(Le) Poisson Rouge

Music venue in New York City (Le) Poisson Rouge Lepoissonrouge.jpg 250px The façade of (Le) Poisson Rouge LPR 158 Bleecker Street New York City 10012, US 40.7284 N 73.999977 W type:event_region:US-NY_dim:5km inline,title Nightclub 2008 Standing, cabaret seating, or in-the-round 700https://www.lpr.com/about/ About (Le) Poisson Rouge 2013-12-03 2016-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160131075216/http://lpr.com/about/ dead lpr.com (Le) Poisson Rouge (often referred to as LPR) is a music venue and multimedia art cabaret in New York City founded in 2008 by Justin Kantor and David Handler on the former site of the Village GateMark Swed https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-04-et-notebook4-story.html Critic's Notebook Los Angeles Times 2009-07-04 2013-12-03 at 158 Bleecker Street. The performance space was designed and engineered by Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG). It has become known for its focus on artistry, bringing contemporary classical music into the club setting, and offering a variety of set ups so that a seated classical performance can be followed by a standing set by a rock band or a DJ.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/arts/music/12kronos.html The New York Times Steve Smith A Quartet Mixes It Up With Younger Voices 2010-10-11 Responding to a performance of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time featuring pianist Bruce Brubaker at LPR, The Wall Street Journal reported: "The crowd – many of whom wouldn't even have known who Messiaen was – sat in rapt silence, and roared their approval at the end."Sandow Greg Greg Sandow https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123819267920260779 A Young, Hip, Classical Crowd The Wall Street Journal March 28, 2009Sandow Greg Greg Sandow http://www.artsjournal.com/sandow/2008/11/seeing_the_future.html Seeing the future ArtsJournal.com 2008-11-14 2013-12-03 Kantor and Handler, both graduates of Manhattan School of Music, founded LPRhttp://www.sheckysnightlife.com/newyorkcity/search/_le_poisson_rouge_1_9245.asp (Le) Poisson Rouge Shecky's NYC Nightlife 2013-12-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131113092113/http://www.sheckysnightlife.com/newyorkcity/search/_le_poisson_rouge_1_9245.asp 2013-11-13 with the stated desire of creating a venue that would foster the fusion of "popular and art cultures" in music, film, theater, dance, and fine art.http://www.inthemo.com/spots/ny/new-york/le-poisson-rouge?v=1 Le Poisson Rouge InTheMO 2013-12-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131113092936/http://www.inthemo.com/spots/ny/new-york/le-poisson-rouge?v=1 2013-11-13 The venue is home to a myriad variety of genres focusing on classical, new music, avant garde music, indie rock, hip-hop, and jazz, but also playing host to readings, comedy, film, DJs, parties, theater, and burlesque. A number of live albums have been recorded at (Le) Poisson Rouge, including an improvised album by J. Spaceman and Kid Millionshttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19192-j-spaceman-kid-millions-live-at-le-poisson-rouge/ Nick Neyland J. Spaceman / Kid Millions Live at Le Poisson Rouge Pitchfork 2013-04-18 and Grand Valley State University's New Music Ensemble recording of Terry Riley's In C.http://bangonacan.org/store/music/in_c_live_le_poisson_rouge Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble In C (Live @ (le) poisson rouge) Bang on a Can 2013-04-18 2013-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20130505135206/http://bangonacan.org/store/music/in_c_live_le_poisson_rouge dead thumb|right|Main stage thumb|right|Hanging fishtank in the vestibule Awards 2013 Guest of a Guest's Best NYC Venues to Discover New Musicians http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/nightlife/the-best-nyc-venues-to-discover-new-musicians&slide=1 The Best NYC Venues To Discover New Musicians Guest of a Guest 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131206053621/http://guestofaguest.com/new-york/nightlife/the-best-nyc-venues-to-discover-new-musicians%26slide%3D1 2013-12-06 dead 2012 & 2013 DownBeat magazine's Great Jazz Rooms of the World https://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2012/spcgjv/54-55.html 2012 Great Jazz Rooms February 2012 DownBeat 2013-12-26 2012 Foursquare: New York's Best Music Venues 2012https://foursquare.com/bestof4sq/list/new-yorks-best-music-venues--2012 New York's Best Music Venues - 2012 Foursquare 2013-12-03 2012 iRockaes Top 50 Live Streaming Sourceshttp://blog.irocke.com/bestof2012/irockes-top-50-sources-of-2012/ IROCKE's Top 50 Live Streaming Sources of 2012 IROCKE 2013-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131206041541/http://blog.irocke.com/bestof2012/irockes-top-50-sources-of-2012/ 2013-12-06 dead 2011 ASCAP's Victor Herbert Award for excellence in programming http://www.ascap.com/playback/2011/11/features/concert-music-awards-2011.aspx 2011 Concert Music Awards ASCAP 2011-11-04 2013-12-03 2011 Lonely Planet Best of NYChttp://lepoissonrouge.com/venue/press Press | Quotes (le) poisson rouge 2013-12-03 2011 Village Award from Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/events/awards-2011.htm Annual Meeting & Village Awards 2011-06-13 2013-12-03 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024329/http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/events/awards-2011.htm dead 2011 New York Jazz Record Venue of the Year 2010 Paper magazine Best Party in NYC (The Freedom Party) 2010 Club Planet Venue of the Week 2009 New York magazine's Best High Brow Venue 2009 The Village Voices Best Rock Venue Listed in Flavorpill's Best Venues of the 21st Century Multiple nominations for Paper magazine's best club in New York Cityhttp://www.papermag.com/2010/09/sixth_annual_nightlife_awards_nominees.php Pepers Sixth Annual Nightlife Awards: The Complete Nominees List Papermag 2010-09-24 2013-12-03http://peoples-choice-awards09.papermag.com/ The Fifth Annual Nightlife Awards Papermag dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091212210627/http://peoples-choice-awards09.papermag.com/ 2009-12-12 References 30em External links https://www.lpr.com Category:Nightclubs in Manhattan Category:Music venues in Manhattan Category:Drinking establishments in Greenwich Village Category:Event venues established in 2008 Category:2008 establishments in New York City