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Five Brooklyn Rooms Worth Travelling For
Sound systems, sightlines, and crowds — the venues that keep earning their reputation.
A great room does something specific well. Here are five that know what they are.
For the sound system
Some rooms are built backwards from the speakers, and you can hear it the moment you walk in. The low end sits in your chest instead of rattling your teeth, and the booth can actually hear the room.
For the outdoor hours
Daytime and early-evening programming has quietly become the best thing about the borough. An outdoor floor that catches late afternoon light changes the whole character of a set.
For the sightlines
If everyone can see the booth, the energy loops back. If nobody can, you get a room full of people looking at their phones.
For the small night
Two hundred people in the right room beats a thousand in the wrong one. The best small rooms know their capacity is a feature.
For the last dance
Somewhere that lets the closer actually close, without the lights coming up mid-record.