Portsmouth, NH
3S Artspace located in the Northern Tier neighborhood of Portsmouth, NH, is a nonprofit contemporary art and performance space. ...
Berkeley, CA
A cultural landmark since 1986, 924 Gilman Street is an all-ages, DIY, nonprofit venue for music, art, and community events in Berkeley, CA. Operated by the nonprofit Alternative Music Foundation, the venue presents shows primarily Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. ...
Columbia, SC
Art Bar Columbia is an underground club with live music and an artsy vibe with a dance floor, lounge, and full bar plus karaoke. ...
Sheffield, AL
Dorm Eleven is a performance hall, recording studio, and live music and event space, plus the DIY recording capitol of Sheffield, AL. The Dorm Eleven Performance Hall is a unique space that is available for concerts and private events such as meetings, weddings, reunions, prom, etc. ...
Winona, MN
Old fashioned pub in college town, no TVs, art space, good stage and PA, music every weekend and many week nights. House audio and lighting techs available, Behringer X Air wireless console, Yamaha DSR112’s over subs, 4x Yamaha Club series monitors on 4 mixes, mics/stands/DIs/xlr in house. ...
Flint, MI
The Flint Local 432 is a non-profit, all-ages, substance free music venue and arts space embodying the DIY spirit in downtown Flint, MI. ...
Tucson, AZ
Opened to the public in 2020, Groundworks is a nonprofit with an all-ages music venue, art gallery, and education space dedicated to promoting the youth-driven DIY arts community in Tucson, AZ. Groundworks is a community center offering classes, workshops, and live events for people of all-ages. ...
Orlando, FL
HENAO Contemporary Center is an modern industrial art space in Fairview Shores north of Orlando, FL. The venue, built by artists, is known for hosting gallery exhibitions, live music, and other cultural events. The intimate, boutique venue features eclectic stylings, a bar, and a full Funktion-One sound system. ...
New York, NY
Established in 2006 in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, Jalopy Theatre and School of Music is a multi-faceted arts space showcasing folk, roots, bluegrass, country, blues and traditional world music from local and traveling artists. The venue has a full kitchen, bar, sound setup, and instrument backline. The School of Music also offers music workshops, classes, and instruments for sale. ...
New Hope, PA
Opened in 1972, John & Peter’s Place in New Hope, PA, is the best equipped and best sounding 72-seat dive bar in the country. The oldest continually operating music club in the country dedicated to original music, this nightclub features live performances seven days a week, 365 days of the year and twice on Saturdays and Sundays. John & Peter’s also offers their space to area artists to exhibit their work and through the years have sponsored poetry slams, performance art, comedy nights and more. ...
New York, NY
Knockdown Center is an art, performance, and live music space in Queens, NY, dedicated to cross-disciplinary projects and collaborations. The converted factory building is comprised of multiple event spaces with adjoining outdoor areas, an art gallery with adjoining Annex, and a unique basement.
The 3,100-capacity Main Hall is a state-of-the-art room for concerts and cultural events that includes original architecture, beams, and surfaces from its form life as a door factory. The venue features a world-class sound system from L-Acoustics.
Arizona offers a more intimate environment suitable for performances, pop-ups, markets, immersive events and concerts.
Texas is a 220-capacity space for concerts, performances, and panel discussions.
The Ready Room is an intimate space tucked inside the venue’s open atrium. It is used for meetings, record release parties, and smaller arts events. The bar remains open during most KDC events.
BASEMENT opened in 2019 underneath the Main Hall of Knockdown Center. The 21+ venue is New York’s home for top and up-and-coming underground techno talent from all over the world.
The Ruins is a 1,550-capacity backyard and patio that is home to seasonal outdoor concerts, parties, performances, and community events. ...
Bars and Event Venues
New York, NY
Located in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Littlefield is a hip and eco-friendly performance and art space and one of New York’s premier independent live venues since 2009. The venue is fully equipped with a state-of-the-art surround sound system, a customizable LED stage wall, full backline, and full bar. Events include comedy, live music, dance parties, podcasts, art, film and theater. ...
Bellingham, WA
Make.Shift Art Space is a nonprofit art space located in the heart of Bellingham’s arts district. There are multiple studios, a gallery, a DIY all-ages live music performance space and a low-power community radio station KZAX 94.9. Providing all-ages shows since 2011, the basement venue regularly features local, regional and national acts in a substance-free environment. ...
New Orleans, LA
The Music Box Village is a unique art-site and performance platform located in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, LA. This experiment in musical architecture is the flagship project of New Orleans Airlift. The unique outdoor art site and bar is also available for private dinners and celebrations, weddings, corporate events. ...
Honolulu, HI
Established in 2005, deep in the heart of Chinatown is Nextdoor Honolulu, Hawaii’s underground art and music haven. From jazz and hip hop to electronic dance music, heavy metal, and everything in between, musical legends have called this concert hall home. Twilight Audio’s state-of-the-art sound system provides an exceptional audio/visual experience. And as the only spot in town with a 40′ theater screen, NextDoor is the perfect fit for events like Showdown In Chinatown, short film competitions, music video release parties, and private screenings. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Oakland, CA
Located in Jack London Square, downtown Oakland’s entertainment district, Oakland Metro Operahouse is a nonprofit arts space, live performance venue, and home to the Oakland Opera. Opened in 2001, the black box theater and opera house is equipped with a full theatrical lighting system, state-of-the-art sound reinforcement, and a full bar. ...
Tacoma, WA
Real Art Tacoma is a nonprofit, all ages, creative art space and music venue in South Tacoma, WA. The DIY venue is run by musicians and fans of local and all music. ...
Norman, OK
Resonator Institute is an independent art space in Norman, OK, celebrating, advocating, promoting, and exhibiting all forms of creativity and challenging expression. Resonator’s mission is to foster the growth of artists, musicians, and other creative individuals. ...
New York, NY
ShapeShifter Lab is a two-story music and arts space in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The downstairs has a current capacity of 75. The upstairs features a 1250 sq ft space for yoga, live performances, workshops, seminars, dance lessons, and more. ...
Los Angeles, CA
Located in the historic Boyle Heights community, The Paramount Los Angeles is a mid-sized ballroom that hosts a wide variety of acts; from internationally touring bands to fast-rising indie rock bands to popular local artists. The Paramount has a wide range of events and features a diverse calendar of musical and arts performances. ...
Winston-Salem, NC
The Ramkat is a two-level live music venue and community performance space located in the Industry Hill neighborhood at the north end of the downtown Arts District of Winston Salem, NC. The Ramkat is serviced by three bars offering a wide variety of beer, wine, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages. ...
Los Angeles, CA
The Smell is an all-ages, volunteer-run, alcohol and drug-free, DIY venue in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Since 1998, The Smell has been a community-oriented art and music space open to people interested in participating in and supporting an environment of creativity and artistic innovation and freedom. ...
Phoenix, AZ
The Trunk Space is a small, multi-use arts space and all-ages performance venue located on the south side of the Grace Lutheran Church campus in Phoenix, AZ. The venue is a place for art, music, experimental theater, performance art, circus side shows, vaudeville, and experimental acts. No cover bands, no cover songs, and no alcohol or drugs are allowed at The Trunk Space. ...
Seattle, WA
The Vera Project is an all-ages nonprofit space dedicated to fostering personal and community transformation through collaborative, youth-driven engagement in music and art. A music venue, screen print shop, recording studio, art gallery, and safe space for radical self-expression, VERA is a home to Seattle’s creative community.
Vera’s 350-capacity main showroom has a full stage, sound, lighting, and projector. ...
Wake Forest, NC
Located in the heart of downtown Wake Forest, the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts is northern Wake County’s multi-purpose event and meeting space providing the perfect venue for a variety of events and activities including exhibits, concerts, plays, recitals, conferences and private celebrations. The Renaissance Centre’s Grand Hall offers 4,700 square feet of event space featuring an LCD projector, automated projection screen and monitors, computer ports for presentations and both broadband and wireless internet. ...
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