The space itself just isn't that workable. It does have a dance floor, a stage and a DJ booth, though, and its more interesting parties make good use of all three. A, C, E to Canal St. Hours vary with event. The crowd is, in fact, a very mixed, very downtown bunch, and the hard house tracks fit the vaguely sleazy mood perfectly. F to Second Ave.
Hours vary with event.
Although its bread and butter is still presenting concerts by Latin, Caribbean and African artists, the club has also been involved with more discotheque-oriented events. Saturday nights are given over to live Brazilian bands. This new incarnation of the legendary Sound Factory has been open since 1997, and the sound system has gotten even better. However, the club does not have DJ Junior Vasquez, and for many that means it will never be the Sound Factory. Unlike the original Factory's streetwise black and Latin gay audience, the new Factory crowd is mostly straight and suburban.