As previously reported, the former Galapagos space in Williamsburg is being taken over by some new folks. There was also talk that the venue’s fresh blood was going to call it “Natural Selection,” which, as it turns out, is not the case. “That name was just sort of a joke,” says Matt Roff, who is also one of the people who runs the show at Southpaw and Franklin Park. Roff says he and his investors, who include Mike Palms (also of Southpaw), Larry Hyland (one of the people behind Greenpoint’s Matchless), Ted Mann (of Smith Street’s Camp and the Slope’s Bar 4) and Mike Esposito (also of Camp and Bar 4), can’t decide on a name, so they’ve started a “Name Our Space” contest on the web. If you come up with the name that the new owners eventually go with, you’ll get a $1,000 bar tab and free admission to the space for a year. Roff says he and his partners intend to upgrade the venue’s sound system and “keep the programming that works,” like Galapagos’ burlesque nights. “We’re getting rid of stuff like the puppet shows,” says Roff. The venue’s transition is going to start taking place in the next couple of weeks, says Roff, who notes that the plan right now is to have free DJ parties in the front space most nights of the week and then to have additional programming that comes with a cover charge in the back room.
Name Our Space [70 N. 6th Street] GMAP