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Luna Lounge was forced to close when its landlord sold the small building to a buyer who planned to demolish it and build a larger development site.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Sisario |title=Hard Times For Clubs On East Side |work=The New York Times |date=2005-02-17 | page=6, The Arts}}</ref> The bar closed its doors for the last time at its original location on the morning of June 12, 2005 and the building was torn down on July 26 and 27 of that year. Luna Lounge was forced to close when its landlord sold the small building to a buyer who planned to demolish it and build a larger development site.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Sisario |title=Hard Times For Clubs On East Side |work=The New York Times |date=2005-02-17 | page=6, The Arts}}</ref> The bar closed its doors for the last time at its original location on the morning of June 12, 2005 and the building was torn down on July 26 and 27 of that year.


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Elliott Smith wrote much of his album, XO, while seated at the Luna Lounge bar in 1997.


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In March 2010, Luna Lounge creator and co-owner Rob Sacher, reported that he was writing an autobiography, which is in large part about Luna Lounge and its historic and cultural significance within the music scene in New York. The book, entitled, ''Wake Me When It's Over'', will be released in March, 2012. As of February 1, 2012, a Kickstarter.com campaign to raise promotion money for ''Wake Me When It's Over'' was begun. The campaign will end on February 29, 2012. In March 2010, Luna Lounge creator and co-owner Rob Sacher, reported that he was writing an autobiography, which is in large part about Luna Lounge and its historic and cultural significance within the music scene in New York. The book, entitled, ''Wake Me When It's Over'', had a successful Kickstarter.com campaign to raise development money for its promotion. The campaign successfully ended on February 29, 2012. The book's official release was on March, 1, 2012.


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Luna Lounge was a bar at 171 Ludlow Street, on the west side of Ludlow Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side. It opened in 1995, and was a popular venue for local bands and stand-up comics (the rock band Interpol played there early on and last returned in 2003 to perform a secret show under the name "Cuddleworthy"). A much-loved foosball table was located by the entrance; a game cost $1.00 in quarters.

Luna Lounge is notable as the place where Elliott Smith wrote the songs for his first major label release, XO.

The performance room hosted two to four bands six nights a week, with the "Eating It" alternative stand-up comedy show filling the room on Mondays. Eating It, featured a changing line-up of comedians including Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Janeane Garofalo, Jim Norton, Louis CK, Ted Alexandro, Todd Barry, H. Jon Benjamin, Greg Giraldo, Patrice Oneal, Dennis Weaver, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Vowell, Louis C.K., Mike Birbiglia, Dave Chappelle, Roseanne Barr, and dozens of others. The weekly event was initially devised by Maron and Garofalo, who later helped create the radio network Air America Radio.

Luna Lounge was forced to close when its landlord sold the small building to a buyer who planned to demolish it and build a larger development site. The bar closed its doors for the last time at its original location on the morning of June 12, 2005 and the building was torn down on July 26 and 27 of that year.

Music at Luna Lounge was always free. When the club closed, it was the last spot on the Lower East Side to feature nightly rock shows with no cover. Some bands which played the venue early in their careers include The Strokes, Longwave, Interpol, Ambulance LTD, Nada Surf, Ratatat, The National, and stellastarr*.

Elliott Smith wrote much of his album, XO, while seated at the Luna Lounge bar in 1997.

Luna Lounge reopened on January 22, 2007, in a new Williamsburg, Brooklyn space. Among the bands to play the reopened location were The Meat Puppets, Steve Forbert, The Knitters, The Pipettes, Cash Registers, Longwave, Rob Dickinson, The Black Angels, Cruel Black Dove and Quiet loudly. Luna Lounge sold their Williamsburg lease in April, 2008, to the Knitting Factory.

In March 2010, Luna Lounge creator and co-owner Rob Sacher, reported that he was writing an autobiography, which is in large part about Luna Lounge and its historic and cultural significance within the music scene in New York. The book, entitled, Wake Me When It's Over, had a successful Kickstarter.com campaign to raise development money for its promotion. The campaign successfully ended on February 29, 2012. The book's official release was on March, 1, 2012.

References

  1. http://brooklynmast.com/2010/03/02/a-downtown-legend-in-brooklyn/
  2. Interview, "Rob Sacher, Co-Owner Luna Lounge". Gothamist. 2004-08-10. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
  3. Sisario, Ben (2005-02-17). "Hard Times For Clubs On East Side". The New York Times. p. 6, The Arts.
  4. The Real Estate Observer, January, 2007
  5. "Luna Lounge Morphs Into Knitting Factory". Gothamist. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

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