Monday, July 29, 2019

A 'quick reboot' for Coney Island Baby on Avenue A


[EVG photo from July 13]

We heard from a lot of people over the weekend about Coney Island Baby, the 15-month-old live music venue at 169 Avenue A between 10th Street and 11th Street.

For starters, the name is no longer on the recently renovated exterior...


[Photo Friday by Shawn Chittle]

And the show scheduled for Saturday night had been moved to Berlin at 25 Avenue A while Wednesday night's EP release show is now at Bowery Electric.



A co-owner described the temporary closure to me as "a quick reboot," with more details coming soon. Another tipster with knowledge of the club offered that "they’ve decided to do a different concept in that space" with more events and fewer bands.


[Reader-submitted photo from Saturday]

Coney Island Baby debuted on April 26, 2018, with a show by hardcore legends Murphy's Law, HR of Bad Brains and Craig Finn of the Hold Steady. Recent highlights include a sorta secret Sunday matinee featuring arena band The Raconteurs.

The venue's partners are reportedly Laura McCarthy, former owner of indie-rock club Brownies (in this space from 1989-2002), Jesse Malin of Avenue A's Niagara, Berlin and Bowery Electric as well as Tom Baker and Don DiLego of Velvet Elk Records.
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4 comments:

  1. GiovanniJuly 29, 2019 at 12:05 PM

    I heard that the new venue will be called Save The Reboots.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 29, 2019 at 1:46 PM

    As usual with Malin's venues, horrible sightlines. Only a fraction of paying customers could've seen the band playing really.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 29, 2019 at 8:59 PM

    The Coney Island Baby concept didn't work. I hope they can come up with something that makes more sense. I miss the old Brownie's.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 13, 2019 at 7:44 AM

    The change is not going to work, when you have a small space, and try for a club vibe in manhattan. Not happening.

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