A 1960s A-frame church became South Austin's best seat for a song. The 04 Center at 2701 South Lamar Boulevard - the name comes from the 78704 zip code Austinites wear like a badge - is a fully seated 370-capacity listening room carved out of the former Faith United Methodist Church, built in 1969. Austin New Church took the building over in January 2018, and the concert operation run alongside it earned a Best New Venue nomination from the Austin Chronicle in 2019. The A-frame bones do the aco.....

Three million clubbers have passed through this SoMa doorway. 1015 Folsom, at the corner of Folsom and 6th Street in San Francisco's South of Market, is one of the longest continuously operating dance clubs in the United States: a 20,000-square-foot maze of five rooms across three levels, main floor capacity 800 and the whole building around 1,500, that has hosted Madonna, Tiesto, Fatboy Slim, Giorgio Moroder, LCD Soundsystem and Dave Chappelle across four decades. The building's history is pur.....

Northeast El Paso's big room makes a wish of its address. 11:11, at 9740 Dyer Street Suite 117, is a 1,200-capacity music and concert venue that has become the city's main stop for touring electronic acts and hip-hop headliners - Showtek, Ghastly, Borgore, James HYPE, L.A. Guns and a steady run of rap bills have all worked its stage, most promoted by the Wasted Presents crew whose takeovers fill the calendar. The room is built for production: a state-of-the-art sound system, concert lighting, a.....

With the successful move of Tocqueville, owners Marco Moreira and Jo-Ann Makovitzky set about re-inventing the restaurant's original space with the help of acclaimed architect Rechard Bloch. Reborn as 15 East, the restaurant serves contemporary Japanese cuisine and traditional sushi in an elegant, comfortable setting.

A garment factory in the warehouse district now runs some of LA's heaviest bills. 1720, at 1720 East 16th Street just west of Santa Fe Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, opened in late 2017 when a trio of local rock musicians converted the old factory into a multi-purpose, all-ages venue. Designer Brant Ritter kept the raw industrial shell - high ceilings, exposed pipes, steel beams, painted concrete, a Nick Knudson triptych mural on the wall - and dropped best-in-class sound and lighting into it. .....

When Factory 93 wants a sunset, it books Naud Street. 1756 Naud Street, an industrial lot on the edge of Chinatown beside the Los Angeles State Historic Park, is downtown LA's favourite open-air techno yard: the outdoor venue where Insomniac's underground brand Factory 93 has staged Carl Cox, Green Velvet, Nicole Moudaber, Amelie Lens, Charlotte de Witte and Honey Dijon, and where the Secret Project festival planted its first editions. The formula is simple and beloved: a warehouse-district bla.....

A pandemic-born art hub anchors a Sherman Heights corner. 1835 Creative Studios at 1835 Imperial Avenue, on the edge of downtown San Diego, packs 7,000 square feet of two-storey building with working studios, a gallery, private offices and retail units - workspace for clothing and streetwear brands, barbers, painters and the underground San Diego art scene, assembled by creative managers David Castillo and Riza Clave when the studios opened in 2021. The event side runs on two rooms. The Hub is .....

The small room in Memphis's old bread factory punches at every weight. The 1884 Lounge, inside the Minglewood Hall complex at 1555 Madison Avenue in Midtown, is the 400-capacity sibling of the 1,700-plus main hall - the intimate stage where rising touring acts and the city's own talent play before they graduate next door. Live music can run up to seven nights a week between the two rooms. The building began life in the 1920s as the Tasty Bread factory; the venue conversion opened for concerts i.....

Occupying a converted warehouse in the warehouse arts district on the edge of downtown Tucson, 191 Toole is a flexible live-music and events venue that takes its name directly from its address on East Toole Avenue. Operated by the same team behind the city's long-running Rialto Theatre, it was developed to give Tucson a mid-sized, general-admission room that could host touring bands as well as private functions, filling the gap between the city's small clubs and its larger theatres. The main ha.....

Opened in October 1950 as the Cambria County War Memorial, the 1st Summit Arena stands at 326 Napoleon Street in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as both a civic landmark and a living tribute to local veterans. The arena was built to honour the service members of Cambria County and has served as the centrepiece of community life in the Johnstown area for more than seven decades, hosting everything from ice hockey to nationally touring concert acts. The facility seats up to 4,000 for general events, wit.....