Photo Saturday by Stacie Joy
On Friday, the news became official about the next tenant for the storied venue at 101 Avenue A.
Night Club 101 is expected to make an early 2025 debut. There's a placeholder Instagram account here.
The owners of Brooklyn performance space Baby's All Right are teaming up with the Knitting Factory to debut Night Club 101 in 2025. The bi-level space between Sixth Street and Seventh Street will host live music, DJs, themed dance nights, art shows and "community-building events."
As we first reported in October, Baker Falls moved on from here after a year in the space. East Village resident Nick Bodor has set up shop at 192 Allen St. between Houston and Stanton — the former Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 — where he's creating his "decrepit-manor in the woods fever-dream alt-rock concept."
Baker Falls, which featured a bar, cafe, and live performances, anchored the Knitting Factory's latest iteration at the longtime former home of the Pyramid Club.
The venue closed in late July for extra soundproofing.
As we noted in October, a known operator was taking over and rebranding the 101 space, hoping for a legacy name. Reliable sources tell us that the Baby's All Right team (who also ran indie-rock venue Elvis Guesthouse down the block) wanted to use the Pyramid name in the new venture but was rebuffed by the former owners, who are also the landlord of the building.
So, the team landed on Night Club 101.
Per the announcement, the space will feature:
• An Eclectic Music Lineup: A curated blend of live performances and DJ sets spanning genres — indie to jazz, electronic to experimental and beyond.
• Immersive Events: Art shows, themed dance nights, and multi-disciplinary performances that push creative boundaries.
• Community Focus: Partnerships with local artists and organizations to ensure the venue remains deeply connected to the East Village's artistic roots.
• Playful Energy: The name Night Club 101 isn't just a cheeky nod to nightlife culture—it's an invitation for all to join, learn, explore, and participate in defining something ever-changing.
You can check out the venue for yourself on Thursday with a Pitchfork Club Night (tickets here).
The Pyramid closed in October 2022 after 40-plus years in business between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. The club ushered in an era of socially conscious drag performances featuring Lady Bunny, Lypsinka, and RuPaul, among many other trailblazers. As a music venue, the Pyramid hosted Nirvana's first NYC show in 1989.
Previously on EV Grieve:
This should be Club Nico.
ReplyDeleteMan, the owners/landlords really go out of their way to kill whatever soul of Pyramid might still be clinging to the space, huh? I can't imagine owning that building (probably for nothing) and being so miserly with it and the former club. Just goes to show why we can't have anything nice in this city, because there's always a couple money-grubbing hands choking the life out of culture here.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for this!
ReplyDeleteOkay then, how about naming it the Not-Pyramid Club
ReplyDeleteNot sure how they plan on having entertainment level music when the landlord who wont part with The Pyramid name and who lives above the space already chased out Nick. Proper and adequate soundproofing to allow for the planned entertainment at the minimum is extremely difficult and some might argue near impossible. But wish them well.
ReplyDeleteWell, hopefully they can return to the spirit of The Pyramid and fix the interior and exterior to look more like it had in the late 80s and 90s... It's the last nightclub space left from the glory days of nightlife in the city, even if it's also the smallest space.
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