Last month brought the wonderful and welcome news about the unveiling of a new live music venue in Kingston’s Stockade district, a place to at last fill the mid-sized-nightclub void left by the closure of the late, lamented BSP. On December 30 and 31, Assembly will open with performances by powerhouse local quartet the Felice Brothers.
Located in a historic former school building at 236 Wall Street, Assembly is a renovated, 450-capcity venue with a new state-of-the-art sound system in a space that was acoustically designed by renowned architect John Storyk (Electric Lady Studios, Bearsville Theater). Booking at the new venue is being overseen by the locally based Impact Concerts, which has presented the Woodsist Festival and other events at nearby Arrowood Farms as well as concerts at Kingston’s Hutton Brickyards.
Cofounded by Palenville brothers Ian and James Felice in 2006, the Felice Brothers are globe-trotting indie folk-rock superstars. The band’s newest album is Valley of Abandoned Songs, which was released on Conor Oberst’s Million Stars label in 2023. Opening their inaugural shows at Assembly on both nights will be singer-songwriter Merce Lemon.
Assembly’s grand opening featuring the Felice Brothers will take place in Kingston on December 30 and 31. Doors for the December 30 concert are at 7pm (tickets are $54.56); doors for the December 31 New Year’s Eve concert are at 8pm (tickets are $66.39). On December 31 after midnight will be an after-hours party featuring DJ Jams Bond with free admission to those over 21 who register at the venue’s website.
