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diff --git a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md index 17e0b4f..8b62fcc 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md @@ -1,17 +1,16 @@ --- title: "The venue ladder: from SoHo lofts to Brooklyn Monarch" -slug: the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z draft: false excerpt: "Every venue SLIST has operated in represented a different tier of the operation. The progression was not random. Each move up the ladder was earned by proving the audience could … Read more" categories: - - { name: BTS, slug: bts } + - BTS tags: - - { name: format-timeline, slug: format-timeline } - - { name: nyc, slug: nyc } - - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } - - { name: venues, slug: venues } + - format-timeline + - nyc + - tone-reflective + - venues featured: src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/cover.png alt: "Dark ascending doorways with red accent lighting suggesting progression"content: rewrite image URLs from slist.net/wp-content to cdn.slist.net/posts/<slug>/
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md index 4d0429a..17e0b4f 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } - { name: venues, slug: venues } featured: - src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2a84f46e488.39244151.png + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/cover.png alt: "Dark ascending doorways with red accent lighting suggesting progression" legacy_wp_id: 16017 ---fix(web): point upload URLs at slist.net (cdn.slist.net not wired up yet)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md index 3c64126..4d0429a 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } - { name: venues, slug: venues } featured: - src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2a84f46e488.39244151.png + src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2a84f46e488.39244151.png alt: "Dark ascending doorways with red accent lighting suggesting progression" legacy_wp_id: 16017 ---feat(web): visually mirror slist.net blog (index + single post)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md index e4a4e44..3c64126 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md @@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ slug: the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z draft: false +excerpt: "Every venue SLIST has operated in represented a different tier of the operation. The progression was not random. Each move up the ladder was earned by proving the audience could … Read more" +categories: + - { name: BTS, slug: bts } +tags: + - { name: format-timeline, slug: format-timeline } + - { name: nyc, slug: nyc } + - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } + - { name: venues, slug: venues } +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2a84f46e488.39244151.png + alt: "Dark ascending doorways with red accent lighting suggesting progression" legacy_wp_id: 16017 --- Every venue SLIST has operated in represented a different tier of the operation. The progression was not random. Each move up the ladder was earned by proving the audience could fill a bigger room, hit a higher bar minimum, and sustain the energy across a longer night.feat(web): full posts+pages sync, browseable UI, curated pages allowlist
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e4a4e44 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: "The venue ladder: from SoHo lofts to Brooklyn Monarch" +slug: the-venue-ladder-from-soho-lofts-to-brooklyn-monarch +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z +draft: false +legacy_wp_id: 16017 +--- +Every venue SLIST has operated in represented a different tier of the operation. The progression was not random. Each move up the ladder was earned by proving the audience could fill a bigger room, hit a higher bar minimum, and sustain the energy across a longer night. + +## 494 Broadway, SoHo (the beginning) + +The first events were at Galo Space, 494 Broadway near Spring Street. SoHo loft energy. The first event drew 60 people. The second hit 80. The third pushed past 120. These were proof-of-concept events: could a flyer-sharing Instagram account actually put bodies in a room? The answer was yes, and the numbers grew each time because the community was already engaged before the doors opened. + +Promo at this stage was physical: paper flyers printed and cut into squares for distribution at Silo, Virgo, and Techno Brooklyn. The marketing budget was the cost of printing. Everything else was sweat equity and Instagram stories. + +## Silo (the proving ground) + +Silo had a natural progression ladder: open decks first, then a Thursday front room event, then a co-promoted Friday or Saturday with 30% commission on all sales and your logo on the flyer. The Silo Thursday in August 2024 was the breakout: 200 guests, an 8-hour event using half the venue, the most successful Thursday in Silo history. That night proved SLIST could drive a crowd on a weeknight, which unlocked conversations with bigger rooms. + +## Eris (the three-stage test) + +Eris represented the first multi-stage production. Bar minimum: $4,000, requiring roughly 160 guests at $25 per person average. The August 2025 event hit 290-plus guests scanned and rang $4,162 at the bar. Barely cleared the minimum. The booking fee was $500 plus a $1,200 deposit. The margins were thin but the capacity and production value proved SLIST could operate at a venue tier that most collectives in the scene could not access. +Diff truncated (44 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
