Zone One is Elsewhere's intimate room — low ceiling, close stage, the kind of space where a horn section physically moves the air. Future Funk is built as a live showcase rather than a DJ night, which makes it a rare early-evening option in a venue better known for club programming. If you want live players and a real bass amp before the rest of the building turns into a club, this is where to start the night.
What to expect
You enter Elsewhere's Bushwick complex and head to Zone One, a standing room with the stage at one end and a bar along the side. The set is live-band scaled, so the crowd is close and the volume is real. The venue's other rooms open later, so the night can continue upstairs without leaving the building.
Good to know
- Take the L to Jefferson Street or the M to Central Avenue.
- Zone One is a standing room with no seating.
- It's a 21+ show — bring valid photo ID.
- An early doors time makes it easy to pair with later programming elsewhere in the venue.
- The rooftop bar upstairs is a good break between sets.
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Common questions
Is this a live band or a DJ set?
It's billed as a live showcase, centered on instrumentation rather than a DJ.
Where is Zone One?
It's the smaller room inside Elsewhere's Bushwick venue, separate from the main hall and rooftop.
What time does it start?
Doors are at 7 p.m., which makes it one of the earlier options in the building.
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