A Bowery Titan Puts Down L.A. Roots
Bowery Ballroom Leader Plans Music Club in Los Angeles
The Teragram is set to open in March after a $2 million renovation that will transform its space — a century-old former silent movie theater on the fringe of downtown Los Angeles — into a deluxe modern rock club with room for 600 people.The brothers Brian, left, and Michael Swier in the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. Credit Michal Czerwonka for The New York Times |
He opened the Mercury Lounge in 1994 and the Bowery Ballroom in 1998, and both remain beloved by musicians and concertgoers for their pristine acoustics and cozy vibe; in 2013, Rolling Stone named the Bowery the No. 1 club in the United States.
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