The legendary Minneapolis Danceteria First Avenue returns to Independent Venue Week for a second year in a row. First Avenue has been the epicenter of live music and entertainment in Minneapolis since 1970 when a music venue was opened in [...]
Morgantown in West Virginia is rich in history and 123 Pleasant St. has played a huge part in that history over the last century. Although the venue as it is now known was opened in 1998, its location was built in [...]
Previously the legendary rock venue Common Grounds, High Dive in Gainesville opened in 2011 in the same location and has been bringing the best talent to Florida ever since. Once listed as one of the 100 Greatest American Venues by [...]
Established twenty-one years ago, Higher Ground in Burlington, Vermont has hosted an array of the best artists across two stellar rooms since 1998. The home of both The Ballroom and the Showcase Lounge, the venue hosts shows every night of [...]
Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, California celebrates fifteen years in business this year. It is an eclectic music venue that opened in 2004 on Van Ness Avenue. The space was once a TV Studio and so has always had a [...]
The Delancey, located in New York’s Lower East Side celebrates its fifteenth this year and will be part of Independent Venue Week. The venue, consisting of three floors, is home to a downstairs music lounge, main level bar, and a [...]
The Kent Stage was constructed in 1927 in Kent, Ohio, originally as a vaudevillian theater. Nowadays, the venue has a strong focus on folk, blues, country, and reggae having been taken over by The Western Reserve Folk Association in 2002. [...]
Featuring lineups with Soccer Mommy, The Beths, Cate Le Bon, Bill Callahan, The Get Up Kids, and many more Venues are still welcome to apply to participate in this year’s edition of Independent Venue Week Returning for its second US edition July [...]
City Winery will celebrate Independent Venue Week across six cities. With their unique concept that was born in 2006, City Winery now has venues in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Boston, and Washington D.C., with Philadelphia opening later this year. [...]
Empty Bottle opened its doors in 1992 in the Ukrainian Village in Chicago, Illinois. It was originally a tiny bar with a small selection of beers that could be purchased for no more than a dollar fifty each. A year [...]
