King’s was a nucleus for downtown music and tommorow, April 8th, marks one year since its closing. The space was a funky, affordable venue that hosted roots music, punk, hip-hop, metal - anything. Recently there has been talk that Kings will re-open in the old Greenshields space; prior to that we heard rumors that it would be taking over the Martin Street Music Hall space. It seems impossible to piece together what King’s was, but there is hope that its spirit will soon materialize somewhere.
In honor of the day, our friend Proactive Busy Body, has a slide-show remembering the final night of Kings.
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