SOB's

SOB's
	SOB's exterior, by the subway entrance to Houston Street station.
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Address	204 Varick Street
Location	New York, NY 10014
Owner	Larry Gold
Type	Live music venue/Nightclub
Seating type	Seating and Standing room
Capacity	350–400
Opened	June 1982
Website
	http://sobs.com

SOB's is a live world music venue and restaurant in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan. S.O.B.’s is an abbreviation of Sounds of Brazil.^[1]^[2] Larry Gold started SOBs in June 1982, and he currently still owns the space. Gold opened the venue with the purpose of exposing the music of the Afro-Latino diaspora to as many people as possible. It has a standing capacity of 450, and a seating capacity of 160.^[3]

In its early days, SOBs existed on a barren stretch at the corner of Varick Street and Houston Street, just above the Houston Street subway station. The area, now known as Hudson Square, soon became trendy due to its proximity to the SoHo neighborhood. The venue's reputation began to grow with performances from Latin legends like Tito Puente, Marc Anthony, Celia Cruz and Eddie Palmieri. Brazilian artists including Seu Jorge, , and Astrud Gilberto have performed at the venue, as well as more contemporary artists such as Isaac Delgado, Orquesta Aragon, , , , and Los Van Van.

Notable past performers[]

References[]

^ Kugel, Seth (August 27, 2008). "So, You Were Maybe Expecting Carmen Miranda?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Entertainment in New York City, USA". Lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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^ Jon Pareles, Ben Ratliff, Jon Caramanica and Nate Chinendec (December 29, 2015). "All the Best Concerts, of What the Critics Have Seen". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2016.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[]

Official website

Coordinates: 40°43′42.19″N 74°0′18.52″W / 40.7283861°N 74.0051444°W / 40.7283861; -74.0051444

[1] Kugel, Seth (August 27, 2008). "So, You Were Maybe Expecting Carmen Miranda?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "Entertainment in New York City, USA". Lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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[4] Jon Pareles, Ben Ratliff, Jon Caramanica and Nate Chinendec (December 29, 2015). "All the Best Concerts, of What the Critics Have Seen". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2016.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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