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Death By Audio had its last show on November 22.

Leading up to and soon following that date a number of articles were published regarding the passing of a diy venue, having succumbed to gentrification. the pieces listed here are from The Village Voice, The New York Observer, Brooklyn Vegan, StereoGum, and The New York Times.

• What We Lose With the Closing of Death by Audio | Village Voice – ‘DBA felt like home, even if we sometimes had to pay a cover charge, as Edan cared more about paying the bands than getting press for his venue. With its boisterous all-ages crowds, muraled walls, and strong DIY ethos, it was a haven for an extended family of local and touring acts, even as the neighborhood around it grew fancier and fancier.”
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• Lightning Bolt, A Place to Bury Strangers, JEFF & Grooms played Death by Audio’s final show (pics / video) – ‘The only time I saw a member of the band during their set was when bassist Dion Lunadon leapt onto the crowd still playing his bass.’
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• Photos: 38 Bands Say Goodbye To Death By Audio – ‘I think it’s safe to say that DBA did not go gentle into that good night.’
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• Photos: Death By Audio’s Last Show Ever : Gothamist – ‘Walking into Death By Audio for the first time, you could mistake its disarming decay as a screen for jerks and too-cool dilettantes. But DBA’s only angle was music. And now it is gone.’
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• The Final Show at Death by Audio – New York – Slideshows – “The DIY music scene in north Brooklyn continues to see its venues close. On Saturday, November 22, 2014, Death By Audio (49 S. 2nd St.) hosted its last show in a seven-year run as a DIY space in Williamsburg. Grooms, JEFF the Brotherhood, A Place to Bury Strangers, and Lightning Bolt performed for a crowd of just about 80 people at the small venue ”
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• The End of Death By Audio: A Punk Venue Goes Out with a Middle Finger in the Air | New York Observer – ‘It’s common knowledge that the best funerals aren’t dreary—they’re giant, exuberant celebrations of life replete with music, friends, family, and beams of love shooting off in every direction. By that rubric, the final night of tiny, beloved and splendidly filthy Williamsburg DIY space Death By Audio, the latest holdout to fall to the neighborhood’s unfortunate gentrification, was the finest funeral I’ll ever have the pleasure of attending. ‘
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• The Last Rites for Death by Audio – NYTimes.com – ‘ As the neighborhood around it was transformed from abandoned lots to high-rise condos, it was only a matter of time until a small, semi-underground, all-ages club, which steadfastly kept ticket prices low, disappeared. ‘
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