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Legendary Lower East Side Music Venue Cake Shop to Close After New Year's Eve
Cake Shop will close after over ten years at 152 Ludlow St.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — The iconic indie rock music venue Cake Shop announced that New Year's Eve will be their final night open after over ten years at 152 Ludlow St. on the Lower East Side, according to multiple reports.
Cake Shop "quietly and privately announced that New Year’s Eve will be their final night as a music venue," Brooklyn Vegan reports.
RIP #cakeshopnyc and thank you for having many of my bands (@primitive_weapons @haan_nyc Villa Vina and Gracer) play your establishment over the years. Thank you for distributing physical copies of independent music. Thanks for also being one of the last punk rock music venues to exist in the #lowereastside You had a good run!
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The music venue is known for it's good music, funky aura, charming twinkly lights and wood paneled walls. Cake Shop serves coffee and pastries on the main level and has a dive bar with live entertainment in the lower level.
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Those looking to say their final goodbyes to the beloved venue can purchase a ticket to the final few shows at Ticketfly, though not all of the show lineups are announced yet.
cream soda // goodfight @ cakeshop
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Last year, Cake Shop posted a message on Facebook documenting it's financial situation, according to Gothamist:
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The last two years have been a well-documented struggle. If it wasn't for the amazing patrons and bands who supported us through crowd funding site PledgeMusic.com, we would have closed in 2012. Now we are starting to fall behind in rent and other bills as we enter the slow 1st Quarter of cold winter months. We are not looking for a handout, but we need a like-minded investor to come in and buy 25% to 40% of Cake Shop. Now is your chance to be a part of a special NYC venue/bar/cafe/record store, and save a well-curated stage for talented emerging artist (which include comedians and authors). In addition to increasing sales, we have always wanted to grow Cake Shop into other areas of music discovery, but all these things take money...
On the bright side, Cake Shop is looking to potentially reopen in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Vegan reports.
Patch reached out to the owners of Cake Shop for more details and will update this article if we hear back.
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