Idolator

When you think of the Knitting Factory, do you think of things like "Manhattan" and "avant-jazz-punk-rap-slam-whatever-else-M-Doughty-does-now?" Well, don't. In order to keep afloat, the company is moving towards keywords like "Boise" and "Elton John." Not only is the NYC club moving from TriBeCa to the much smaller former home of the Luna Lounge in Williamsburg, the Knitting Factory is in danger of losing its' LA location's building-use permit. If it wasn't for the 2006 purchase of Boise, Idaho's Bravo Entertainment, which promotes large amphitheater performances throughout the Northwest, the company would lose over half of its annual revenue. Knitting Factory president Jared Hoffman swears that putting on Puddle Of Mudd shows in South Dakota will help the company regain its footing, but with so much of the club's identity lost over the years, its hard to tell what exactly is being kept alive aside from the brand name. More »

Once upon a time, the Knitting Factory's location in Hollywood was not terribly glamorous; it was surrounded by gift shops, liquor stores and the 18th Street Gang, and had an abandoned entertainment museum as an immediate neighbor. But Hollywood has shaped up quite a bit in the last few years post-Hollywood and Highland complex, and now that the property has become more valuable, the Knitting Factory is apparently not the sort of tenant the city of Los Angeles wants around. More »