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.
Please add your favorite venues!
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The format of the list is:
Country
City
- Name of venue
- Venue style / size / capacity
- Sound system
- Visual system
- Music style
- Contact info
Lines concert venue list
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/
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
- MIR | Grünerløkka Lufthavn
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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
- Booking enquiry – KAFÉ HÆRVERK
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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
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
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
- Electroflux Experimental Music Series 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
