The Luna Lounge is Dead. Long Live the Knitting Factory

The Luna Lounge, which once stood in the heart of the Lower East Side (and played home to the likes of the Yarrows) moved to Williamsburg last year (and played to the likes of the Knitters, Heavy Trash, and Looker), and just never took off. It never seemed to pack the place in. And there seemed to be some legal troubles. Well whatever the reason, the club has folded. In its place will be the Knitting Factory, relocating for the third time in its New York history, going from the LES to Tribeca and now to the site of the second Luna. Meanwhile, the Knitting Factory brand is expanding from its New York and Los Angeles operations, opening up new clubs in Spokane and Boise (?!).