Music Hall of Williamsburg

Music Hall of Williamsburg
	Exterior of the venue (c.2013)
Former names	Northsix (2001-07)
Address	66 N 6th St; New York City, NY 11249
Location	Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Public transit	New York City Subway: at Bedford Avenue; NYCT Bus: B62
Owner	The Bowery Presents
Type	Music venue
Seating type	Standing-room only
Capacity	650
Construction
Broke ground	2000
Opened	Spring 2001
Renovated	2007
Architect	Brian Swier; Michael Costantin;
Website
	Venue Website

40°43′09″N 73°57′42″W / 40.71917°N 73.96171°W / 40.71917; -73.96171

Music Hall of Williamsburg (formerly Northsix) is a New York City venue located at 66 North 6th Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The venue is operated by The Bowery Presents, a group stemming from Bowery Ballroom that was bought by AEG in 2017.^[1] The Music Hall of Williamsburg has a capacity of 650 people and has shows on most nights of the week.^[2]

History

The venue opened in the spring of 2001 as Northsix, and was one of the first of a wave of music venues to open in Brooklyn. Prior to the opening of Northsix, Manhattan was the primary borough in New York City where indie rock, underground, cutting-edge or avant-garde rock concerts were held.^[3] Northsix maintained an eclectic booking schedule and hosted countless notable music/comedy performances.

Northsix was named Best New Rock Club in 2002 by The Village Voice,^[4] as well as Best Rock Club and Best Williamsburg Music Venue in 2002 by a New York Press reader's poll.^[5] In 2003, Northsix was the location that was filmed for the opening scene of the 2003 Richard Linklater film School of Rock.^[6]

Northsix hosted a three-night run of critically acclaimed Elliott Smith shows in June 2003; these were his last New York performances before his death later that year.^[7]

Northsix was shut down by the New York City Fire Department on March 15, 2003, over a controversial booking of the band Leftöver Crack. The fire department cited an expired permit as the reason for the vacate order, but it is widely believed among those in the New York music scene that the action was in retaliation for booking a band that had openly criticized the department. The venue was able to reopen after a month of negotiation with city officials.^[8]

Due to gentrification and a major rent increase, the venue was acquired by the New York-based concert promotion company Bowery Presents in the beginning of 2007. The venue was remodeled, renovated and renamed Music Hall of Williamsburg.^[9]^[10]

References

^ Sisario, Ben (December 18, 2017). "Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge Join With Live Nation". New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
^ Sisario, Ben (August 30, 2007). "Neither Arenas Nor Dives, New Clubs Hope to Succeed With More Style". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ Mooney, Jake (November 5, 2006). "Neighborhood Report: Williamsburg; Polishing the Grunge". The New York Times.
^ "Best New Rock Club - 2002: Northsix". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
^ "Best of Manhattan 2002: Readers' Poll". New York Press. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
^ "School of Rock (2003) - Filming & Production". Internet Movie Database.
^ "Elliott Smith Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts". Songkick.
^ Tucker, Maria Luisa; Rayman, Graham (September 17, 2008). "The Police and the Punk Band Leftover Crack". The Village Voice.
^ http://freewilliamsburg.com/final-northsix-show-tonight/ ^{[dead link]}
^ Rathe, Adam (August 25, 2007). "Brooklyn on the Bowery". Brooklyn Paper. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

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