Welcome to the list of concert venues made by the people of Lines.
A lot of people on Lines are DIY live performers. This list is made to be a resourse for people who are looking for venues for their concerts / tours. It will also be useful for people visiting a town to know what venues to check out.
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The format of the list is (click the arrow to unpack):
Name of country
Name of city
- Name of venue
- Venue style / size / capacity
- Sound system
- Visual system
- Music style
- Contact info
Lines concert venue list - Click arrow to unpack
Canada
Guelph
- Silence
- Small venue (~40 people), no bar (but they do sell kambucha)
- Rentals & community events
- Experimental, improvised, & community music oriented
- https://www.silencesounds.ca/
Toronto
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Arraymusic
- Small venue (60 people), no bar
- Mix of curated concerts and rentals
- Tied in with new music & experimental composition scene
- Baby grand
- Second floor of converted industrial building (accessible via elevator)
- https://www.arraymusic.ca/
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Tranzac
- Multi-room venue (large, medium, small) w/ bar
- Ground floor
- Good area for walk-ins
- https://www.tranzac.org/
Germany
Berlin
- Sunday Matinee (concert series)
- Small DIY venue - Villa Kuriosum, 30-35 people
- Not the most fancy PA but ok
- No projector, minimal lights
- Experimental music mostly
- xbsundaymatinee@gmx.de
Dresden
- Hanse 3
- Small venue, 50 people
- Not the most fancy, but nice sounding PA, good sound level
- OK projector setup
- OK DIY light setup
- Different genres
- https://hanse3.de/
Leipzig
- Aquarium
- SMALL venue, 20 people
- Decent PA
- Ok projector setup
- No light setup
- Different genres, mostly niche stuff
- They have tape production in the back room!
- inbox@aquarium.is
Norway
Oslo
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Blå
- Medium sized concert venue, 385 people
- Good PA
- Pretty decent projector setup
- Both commercial and experimental music / Has concert series called vriompeis for more experimental stuff
- Blå | Info & kontakt
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Café Mir
- Small concert venue / bar, 150 people
- Good PA - Sound engineer + digital mixer or DIY with small analog mixer on stage
- Pretty decent projector setup
- Experimental and independent music mostly + rock + random
- https://www.lufthavna.no/kontakt
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Kafé Hærverk
- Small bar, 100 people
- Good PA - Sound engineer + digital mixer or DIY with small analog mixer on stage
- Not so good for visuals
- Experimental and indepentent music mostly
- https://kafe-haerverk.com/index.php/kontakt/booking-enquiry/
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Victoria - Nasjonal Jazzscene
- Medium sized jazz venue, 300 people
- Good PA
- Visuals???
- Jazz club so mostly focused on jazz and related genres
- Administrasjon - Nasjonal Jazzscene Nasjonal Jazzscene
USA
California
San Francisco
- Center for New Music
- DIY/indie arts org, seats probably up to 80
- 8 channel digital board with surround capabilities
- projector available
- contemporary classical, experimental, jazz/creative music
- www.centerfornewmusic.com; contact curators for booking, or membership for a free rental
Santa Cruz
- Indexical
- Capacity unknown
- Meyer Sound speakers, Soundcraft 16ch board, usual suspects microphones
- Optoma HD39HDR, 2x BenQ TH671ST projectors, 4x DMX-controlled LED lights
- “Indexical is dedicated to experimentation in music. Indexical engages the public in radical and unfamiliar work through performance, publication, documentation, educational initiatives, and discussion. We work with historically, culturally, and institutionally underrepresented artists and build community through long-term collaborative projects.”
- Contact info
Indiana - Indianapolis
- State Street Pub
- Pub / 100 inside, 100 outside
- Substantial, with one of the best sound techs I’ve encountered
- TVs with video synth/streaming
- Left field electronics, improv, punk, etc
- statestreetpub@gmail.com
Hawai‘i - Honolulu
- Battle House
- DiY Space
- Rock, noise, synthy, DIY
North Dakota - Fargo
- The Aquarium
- Bar venue, around 175 cap
- Big stereo capable Midas board with full PA
- Stage lights, disco ball, have seen people play with projectors, but none supplied
- Everyone from Tobacco to the Melvins to Florist has played here. Indie/metal/experimental/folk/whatever!
- https://aquariumfargo.com/
Massachusetts
Holyoke
- Gateway City Arts – Bonnie Kane’s Experiment
- Multi-stage arts venue, but the experiment stuff happens in a nice little theater
- Easily 100 people capacity, but also fun with just 10 or so.
- Full sound system, sometimes engineering is a little ad hoc
- Full lighting system, lighting engineering is always a little ad hoc
- Venue does lots of stuff but one of the owners is very into experimental/improvisation and asked Bonnie Kane curate her series there; the experiment does all kinds of solo/group free improv/electronics/what-have-you, skews towards noise but other things definitely welcomed.
- Bonnie Kane
Worcester
- The Firehouse
- 100 capacity, no bar, large open first floor in a decommissioned fire station.
- Decent PA, 2 mains and a sub
- BYO projector
- Experimental and independent music mostly
- https://firehouseworcester.neocities.org/
Oregon - Portland
- TurnTurnTurn
- bar and diy music space, seats probably up to 40
- stereo pa
- extremely varied musical (and video) performances
- https://turnturnturnpdx.com/
Pennsylvania - Erie
- ElectroFLUX Experimental Music Series
- Monthlyish series curated by @onewayness at various venues, including a ~50 capacity black box theater, galleries, DIY art spaces & “traditional” venues
- PA depends on the venue – some have good in house systems, some I bring & provide my small one
- Visuals also depend on the venue
- Experimental/electronic/jazz/improvised/noise/“new music”/leftfield rock
- Redirecting... or pm @onewayness here
Texas - Austin
- DadaLab
- DIY, approx 100-150 people (?)
- Unsure of sound system details, but nice sounding PA for the space
- Projector for visuals
- Experimental/electronic music styles
- https://www.dadalab.art (quarterly art/music/tech showcases) or @memermomonday (weekly experimental show) on Instagram
Vermont - Burlington
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Community of Sound
- DIY, approx 20 people
- Old 8ch PA (but not necessary for many things, space sounds very live)
- Projector and screen behind performance area
- All music styles but experimental, improvised, new/composed music especially encouraged
- https://ofsound.community/
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The 126
- Jazz club, about 50 in the main listening area
- 8ch, small
- Projector and screen can be set up
- Owner is welcoming to many styles of music including experimental on traditionally slow nights, jazz things are the focus of the venue though
- There is a baby grand piano here.
- https://www.deli126vt.com
Michigan - Detroit
- TVS : Studio 8500
- Recording studio, community film club, and equipment rental center
- 18u Buchla 200e system available to use
- Control room under construction
- Projector and screen mounted on wall, seating available
- Booked and managed by lefties in town. Send all requests to jon@telescopevision.com
- Website incoming