Today’s Gothamist interview is up. Hopefully you all enjoyed yesterday’s with Diana Williams. Lily and I wanted to present people from across the spectrum of NYC living, so today we switch away from the film world and over to music and nightlife. Today’s interview is with Rob Sacher, the co-owner of Luna Lounge on Ludlow Street and Luna Sea Records. Rob has been a part of the NYC music and nightlife scene for over 20 years, and he has several interesting comments on both. In fact, Rob’s interview was conducted by phone (as opposed to email like the others), and unfortunately we spoke for so long, I simply couldn’t fit everything he had to say into the actual interview. But, if you click the “continue reading” link at the end, I’ve provided a transcript of most of our conversation. Personally, I found his story concerning the development of Luna Lounge and his thoughts on the changes to and ever-growing popularity of his LES neighborhood really interesting. He also goes into more detail about the beginnings and success of the band Longwave, including their relationship with The Strokes. All of this stuff is hinted at in the main body of the interview, but you can read more detail in the transcript.
Additionally, Rob talks about the fact that Luna will have to move by the middle of next year when the bar’s current lease will expire. He’s looking for a new location anywhere in Manhattan below 34th Street, and as you’ll see in the interview, he seems particularly interested in Chelsea. If you have any suggestions of commercial space — he’d like a one- or two-story building or at least a non-residential building: he doesn’t want to “be under anyone’s mattress” — that could become the new home to Luna, you should let him know. You can email him here.
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