Rockwood Music Hall Explained

Rockwood Music Hall
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Location:196 Allen Street, Manhattan, New York
Opened:2005
Seating Capacity:330 (3 stages total)[1]

Rockwood Music Hall is a music venue at 196 Allen Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Owner Ken Rockwood, aka "The Professor", [2] opened the establishment in 2005 as a small bar and music venue. Today, the venue features three stages (2 larger rooms upstairs and one smaller room downstairs). Rockwood also has a record label, Rockwood Music Hall Recordings, which was founded in 2013.[3] Artists who have performed at Rockwood include Sara Bareilles, Sting, Norah Jones,[4] Lady Gaga, Between Giants, FREDO, Jessie J, John Gallagher, Jr., Giselle Bellas, Mumford & Sons, and Billie Joe Armstrong.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indie On The Move – Rockwood Music Hall. indieonthemove.com. January 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150125235629/https://www.indieonthemove.com/venues/view/rockwood-music-hall-new-york-new-york. January 25, 2015. live.
  2. Web site: Rockwood Music Hall. 2022-01-20. 10Best. en.
  3. Web site: Rockwood Music Hall. 2022-01-20. Carpe City A New York City Guide for the Culturally Curious. en-US.
  4. Hall. Rockwood Music. Famed NYC Venue, Rockwood Music Hall Announces 15-Year Anniversary Celebration. 2022-01-20. www.prnewswire.com. en.
  5. Web site: McKinley Jr.. James C.. Rockwood Music Hall Starts a Record Label. The New York Times. April 2, 2013. November 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105093018/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/rockwood-music-hall-starts-a-record-label/. January 5, 2014. live.