BrightestYoungThings: PHOTOS: (Almost) Goodbye to Gold Leaf Show

all photos: Chris Chen and Ben Droz

For over a decade Gold Leaf studios have been the go-to space for budding DC musicians, artists and everything in between. In fact, it could be a great game to run around DC and collect the oral history of the space/venue, especially Mike Abrams took it over in 1998: from Trans Am setting up shop there, to awesome shows by everyone from Devendra Banhart to NO AGE to !!! Now, in 2012, the fabled 411 Eye street space is now going to be transformed into condos (shocker) and DC is rallying to see it off in style. This past Saturday we saw an all-star DC band show (feat PUBLICIST (aka Sebastian from TRANS-AM), State Department, Edie Sedgwick & The Dance Party.) take the space over in front of a capacity crowd. The photos below tell a story that more than a million words could:

For a great history of the characters that have walked/lived/and created in the space, read this City Paper Story by Ryan Little. And if you missed this past Saturday, fear not, ir not all quite over yet: Ra Ra Rasputin and Miyazaki perform there on Jan. 20 at 9 p.m. A final D.C. Jazz Loft concert featuring Brian Settles, Kris Funn, Jonah Parzen-Johnson, OOO, and Jonathan Parker Quartet takes place Jan. 21.

photos by Chris: