(Le) Poisson Rouge
LPR | |
| File:Lepoissonrouge.JPG The façade of (Le) Poisson Rouge | |
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| Address | 158 Bleecker Street |
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| Location | New York, NY 10012 USA |
| Coordinates | 40°43′42″N 74°00′00″W / 40.7284°N 73.999977°W |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Seating type | Standing, cabaret seating, or in-the-round |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Website | |
| lprnyc.com | |
Le) Poisson Rouge (often referred to as LPR) is a music venue and multimedia art cabaret in New York City founded in 2008 by Justin Kantor and David Handler on the site of The Village Gate. The performance space was designed and engineered by the John Storyk/WSDG, and offers a variety of room set-ups including seated, standing, in-the-round, runways, and more.
Kantor and Handler, both graduates of Manhattan School of Music, founded LPR with the desire to create a venue that would foster the fusion of popular and art cultures in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art. In addition to the main performance space, LPR also has a side bar called The Gallery for readings, comedy, and parties.
The venue is home to a myriad variety of genres focusing on classical, new music, indie rock, and jazz, but also playing host to readings, comedy, film, DJs, parties, theater,and burlesque.[1]
Awards
- Three years running a nominee for Paper Magazine’s best club in New York City
- The Freedom Party at LPR won the 2010 Best Party in NYC from Paper Magazine
- Listed in Flavorpill’s Best Venues of the 21st Century
- 2009 Village Voice’s Best Rock Venue
- 2009 New York Magazine’s Best High Brow Venue
- 2010 Club Planet Venue of the Week
- 2011 Lonely Planet Best of NYC[2]
Press
“A forward-thinking venue that seeks to showcase disparate musical styles under one roof…artistically planned eclecticism.” -Time Out New York[3]
“The place isn’t merely cool, as the New York Times has dubbed it, the venue is a downright musical marvel.” -Los Angeles Times[4]
“Just when you thought all artistic integrity had been sucked out of NYC’s cookie-cutter nightlife, Greenwich Village gets a performance space fir for orchestras and punk rockers alike.” - Shecky’s[5]
"No surprise, really: Le Poisson Rouge, in both its chic veneer and its earnest disregard for genre boundaries, has embraced a style and ethos fostered by the Kronos Quartet for more than three decades. In any given week at the club you might hear classical post-Minimalism, beat-heavy electronica, evanescent chamber pop and clever world-music fusions." – New York Times [6]
Past Performers
A Camp, A Hawk & A Hacksaw, Afrika Bambaataa, Andrew WK, Antony Hegarty, Arditti Quartet, Atlas Sound, Audion, AXIOM, Battles, Beach House, Berry Sakharof, Bill Laswell, Brad Mehldau, Brednan BBenson, Brightblack Morning Light, Broadcast, Buraka Som Sistema, Calder String Quartet, Chico Hamilton, Cibo Matto, Cyro Baptista, Dan Deacon, David Byrne, Debbie Harry, Dean & Britta, Dead Man’s Bones, Deerhoof, Deerhunter, Diane Birch, Dungen, El Guincho, Emanuel Ax, ESG, Estelle, Eugene Mirman, Fiery Furnaces, Florence & the Machine, Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Friendly Fires, Frightened Rabbit, Glen Branca, Glenn Hansard, Hauschka, Hillary Hahn, Hot Chip, Huun Huur Tu, Jay Reatard, Jóhann Jóhannsson, John Adams, John Hollenbeck, John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders, John Zorn, Jonathan Biss, Jovanotti, Juan Maclean, Juana Molina, Jumpa Lahiri, Justin Bond, K’naan, kd lang, Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid, Laurie Anderson, Lionel Loueke, Little Boots, Lour Reed, Lykke Li, Marc Ribot, Martinez Brothers, Matt and Kim, Matthew Dear, Max Richter, Maya Beiser, Medeski Martin and Wood, Miachu & the Shapes, MIKA, Mike Doughty, Mira Nair, Moby, Mono & the Wordless Music Orchestra, Moritz von Oswald Trio, Mos Def, Múm, Natalie Merchant, Nellie McKay, Nico Muhly, No Age, Norah Jones, NYC Winter Jazzfest, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Philip Glass, Raekwon, Reggie Watts, Rokia Traore, Salman Rushdie, School of Seven Bells, Sebastien Tellier, Shearwater, Shrinebuilder, Simone Dinnerstein, Skream & Benga, Sleigh Bells, So Percussion, St. Vincent, Stars of the Lid, Steve Reich, Sussan Deyhim, Tegan & Sara, Terry Riley, The Knights, The Very Best, They Might Be Giants, Throbbing Gristle, Tinariwen, Tortoise, Toumani Diabate, Wale, Yoko Ono
References
- ^ http://lepoissonrouge.com/venue
- ^ http://lepoissonrouge.com/venue/press
- ^ http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/23052/le-poisson-rouge
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/04/entertainment/et-notebook4
- ^ http://www.sheckysnightlife.com/newyorkcity/search/_le_poisson_rouge_1_9245.asp
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/arts/music/12kronos.html
External links
(Le) Poisson Rouge official website LPR on Twitter LPR on Facebook