Once a 99 Cent Discount store, Southpaw opened its doors in June of 2002 and since then has emerged as one of New York City's premiere venues for concerts and special events. Southpaw was created, designed and is owned by folks who grew up in Brooklyn. Their love of music, the performing ar...

Once a 99 Cent Discount store, Southpaw opened its doors in June of 2002 and since then has emerged as one of New York City's premiere venues for concerts and special events. Southpaw was created, designed and is owned by folks who grew up in Brooklyn. Their love of music, the performing arts, and the neighborhood the club inhabits is evident as soon as you walk in the door. The walls are filled with old show posters and album covers, and a huge site-specific collage behind the bar give the place a uniquely homegrown feel. Since 2002, Southpaw has been a touchstone for Brooklyn’s vibrant and constantly evolving music scene. Hosting a wide range of indie rock, soul, punk , country, hip hop, funk and jazz artists from all over the world…as well as some of the most accomplished comedians and literary stalwarts of our time, Southpaw has hosted acts such as Deer Tick, Low, Sharon Jones + The Dap Kings, Cat Power, Neko Case, TV On The Radio, Roky Erikson, White Rabbits, Felice Brothers, KRS-One, Sleater-Kinney, Built To Spill, Big Daddy Kane, Les Savy Fav, Black Angels, Steve Earle, The Fall, Luna, Devendra Banhart, Antibalas, Joan Jett, Dr. Dog, Patton Oswald, Rocket from The Tombs, Frank Black, High on Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Slick Rick and many others. As you can see, Southpaw has provided, and continues to provide, some of the best and most diverse music and entertainment that the borough has seen in the last ten years.