Venue Profile

The Space
Former Practice Spot Becomes a Venue

VENUE STATS

CAPACITY : 1,50

GEAR : Drum backline, 2 monitor mixes, 24 channel mixing console, 4 front-of-house speakers

GENRES : All-- Original music only
(no cover bands)

Fugazi Frontman Ian McKaye plays an acoustic set at The Space

Once upon a time, a band member of Mighty Purple named Steve Rodgers opened up his practice space for open mic and music collaboration, and after much evolution, the result was The Space.

Nestled in a suburb of New Haven, the appropriately-named The Space provides a cozy music venue accessible to fans of all ages. Evolving out of a local underground open mic scene, The Space is small in size but large in ambition. They feature local and out-of-state bands regularly almost every night of the week. Though they do not serve alcohol, they do have tea, coffee, wraps, sandwiches and a hummus platter, placing them somewhere between a homey basement and a neighborhood cafe.

With a $10 cover charge, fans can catch music from many genres including indie rock, pop, punk, reggae and country.

BOOKING INFO

Their website provides detailed instructions for bands interested in booking a show. Shows are booked six-to-eight weeks in advance. Tuesdays are still set aside for open mic, maintaining the roots of The Space.

Booking: booking@thespace.tk

E-mail: info@thespace.tk

www.thespace.tk

IN THE NEWS

As I Lay Awake, an indie punk band from Hartford, is making stops in October in Boston and Connecticut including Church in Boston on October 2 and an acoustic show at Bean & Leaf in New London on October 11.
www.myspace.com/

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Article 19, a four-piece funk rock band from East Hampton will be performing at Club Meadows in East Longmeadow, Mass. on October 24.
www.myspace.com/

listentobretwilson

Quiet Life, and indie folk band from New London, will performing on October 10 at the Oasis pub with Cory Branan.
www.myspace.com/quietlife

Trod Nossel Studios has just finished their project entitled “Together We Can Change the World,” in which they set out to recorded the talented Uganda SIFA children’s choir. Video clips of the sessions as well as the recordings can be found on the studio’s web page.
www.togetherwecan

changetheworld.com/

TWCCTWSong

EVO entertainment presents the nation’s only independent metal showcase, Project Independent at Club 645, in South Windsor. The event will take place throughout September at different venues, stopping at Club 645 on October 1.
www.myspace.com/

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Klokwize, a hip-hop jazz band, will be holding their album release show at Sully’s Pub in Hartford on October 4.
www.myspace.com/

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Kenny Mehler, a reggae rock band from Glastonbury will be playing shows in Norwich, Hartford, Uncasville and Meriden from October 1-12.
www.myspace.com/

kennymehler

Keg of Babies from CT will be playing Dead End Fest, a day of metal music, beer and food in Bristol on October 6. Bands like Dethicate, 180-OFF Meat Maul, Paid in Beer, and many others will be performing.
www.myspace.com/

kegofbabies

The Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, formerly known as the New Haven Folk Festival, will be taking place this year from October 6-9. The Festival will include performances all day by local folk artists and bands, as well as showcasing a green living expo.

www.wwuh.org

The Hartland Hollow Bluegrass Festival will be taking place this year in East Hartland on October 8.

(413) 357-6653

If you are in the mood for rocking and s’mores, Strawberry Park campgrounds will be hosting the Strawberry Park Folk Festival in Preston from October 13-16.

www.strawberrypark.net

Erik Sack, the vocalist and bassist with the unfortunate last name from Glastonbury band Kenny Mehler, will be playing solo shows throughout September at different venues all over Connecticut. Check his MySpace for dates and venues.

www.myspace.com/eriksack

Club 645 in South Windsor will be hosting Deadbydawn’s CD release party on October 7.

www.myspace.com/

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Bloodbrother, from Bristol, will be performing at the 2008 Tavern Day Festival in Burlington Center on October 7. Other bands that will be playing include The Taine Mountain String Band and others TBA.

www.myspace.com/

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The grand opening of The South Street Stage in Waterbury will take place on October 19. The concert will feature Prevenge, Consequence of Change, Waterbury’s own Down To Zero and other bands TBA.

www.myspace.com/downtozero