OTBKB Music: There's A New Rockwood Coming in 2010

The Rockwood Music Hall is a small club located on Allen Street about half a block south of Houston Street.  It’s the home base for many local musicians including Leslie Mendelson, James Maddock and Sasha Dobson.  Sometimes big name acts, including Ryan Adams, Matisyahu and a Norah Jones side project have played there.

But the place is small.  It holds 40 people in the music room, if everyone is really friendly.  Another 25 or so can fit into the back room.

But the word is that owner Ken Rockwood has taken the space immediately south of the current Rockwood and will be opening that new space in early February.  From the information I’ve received, it appears that the new space will be a separate club from the current Rockwood and hold 300 people.  It looks likely to open in early February.

 --Eliot Wagner