner said, “It’s not an easy transition to become a rock club, and they’re not necessarily going after the same audience...But they have a great location, and...they should do fine.” The Times went to a recent CSS show at Webster and noted how "cheesy dance tunes" like Marky Mark's "Good Vibrations" served as house music before the band hit the stage. A 22-year-old woman in attendance said, "When I was 10 and listening to Z100, they would keep saying, ‘Come hear the beats at Webster Hall.' I guess I finally did.”