Verboten set for grand opening this weekend

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  • Damian Lazarus' Rebel Rave will officially launch the new Brooklyn club on Friday.
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  • Verboten's long awaited nightclub will open this Friday. After a long time in the making, the veteran promotions company, founded by Jen Schiffer and John Perez, has its own venue. Taking over an old metal works warehouse in Williamsburg, Verboten is yet another addition to a part of Brooklyn also home to many of the city's most newest clubs. It's a two-room, 10,000 square foot space that holds 750 people and is equipped with an HD video wall and a Martin Audio sound system. The main room, called The Control Room, features a 1400 square foot wooden dance floor and is set up for live performers as well as DJs, while the Cabaret bar is reportedly inspired by the cabarets of the Weimar era in Germany. The two rooms can be used in conjunction or separately. The programming is largely in line with Verboten's established techno and house ethos, with a more open-ended streak that includes special events like burlesque shows as well as art exhibits and fitness classes, all in the "spirit of Brooklyn" according to the team behind the venue. Carl Craig, Matthew Dear, Davide Squillace, Ida Engberg, Matt Tolfrey and Lee Curtiss will all hold residencies at the club, while Bespoke Music, Trouble & Bass and Push The Night with have their own regularly occurring nights (plus the more indie-oriented Zeitgeist parties). Damian Lazarus will headline Verboten's very first event, which will be a Rebel Rave affair with fellow Crosstown Rebels Francesca Lombardo, Fur Coat, Drumcode associate Ida Engberg and new club residents Pattern Drama. The second night will mark the start of a monthly burlesque show hosted by Wasabassco. Guests for the rest of March include Gui Boratto, Magda, Bill Patrick, Matt Tolfrey, Cut Copy, Jamie xx, John Talabot and others, with names like Josh Wink and Speedy J promised for later in the year. Tickets for the Rebel Rave night are available on RA.

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