There’s a requiem playing for NYC’s DIY music scene The once vibrant world of underground bands and independent clubs that was once integral to New York City’s identity has been slowly ...

Many music venues in NYC have a prior history as bodegas, factories, stores, printing press and more, and were repurposed for live music.

Hamilton and partner, Zach Glass, opened the 200-person concert hall in 2015 to beef up the music scene in a then-much more industrialized Bushwick — even as neighboring venues began to fall.