The Knitting Factory, a leader in the New York arts scene for over two decades, is proud to announce that our new venue at 361 Metropolitan Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY will be opening September 2009. Brooklyn-based favorites, Les Savy Fav, will perform and host the opening night on Wednesday September 9th. Upcoming shows will feature performances by: Boss Hog, Rasputina, Mayer Hawthorne, Titus Andronicus, The Raincoats, The Spits, Mucca Pazza, Melissa Auf der Maur, cEvin Key, A Wilhelm Scream, Helado Negro, Maps and Atlases, No Neck Blues Band, Dub Trio, Smokey’s Secret Family and much more to be announced. Upcoming special events include this year’s Williamsburg Fashion Week’s Fashion and Arts Premiere, the Miss LEZ Pageant and the Royal Flush Film Festival.

It’s about time. Knitting Factory will finally open their new Brooklyn location on September 9th with Les Savy Fav. I can’t think of a better local band to turn this into a party. With Brooklyn Bowl also new to the Williamsburg area, it seems that Williamsburg is now a battlezone for music venues with Music Hall of Williamsburg, Knitting Factory, Brooklyn Bowl, Cameo, Bruar Falls, Death By Audio, Market Hotel, Europa, Trash, Spike Hill, and The Shank all now competing with each other.

Let’s see if Knitting Factory can survive existing in the same building where Luna Lounge bit the dust.