Saint Vitus is a bar and music venue located in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Opened in April 2011, the 2,500 square feet (230 m2) venue is known for its heavy metal atmosphere. Some notable metal bands that have played there include Pentagram and Black Anvil. In April 2014, the surviving members of Nirvana performed at Saint Vitus with Joan Jett and Kim Gordon. Pitchfork writer Brandon Stosuy has also booked bands at the venue, such as Converge, Iceage, and Deafheaven.
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History
Saint Vitus opened in April 2011 by Arty Shepherd, Justin Scurti, and George Souleidis, along with silent owners. The space was formerly a plumbing school and before that was a social club, and the owners hired Matthew Maddy (No. 7, Weather Up in Prospect Heights and Tribeca, The Box) to design the space, with the intention of only hosting occasional live shows. In April 2016, Saint Vitus celebrated its 5-year anniversary with five nights of shows featuring headlining sets from Pallbearer, Corrosion of Conformity, Royal Thunder, and 13th Chime. It has also played host to several regional qualifiers for US Air Guitar.
Saint Vitus hosts weekly metal yoga sessions run by Metal Yoga Bones. In addition, visual artist Karlynn Holland periodically curates day-long art shows under the moniker Dreams Were Made For Mortals.
In 2013, Shepherd and David Castillo, Saint Vitus's talent buyer, started up a record label called Sacrament Recordings and Merchandise to release an album by the band Sannhet.
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Notable events
- November 3, 2011: Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi book signing.
- April 23-28, 2012: One-Year Anniversary Celebration.
- September 25, 2012: Saint Vitus.
- September 25, 2013: Carcass.
- October 11, 2013: JUDGE.
- November 2, 2013: Orange Goblin with Lazer/Wulf and Polygamyst.
- April 10, 2014: Nirvana tribute show with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Joan Jett, J Mascis, Annie Clark aka St. Vincent, John McCauley of Deer Tick, and Kim Gordon formerly of Sonic Youth.
- July 14, 2014: The Dillinger Escape Plan
- January 25-26, 2015: Zola Jesus, including a performance outside in the snow.
- April 28, 2015: John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols book signing.
- August 3, 2015: The Dillinger Escape Plan
- October 27, 2015: Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater-Kinney) in conversation with Questlove.
- February 22, 2016: Lita Ford book reading.
- December 12, 2016: Megadeth, billed as Vic and the Rattleheads.
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