A huge bummer for Spokane music fans: This morning, Caleb and Karli Ingersoll, co-owners of the Bartlett, announced
via Facebook that the all-ages venue will be closing this fall. Their full post is below.
As for the Ingersolls' other venue, the relatively new Browne's Addition club Lucky You Lounge — it will "continue on as planned and get even more of our attention," Karli Ingersoll tells the
Inlander.
The future of the Bartlett space itself is less certain, though whatever it becomes won't carry the Bartlett brand. "[Building owner] Dan Spalding is open to what could happen in the space," Ingersoll says via email. "[We] are open to selling the equipment and turning over the space to someone who might want to run something similar."
The Bartlett opened in late 2013 on the heels of several venue closures, and it helped fill a gap in the city's all-ages music scene. You still have plenty of chances to see a show there before the doors shut one final time — they're booked pretty solid
through October — and a farewell show is being planned for Nov. 8. We'll update you with details when we know more.