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The Cooler (night club)

1993 establishments in New York City2001 disestablishments in New York (state)Defunct jazz clubs in New York CityEvent venues established in 1993Former music venues in New York City
Nightclubs in Manhattan

The Cooler, a music and performance space, opened on Wednesday, September 22, 1993 at 416 West 14th Street in the Meatpacking District in Manhattan. The club showcased a wide variety of experimental music, Americana music, roots music, and spoken-word performers. Performances at The Cooler also included dance, film and video arts, and club parties. The Cooler blended live music, DJs, turntablists, and electronic dance music (EDM). The Cooler's early period featured many mixed-genre downtown New York City musicians and DJs. The late period incorporated fewer bands and booked more EDM, mixologists and electronic music. The club closed on June 2, 2001 with a performance by Michael Karoli of Can, Botanica, Jim Thirlwell, James Chance and Suicide.

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The Cooler (night club)
West 14th Street, New York Manhattan

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