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The Acheron Lives on in The Anchored Inn’s New Bar Extension and Booking Agency

It was a sad day this summer when beloved punk venue The Acheron closed—but there's still plenty to do at the former address of the East Williamsburg punk hub.

The Acheron Lives on in The Anchored Inn’s New Bar Extension and Booking Agency

The Acheron Lives on in The Anchored Inn’s New Bar Extension and Booking Agency

It was a sad day this summer when beloved punk venue The Acheron closed—but there's still plenty to do at the former address of the East Williamsburg punk hub.

The Acheron Lives on in The Anchored Inn’s New Bar Extension and Booking Agency

When The Acheron shut down as a venue space earlier this summer, the sense of loss was palpable throughout the entire punk community in Bushwick and New York City in general. The Anchored Inn space was first opened seven years ago as a space by punks, for punks.

One of the owners, Bill Dozer, had been booking shows in New York for a decade before the venue opened, and tells Bushwick Daily he sought to open his own…

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