Knitting Factory
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The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment and is co-owned and co-operated by Knitting Factory Entertainment. After opening in 1987, various other locations were opened in the United States.
Location | New York City, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 40°43′33″N 73°59′02″W |
Genre(s) | Experimental music, rock music, pop music, etc. |
Opened | 1987 by Michael Dorf and Louis Spitzer |
Website | |
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The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, performance art, standup comedy, and musicians who transcended the usual boundaries of rock and jazz, often experimental music. The Knitting Factory owners distributed some performances to radio stations, and around 1990 starting a radio show and the record label Knitting Factory Works.[1] Later the founders started Knitting Factory Records in 1998.