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Knitting Factory

74 Leonard St
New York, NY 10013-3437
Phone: (212) 219-3132
Citysearch
Cross Street:
Between Broadway and Church Street
Directions:
1 at Franklin St; A, C at Canal St; N, R, Q, W at Canal St
Hours:
Vary depending on shows

Editorial Review for Knitting Factory – by Andy Battaglia

The Scene
The Knitting Factory has become synonymous with all that is experimental in downtown music circles. The club's celebrated history in the avant garde goes back to 1987, when Michael Dorf opened the original Knit on Houston Street. The Knit relocated to its current Tribeca digs in 1994.

The Draw
Sprawling over three floors and outfitted with four bars, the space offers a good variety of goings-on. The Main Space plays host to the biggest local and touring acts, while the Tap Bar and Old Office host cozy sets by smaller names. The Main Space, with its high ceilings is a great room for music.

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Know Before You Go

Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10am to closing time and Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to closing time. The box office is cash only.

The Extras

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User Reviews for Knitting Factory

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/14/2005 Posted by u8mydinner1

... which i do. i think this place is hit or miss. it really depends on who's playing. the service was very good. it was VERY crowded but then again, it was also a friday night.

Pros: stiff drinks, loud music, lots of fun

Cons: crowded

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

3 Star Rating: Average

12/16/2004 Posted by atroposwhispered

My friends seem to like this place, but I don't. I went to a show in one of the lower levels. I like to joke that it's like going into one of the layers of hell. So many steps. The rooms are so tiny, with barely any seats and people are squished together. I like to hang out with the bands but I found myself leaving because it was so hot in there. Going upstairs to the main bar was pleasant though. We later went outside to hangout and were told to keep it down because the neighbors complained. So you mean to tell me, you're going to move near to a rock venue and complain about the noise? Please.

Pros: funky theme

Cons: , too crowded, lack of seating

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05/16/2008 No Fun Fest tickets
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05/16/2008 No Fun Fest 3 Day Pass!!! tickets
  7:00 pm    
05/19/2008 Dandi Wind , Time Machine tickets
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05/19/2008 Bohemian Sunrise , Sugar Proof tickets
  7:30 pm    
05/19/2008 More Than Me with special guest Coolie Ranx , Andy Mac tickets
  7:30 pm    
05/20/2008 Bad Flirt , The Mission District tickets
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05/21/2008 Danny Carmelo , Mario Sebastian tickets
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05/21/2008 KTL , Nemeth , IUD , Bonedust tickets
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05/21/2008 The Dead Science , Kyp Malone , Extra Life tickets
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05/22/2008 Beta Popes , Period tickets
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05/22/2008 THE ULTIMATE AIR BAND with WILLIAM OCEAN tickets
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05/23/2008 Subtle , Black Moth Super Rainbow , Jel (solo set) , DJ Thanksgiving B tickets
  8:00 pm    
05/23/2008 Quad Almighty & The Powers That Be , DJ Evil Dee , Viva Fidel, Finsta tickets
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05/24/2008 Air Traffic tickets
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05/24/2008 Sons of Bill , 6 Day Bender tickets
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05/24/2008 The Communication Corporation , The Easy Tease , Dan Maxwell , Hello M tickets
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05/25/2008 Blastbeat East Coast Regional Final tickets
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05/25/2008 Apparat , Telefon Tel Aviv tickets
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05/26/2008 The Ocean , Kylesa , Lair of the Minotaur , Withered tickets
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05/26/2008 White Williams plus Special Guests tickets
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05/27/2008 Joe Lally (Fugazi) , Glorytellers tickets
  7:00 pm    
05/28/2008 Efterklang , Slaraffenland tickets
  7:00 pm    
05/28/2008 Paul Canetti tickets
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05/29/2008 Descent , This Year's Anthem , more! tickets
  8:00 pm    
05/30/2008 Wounded Buffalo Theory , lespecial , Hans Blix , Crucial Experiment , tickets
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05/30/2008 1 Year GLAMAVERSARY featuring GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS - the HOTTEST Tribute tickets
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05/30/2008 Neil Michael Hagerty & The Howling Hex tickets
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05/31/2008 Honor Society EP release party! tickets
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06/01/2008 Restarts , Mouth Sewn Shut , Instant Asshole , Two Man Advantage , Ani tickets
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06/01/2008 Previously on Lost: The Live Experience tickets
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06/03/2008 Northern State , The Gay Blades , Peculiar Gentlemen tickets
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06/04/2008 Settings , Mercy Mercedes , The Sophomore Attempt tickets
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06/04/2008 Styrofoam , Broken Spindles tickets
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06/05/2008 Budo Grape with very special guests tickets
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06/05/2008 Palmerston tickets
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06/05/2008 Hayden tickets
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06/05/2008 The Welfare Poets featuring C Rayz Walz / Rephstar & PattyDukes / Alia tickets
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06/06/2008 Phobia , Skarp , A.S.R.A. , Magrudergrind , Planned Collapse tickets
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06/06/2008 Blake/e/e/e tickets
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06/06/2008 Gary Wilson tickets
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06/06/2008 Necromantic tickets
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06/07/2008 Consumer Feedback , Anything Orange , Banzai , Radiates tickets
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06/07/2008 The Cool Kids tickets
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06/07/2008 Danny Ross tickets
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06/07/2008 Low End Theory #4 featuring The Bomb Squad tickets
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06/08/2008 Blacklisted , Ceremony , Life Long Tragedy , Sabertooth Zombie tickets
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06/10/2008 Pink Spiders , We Are the Fury tickets
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06/10/2008 Christian Death , Hull , Inswarm tickets
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06/11/2008 Jon Sandler , Conchita's Collective , Sarah Kendall , Elle King, Charl tickets
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06/11/2008 Black Sheep tickets
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06/12/2008 MV & EE , Cryptacize , United Bible Studies, Sharron Kraus , Ignatz tickets
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06/12/2008 John Wiese + Carlos Giffoni , Dino Felipe , Religious Knives , Ken Rei tickets
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06/13/2008 Pepi Ginsberg , Sasha Papernik / Allysen Callery tickets
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06/13/2008 Torae , Timeless Truth , Denim , LoJ, DJ Kev Sakoda tickets
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06/13/2008 Teenage Jesus & the Jerks , Information tickets
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06/14/2008 The 2nd Annual "Rock for Young Women" presented by the Younger Women's tickets
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06/14/2008 The Beatnuts tickets
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06/15/2008 36 Deadly Fists , My Turn to Win , Jerk City , Decades & Probable Caus tickets
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06/15/2008 Ayabie World Tour 2008 tickets
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06/16/2008 Venetian Snares , Otto Von Schirach , Cyrusrex tickets
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06/17/2008 Kid Cudi (Fools Gold) , Tim William & The Arcade Stars , Tiombe Lockha tickets
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06/18/2008 Maria Taylor , Johnathan Rice , Nik Freitas tickets
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06/19/2008 El Ten Eleven with special guests tickets
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06/19/2008 Shapes & Sizes , Weird Weeds , Hi Red Center tickets
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06/19/2008 The Go , Black Hollies , the Nouvellas tickets
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06/20/2008 Harvey Milk , Growing , Bloody Panda , Dead Bird tickets
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06/21/2008 Templars , Stomper 98 , Step2Far , Battlezone , Tommy & the Terrors , tickets
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06/21/2008 Black Dragon tickets
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06/22/2008 Alan Bishop & Richard Bishop present: The Brother's Unconnected, a tri tickets
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06/22/2008 Secret 9 , The Spines , J Haus , One Word Song tickets
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06/23/2008 Richard Lloyd (Television) + Billy Ficca (Television) tickets
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06/23/2008 Tanya Morgan , Spec Boogie , Che Grand tickets
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06/24/2008 Bomb the Music Industry , Lemuria , The Ergs , Bridge and Tunnel , Che tickets
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06/24/2008 Little Pieces featuring Herman Jolly (of Sunset Valley!) tickets
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06/24/2008 The A-Sides , The Cops tickets
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06/25/2008 Sparky's Flaw , Phil Benson tickets
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06/25/2008 THE GRANOLA FUNK EXPRESS tickets
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06/25/2008 The Skatalites , Rudy Crew tickets
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06/28/2008 Text of Light: Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht , Lichens , HARD BOP DJs tickets
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06/28/2008 Li'l Beast round two featuring Wye Oak , Lexie Mountain Boys , Jones & tickets
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06/28/2008 Dyke March Dance Party Benefitting RightRides.org , Hosted by Sarah FM tickets
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07/01/2008 16 Volt , Bella Morte , Cyanotic tickets
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07/01/2008 Death Vessel with Special Guests tickets
  8:00 pm    
07/03/2008 MURPHY'S LAW featuring BLOODCLOT feat John Joseph of the Cro Mags tickets
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07/03/2008 Keith Murray , James Watts tickets
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07/05/2008 KMQ tickets
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07/05/2008 Low End Theory #5 featuring Hudson Mowhawk / Mike Slott / Dom Sum tickets
  11:00 pm    
07/06/2008 Dysrhythmia tickets
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07/06/2008 Static Thought , Down We Go tickets
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07/08/2008 Calamity Magnet , The Mood , The Heavenly Tenants , The Besties tickets
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07/08/2008 The Scenic , Go Radio , Lannen Fall tickets
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07/11/2008 The Kadane Brothers , Bottomless Pit tickets
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07/12/2008 Scott Alexander and The Zombie Nationalists tickets
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07/18/2008 Jameson Steinway , Pocketwatch , Jonathan Hape tickets
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07/23/2008 DMC Regional Finals tickets
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08/01/2008 Eternal Flight , Odin's Court , Suspyre tickets
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08/02/2008 Walt Elson , Afra Behn , Monk Presents tickets
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08/08/2008 Intronaut , Behold... The Arctopus , Mouth of the Architect , Dead Sea tickets
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08/10/2008 Eddie & the Hot Rods , The Heart Attacks tickets
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