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Well, that was fast: following last weekend’s in-store performances by Television, the newly-opened Williamsburg branch of Rough Trade has canceled and re-located several upcoming shows in response to neighborhood noise complaints.
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The store tweeted the following updates yesterday afternoon:
We are working quickly to fix an issue we've run into with our venue's noise level and how it effects the neighborhood. Unfortunately, the..
— Rough Trade NYC (@RoughTradeNYC) December 5, 2013
..following in-stores are canceled: The Stepkids, Lucius, Au Revoir Simone. Childish Gambino is ON at 6 pm this Sunday, 12/8. Nick Lowe..
— Rough Trade NYC (@RoughTradeNYC) December 5, 2013
..and Pretty Lights TBD. Childish Gambino is ON this Sunday, 12/8 at 6 pm, but has been moved to @MusicHallofWB. You will still need to..
— Rough Trade NYC (@RoughTradeNYC) December 5, 2013
..purchase his new album, "because the internet," from Rough Trade on Sunday morning (doors open at 10 am) to receive a wristband. Thank you
— Rough Trade NYC (@RoughTradeNYC) December 5, 2013
While these cancellations are disappointing (no one loves live music more than we do), the show must go on. We're open 9am-11pm, 7 days/week
— Rough Trade NYC (@RoughTradeNYC) December 5, 2013
Co-owner Stephen Godfroy also told Bedford & Bowery, “In essence, we’re making sure our incredible live PA system is equaled by incredible acoustic remediation. Achieving this parity is our focus right now. During this process, all amplified live performances at the store are ‘on hold,’ but we aim to resume normal service (as it were), as soon as possible.”
An unfortunate speed bump (and a little mind boggling to think that anyone living in Williamsburg even tries to put up a fight about noise complaints anymore), but then, if they put in the effort to come all the way from London to set up shop, we have a feeling they’ll do whatever they need to do to get this taken care of.
Follow Virginia K. Smith on Twitter @vksmith.
Noise factor/complaints what did you expect when your located smack dab in the middle of yuppie/family/trust fundVILLE. WILLIAMSBURG IS THE NEW VANILLA.