David Shapiro on the last night at 285 Kent, “New York’s most prominent D.I.Y. venue”: nyr.kr
David Shapiro on the last night at 285 Kent, “New York’s most prominent D.I.Y. venue”: http://nyr.kr/1bQKuh5 “‘This building isn’t zoned for anything,’ explained Ric Leichtung, the club’s booker, with slight frustration. Despite an occasional police raid and the lack of permits—or, perhaps, because of them—Leichtung turned 285 Kent into a destination for experimental musicians seeking exposure and for thousands of clubgoers, who sought pleasures that now seem to exist only outside of New York: indoor smoking, three-dollar drinks, cheap tickets, and an aggressively inclusive door policy.” Photograph: David Shapiro -- source link