Strange Matter Closing

This weekend Strange Matter the club that has featured hundreds of bands announced that they’re closing down in December.

Starting this past Sunday, the club will be opening on limited hours with a reduced menu. They plan to make an effort to book any band that wants to come back for a final performance. The final event is currently planned for 12/15 and will be their annual Punks for Presents.

From Strange Matter Facebook:

It is with a very heavy heart that after nearly a decade in operation, STRANGE MATTER will be closing the doors at 929 W. Grace Street in mid-December. All good things must come to an end, and the time is now for the owners to start new chapters in their lives and send the business out on a high note. Please respect the privacy of our hard-working staff while everybody processes this in their own way (unless, of course, you’d like to offer them work).

TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS: It has been a pleasure to continue the 929 tradition of showcasing local, regional, national, and international acts of every genre. It’s been a pleasure to feed, inebriate, and provide you, the Richmond creative community, with a place to feel at home, to let loose, or simply to be yourself. It has been a pleasure to forge relationships with many of you on personal levels. It’s humbling how many of you have wanted to have your wedding, reception, company party, anniversary dinners, and birthdays here, as well as the number of you who have met your life partners or your all-time favorite artists here. We wouldn’t trade the last 9 years of experiences for the world and are happy you were here for a part of it.

TO THE BANDS AND ARTISTS WHO PERFORMED HERE: Without you, this pipe dream wouldn’t have made a bit of sense. The creative energy you brought here, the amount of people you familiarized with the space, and the folks who continue to come because they wanted to support you helped keep this place going for what we believe is the third longest stint at 929 W. Grace (behind the legendary Back Door and Twisters incarnations). We can only hope that the building will again be a home for creatives and used for what we feel it should be, but only time will tell. For now, the Richmond music landscape couldn’t be stronger, with more new venues than ever and more killer locals than ever before–please continue to support this community!