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16_63	governor in the Solid South era. More recently, it backed Democrat Ned McWherter in the 1986 and
16_64	1990 gubernatorial elections and Phil Bredesen in 2006, when he won every county in the state.
16_65	See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Unicoi County, Tennessee References
16_66	External links Official website Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce Unicoi County Schools TNGenWeb
16_67	1875 establishments in Tennessee Populated places established in 1875
16_68	Johnson City metropolitan area, Tennessee Counties of Appalachia
16_69	Second Amendment sanctuaries in Tennessee
17_0	Glasslands Gallery (or simply Glasslands) was a music venue, dance club and art space in
17_1	Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Glasslands was founded by Brooke Baxter and Rolyn Hu in 2006, as a
17_2	relocation of Baxter’s earlier art space in the same building, Glass House Gallery. Hu and Baxter
17_3	held the lease on the Glasslands space until 2012, when they made a turn key sale to Rami Haykal
17_4	and Jake Rosenthal of PopGun presents, who had been managing bookings since 2009, and day-to-day
17_5	operations since 2010. PopGun owned the business and lease for two years, until the venue was
17_6	displaced to be converted into Vice Media‘s office headquarters. As a concert venue, Glasslands was
17_7	one of the longest-running of several 2000s independent creative venue spaces in the vicinity of
17_8	the Williamsburg waterfront, which included 285 KENT, Death By Audio, Secret Project Robot, Monster
17_9	Island Basement, B.P.M., Live With Animals Gallery, the Rock Star Bar, and many others.
17_10	Glass House Gallery and the beginning of Glasslands (2004–2006)
17_11	In 2004, multi-media artists Leviticus and Brooke Baxter, associated with the Freestyle Family,
17_12	founded Glass House Gallery at 38 South 1st St. The space featured a fluid and frequently changing
17_13	layout as well as free expressionistic painting, and hosted performance art and music initially
17_14	geared towards the founders’ friends in the Williamsburg creative community, but soon incorporating
17_15	rental events featuring touring musical acts booked by local promoters, principally DIY promoter
17_16	Todd P. As notoriety grew with increasingly higher-profile touring acts, Glass House began to
17_17	attract attention within Williamsburg’s music scene, and the venue became sought for local bookings
17_18	by bands, such as Grizzly Bear, Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, Matt and Kim, Deerhunter, Adam
17_19	Green, Kimya Dawson, and Julianna Barwick. Chairlift‘s Caroline Polachek recalls, “It was a
17_20	graffiti-covered warehouse space without a stage, and people watched from a rickety loft balcony
17_21	that I was sure was going to collapse while Japanther was playing.”
17_22	Visual artists that exhibited at Glass House Gallery included Erica Magrey, Brooke Borg and DNA
17_23	(Aaron Almendral and Mariano Delgado). On Friday nights, the gallery held free “art jam hangouts”
17_24	where all who attended were encouraged to collaborate. In May 2006, Baxter partnered with musician
17_25	and artist Rolyn Hu to open The Glasslands Gallery at 289 Kent Ave, a larger partition of the same
17_26	warehouse complex where Glass House was located. A monthly lecture series, concerts, rotating art
17_27	installations, community fund-raising events, workshops and a free after-school program were all
17_28	part of space’s stated mission. The layout at the time included a “typewriter room”, a “painting
17_29	room” and the “lounge/conversation room.” Practice rooms for bands were also incorporated.
17_30	Brooke Baxter and Rolyn Hu open The Glasslands Gallery (2006–2011)
17_31	Glasslands was double in size to Glass House and more hospitable for performances, with better
17_32	sound and seating. The newly dedicated concert-hall venue operated “all ages” and without a liquor
17_33	license for its first year, with events booked by Todd P, as well as by Akwetey of the band Dragons
17_34	of Zynth. Todd P parted ways with Glasslands after a decision was made that the venue would become
17_35	"21+" for entry, following issuance of its liquor license . Some of the earliest performances
17_36	included Vampire Weekend, a secret show by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as emerging acts like
17_37	Pterodactyl, Bon Iver, MGMT and Dirty Projectors. DJ Jonathan Toubin would hold his New York Night
17_38	Train parties and Soul Clap Dance-Offs at the venue. The Village Voice dubbed Glasslands the “Best
17_39	Arts Venue Conjuring Avenue A in The 80s“.
17_40	In late 2009 Baxter and Hu opened a piano bar and restaurant called The Manhattan Inn in
17_41	Greenpoint. At this time, Rami Haykal and Jake Rosenthal of PopGun Presents were made the in-house
17_42	talent buying team at Glasslands.
17_43	2011 saw major renovations, including the movement of the stage to the far back corner, along with
17_44	the removal of rehearsal spaces to allow for a greater audience capacity. During these early years
17_45	at Glasslands, the venue had a penchant for booking artists that promulgated an often noisy or
17_46	psychedelic brand of alternative pop, a sound that would become one of Williamsburg’s major
17_47	cultural exports. These acts included Yeasayer, Toro y Moi, Blood Orange, Chairlift, Tanlines, Twin
17_48	Shadow, Das Racist, Bear in Heaven, Titus Andronicus, Phantogram, Caribou, Jay Reatard, Wild
17_49	Nothing, Lemonade, Suckers, Keepaway, Phosphorescent, Passion Pit and Gang Gang Dance. In 2011,
17_50	Lana Del Rey played a secret practice gig under the moniker Queen Of Coney Island.
17_51	Fully functioning venue and club (2011–2014)
17_52	In the years prior to the transfer of ownership, PopGun increased the frequency of booked shows,
17_53	eventually reaching a point that Glasslands was booked with events virtually every night, save
17_54	holidays. In late 2010, DIY concert promoter Todd P acquired the commercial unit directly next door
17_55	to Glasslands and began booking all ages events there as 285 KENT. The neighboring venues competed
17_56	directly for bookings, with 285 KENT offering nearly double Glasslands’ standing capacity, as well
17_57	as challenging Glasslands’ 21+ entry policy . This competition inspired PogpGun to seek advantage
17_58	and upgrade Glasslands’ sound and facilities. A green room for artists and coat check were
17_59	installed as well. In 2012, ownership of Glasslands was transferred to PopGun’s Rosenthal and
17_60	Haykal.
17_61	Glasslands’ continual improvements and augmentations allowed for it to book some national touring
17_62	acts looking for an intimate space with some underground credibility. FKA twigs, Disclosure, WU
17_63	LYF, Angel Olsen, Charli XCX, Darkside, Grimes, Alt-J, Franz Ferdinand and Nils Frahm were some of
17_64	these acts.
17_65	Vashti Windish’s paper clouds installation, which had hung above the stage since 2008, was declared
17_66	by the New York Fire Department to be a fire hazard. It was replaced with a large array of
17_67	controllable LED tube clusters, designed by Noah Norman of Ancillary Magnet and built by the
17_68	Glasslands management and their friends. The clouds were memorialized in the design for Glasslands’
17_69	first T-shirts, made available at the venue and online shortly after the installation’s removal.
17_70	In July 2013, Glasslands announced that they had upgraded to a Danley Labs Inc. sound system. Under
17_71	PopGun’s leadership, the venue took on more late-night parties with a DJ focus. These included
17_72	select dates with DJ Jonathan Toubin as well as a monthly residency with the neo-disco and house
17_73	collective Discovery. The themed Cat Face and Rebel Bingo nights found a home at Glasslands, as did
17_74	the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival. The Adventure[s] team also put on a number of notable
17_75	parties including the season Robyn-themed party, an emo Valentine’s dance and a Twin Peaks-themed
17_76	Halloween party. Major electronic acts and DJs including Jon Hopkins, Baauer, Mister Saturday
17_77	Night, Omar S., and Sophie (PC Music) all made memorable stops. Bands that made repeated stops
17_78	during this period include Unknown Mortal Orchestra, How to Dress Well, Crocodiles, Lower Dens, Dum
17_79	Dum Girls, Le1f, The Range, DIIV, Trust, Shigeto, MØ, Hooray for Earth, Zambri, The Yellow Dogs,
17_80	King Krule, Light Asylum, THEESatisfaction, Cloud Nothings, Anamanaguchi, Kelela, Mon Khmer, Air
17_81	Waves, Majical Cloudz, Peelander-Z, Slow Magic, Mykki Blanco and Chrome Sparks.
17_82	Closure
17_83	After the sudden closure of neighboring venue 285 KENT in early 2014, as well as the announcement
17_84	that Glasslands’ building neighbor Death By Audio would also be closing, rumors circulated in the
17_85	press that Vice Media had its eye on the whole of the warehouse complex that contained Glasslands
17_86	for its new headquarters. Press accounts reported that the print magazine turned-conglomerate
17_87	received a large tax incentive from the State of New York to remain in New York City. Glasslands
17_88	announced on October 21 that New Year’s Eve 2014 would be its last night of operation.
17_89	While neither Glasslands nor Vice publicly stated the exact reason for the venue’s closure, the
17_90	announcement resulted in an outcry against the media company, with many alleging that it was
17_91	cannibalizing the alternative culture that allowed it to flourish. Others chalked it up to the
17_92	inevitable onset of gentrification, pointing out that the landmark Domino Sugar Refinery across the

16_63

governor in the Solid South era. More recently, it backed Democrat Ned McWherter in the 1986 and

16_64

1990 gubernatorial elections and Phil Bredesen in 2006, when he won every county in the state.

16_65

See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Unicoi County, Tennessee References

16_66

External links Official website Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce Unicoi County Schools TNGenWeb

16_67

1875 establishments in Tennessee Populated places established in 1875

16_68

Johnson City metropolitan area, Tennessee Counties of Appalachia

16_69

Second Amendment sanctuaries in Tennessee

17_0

Glasslands Gallery (or simply Glasslands) was a music venue, dance club and art space in

17_1

Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Glasslands was founded by Brooke Baxter and Rolyn Hu in 2006, as a

17_2

relocation of Baxter’s earlier art space in the same building, Glass House Gallery. Hu and Baxter

17_3

held the lease on the Glasslands space until 2012, when they made a turn key sale to Rami Haykal

17_4

and Jake Rosenthal of PopGun presents, who had been managing bookings since 2009, and day-to-day

17_5

operations since 2010. PopGun owned the business and lease for two years, until the venue was

17_6

displaced to be converted into Vice Media‘s office headquarters. As a concert venue, Glasslands was

17_7

one of the longest-running of several 2000s independent creative venue spaces in the vicinity of

17_8

the Williamsburg waterfront, which included 285 KENT, Death By Audio, Secret Project Robot, Monster

17_9

Island Basement, B.P.M., Live With Animals Gallery, the Rock Star Bar, and many others.

17_10

Glass House Gallery and the beginning of Glasslands (2004–2006)

17_11

In 2004, multi-media artists Leviticus and Brooke Baxter, associated with the Freestyle Family,

17_12

founded Glass House Gallery at 38 South 1st St. The space featured a fluid and frequently changing

17_13

layout as well as free expressionistic painting, and hosted performance art and music initially

17_14

geared towards the founders’ friends in the Williamsburg creative community, but soon incorporating

17_15

rental events featuring touring musical acts booked by local promoters, principally DIY promoter

17_16

Todd P. As notoriety grew with increasingly higher-profile touring acts, Glass House began to

17_17

attract attention within Williamsburg’s music scene, and the venue became sought for local bookings

17_18

by bands, such as Grizzly Bear, Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio, Matt and Kim, Deerhunter, Adam

17_19

Green, Kimya Dawson, and Julianna Barwick. Chairlift‘s Caroline Polachek recalls, “It was a

17_20

graffiti-covered warehouse space without a stage, and people watched from a rickety loft balcony

17_21

that I was sure was going to collapse while Japanther was playing.”

17_22

Visual artists that exhibited at Glass House Gallery included Erica Magrey, Brooke Borg and DNA

17_23

(Aaron Almendral and Mariano Delgado). On Friday nights, the gallery held free “art jam hangouts”

17_24

where all who attended were encouraged to collaborate. In May 2006, Baxter partnered with musician

17_25

and artist Rolyn Hu to open The Glasslands Gallery at 289 Kent Ave, a larger partition of the same

17_26

warehouse complex where Glass House was located. A monthly lecture series, concerts, rotating art

17_27

installations, community fund-raising events, workshops and a free after-school program were all

17_28

part of space’s stated mission. The layout at the time included a “typewriter room”, a “painting

17_29

room” and the “lounge/conversation room.” Practice rooms for bands were also incorporated.

17_30

Brooke Baxter and Rolyn Hu open The Glasslands Gallery (2006–2011)

17_31

Glasslands was double in size to Glass House and more hospitable for performances, with better

17_32

sound and seating. The newly dedicated concert-hall venue operated “all ages” and without a liquor

17_33

license for its first year, with events booked by Todd P, as well as by Akwetey of the band Dragons

17_34

of Zynth. Todd P parted ways with Glasslands after a decision was made that the venue would become

17_35

"21+" for entry, following issuance of its liquor license . Some of the earliest performances

17_36

included Vampire Weekend, a secret show by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as emerging acts like

17_37

Pterodactyl, Bon Iver, MGMT and Dirty Projectors. DJ Jonathan Toubin would hold his New York Night

17_38

Train parties and Soul Clap Dance-Offs at the venue. The Village Voice dubbed Glasslands the “Best

17_39

Arts Venue Conjuring Avenue A in The 80s“.

17_40

In late 2009 Baxter and Hu opened a piano bar and restaurant called The Manhattan Inn in

17_41

Greenpoint. At this time, Rami Haykal and Jake Rosenthal of PopGun Presents were made the in-house

17_42

talent buying team at Glasslands.

17_43

2011 saw major renovations, including the movement of the stage to the far back corner, along with

17_44

the removal of rehearsal spaces to allow for a greater audience capacity. During these early years

17_45

at Glasslands, the venue had a penchant for booking artists that promulgated an often noisy or

17_46

psychedelic brand of alternative pop, a sound that would become one of Williamsburg’s major

17_47

cultural exports. These acts included Yeasayer, Toro y Moi, Blood Orange, Chairlift, Tanlines, Twin

17_48

Shadow, Das Racist, Bear in Heaven, Titus Andronicus, Phantogram, Caribou, Jay Reatard, Wild

17_49

Nothing, Lemonade, Suckers, Keepaway, Phosphorescent, Passion Pit and Gang Gang Dance. In 2011,

17_50

Lana Del Rey played a secret practice gig under the moniker Queen Of Coney Island.

17_51

Fully functioning venue and club (2011–2014)

17_52

In the years prior to the transfer of ownership, PopGun increased the frequency of booked shows,

17_53

eventually reaching a point that Glasslands was booked with events virtually every night, save

17_54

holidays. In late 2010, DIY concert promoter Todd P acquired the commercial unit directly next door

17_55

to Glasslands and began booking all ages events there as 285 KENT. The neighboring venues competed

17_56

directly for bookings, with 285 KENT offering nearly double Glasslands’ standing capacity, as well

17_57

as challenging Glasslands’ 21+ entry policy . This competition inspired PogpGun to seek advantage

17_58

and upgrade Glasslands’ sound and facilities. A green room for artists and coat check were

17_59

installed as well. In 2012, ownership of Glasslands was transferred to PopGun’s Rosenthal and

17_60

Haykal.

17_61

Glasslands’ continual improvements and augmentations allowed for it to book some national touring

17_62

acts looking for an intimate space with some underground credibility. FKA twigs, Disclosure, WU

17_63

LYF, Angel Olsen, Charli XCX, Darkside, Grimes, Alt-J, Franz Ferdinand and Nils Frahm were some of

17_64

these acts.

17_65

Vashti Windish’s paper clouds installation, which had hung above the stage since 2008, was declared

17_66

by the New York Fire Department to be a fire hazard. It was replaced with a large array of

17_67

controllable LED tube clusters, designed by Noah Norman of Ancillary Magnet and built by the

17_68

Glasslands management and their friends. The clouds were memorialized in the design for Glasslands’

17_69

first T-shirts, made available at the venue and online shortly after the installation’s removal.

17_70

In July 2013, Glasslands announced that they had upgraded to a Danley Labs Inc. sound system. Under

17_71

PopGun’s leadership, the venue took on more late-night parties with a DJ focus. These included

17_72

select dates with DJ Jonathan Toubin as well as a monthly residency with the neo-disco and house

17_73

collective Discovery. The themed Cat Face and Rebel Bingo nights found a home at Glasslands, as did

17_74

the Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival. The Adventure[s] team also put on a number of notable

17_75

parties including the season Robyn-themed party, an emo Valentine’s dance and a Twin Peaks-themed

17_76

Halloween party. Major electronic acts and DJs including Jon Hopkins, Baauer, Mister Saturday

17_77

Night, Omar S., and Sophie (PC Music) all made memorable stops. Bands that made repeated stops

17_78

during this period include Unknown Mortal Orchestra, How to Dress Well, Crocodiles, Lower Dens, Dum

17_79

Dum Girls, Le1f, The Range, DIIV, Trust, Shigeto, MØ, Hooray for Earth, Zambri, The Yellow Dogs,

17_80

King Krule, Light Asylum, THEESatisfaction, Cloud Nothings, Anamanaguchi, Kelela, Mon Khmer, Air

17_81

Waves, Majical Cloudz, Peelander-Z, Slow Magic, Mykki Blanco and Chrome Sparks.

17_82

Closure

17_83

After the sudden closure of neighboring venue 285 KENT in early 2014, as well as the announcement

17_84

that Glasslands’ building neighbor Death By Audio would also be closing, rumors circulated in the

17_85

press that Vice Media had its eye on the whole of the warehouse complex that contained Glasslands

17_86

for its new headquarters. Press accounts reported that the print magazine turned-conglomerate

17_87

received a large tax incentive from the State of New York to remain in New York City. Glasslands

17_88

announced on October 21 that New Year’s Eve 2014 would be its last night of operation.

17_89

While neither Glasslands nor Vice publicly stated the exact reason for the venue’s closure, the

17_90

announcement resulted in an outcry against the media company, with many alleging that it was

17_91

cannibalizing the alternative culture that allowed it to flourish. Others chalked it up to the

17_92

inevitable onset of gentrification, pointing out that the landmark Domino Sugar Refinery across the