<p>Jake Rosenthal's job is institutional fun. As (former) co-owner of the beloved (and former) <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasslands_Gallery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glasslands Gallery</a>(RIP) and current co-owner of <a href="https://www.popgunpresents.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PopGun Presents</a> and <a href= "https://www.elsewherebrooklyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Elsewhere</a>, Jake and his partners run NYC's most established independent music booking company and Brooklyn's largest independent venue.</p> <p id="yui_3_17_2_2_1514828416884_1252">PopGun, and, by extension, Glasslands, are known for booking acts just at the cusp of international popularity. Just by way of eg, as the list is long, Glasslands, a room with ~300 capacity, hosted MGMT, Yeasayer, Lana Del Ray, Disclosure, Icona Pop, Deerhunter, Tame Impala, Haim, and Jay Reatard, most of them for their first NYC shows. </p> <p>In this interview, we talk about third party security, building "as legal as possible", inspectors, service to a community, working with emerging artists, growing while staying independent, being a purist in an art business, the commercial support infrastructure for touring artists, running a music venue bar vs a normal bar, being music venue history nerds, and getting that tot money.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

NOTHING IS BORING

Hard Work Party

04: Jake Rosenthal, Co-Owner, Elsewhere and PopGun Presents

JAN 1, 201856 MIN
NOTHING IS BORING

04: Jake Rosenthal, Co-Owner, Elsewhere and PopGun Presents

JAN 1, 201856 MIN

Description

<p>Jake Rosenthal's job is institutional fun. As (former) co-owner of the beloved (and former) <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasslands_Gallery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glasslands Gallery</a>(RIP) and current co-owner of <a href="https://www.popgunpresents.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PopGun Presents</a> and <a href= "https://www.elsewherebrooklyn.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Elsewhere</a>, Jake and his partners run NYC's most established independent music booking company and Brooklyn's largest independent venue.</p> <p id="yui_3_17_2_2_1514828416884_1252">PopGun, and, by extension, Glasslands, are known for booking acts just at the cusp of international popularity. Just by way of eg, as the list is long, Glasslands, a room with ~300 capacity, hosted MGMT, Yeasayer, Lana Del Ray, Disclosure, Icona Pop, Deerhunter, Tame Impala, Haim, and Jay Reatard, most of them for their first NYC shows. </p> <p>In this interview, we talk about third party security, building "as legal as possible", inspectors, service to a community, working with emerging artists, growing while staying independent, being a purist in an art business, the commercial support infrastructure for touring artists, running a music venue bar vs a normal bar, being music venue history nerds, and getting that tot money.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>