Sound? Check! Stable Hall is Ready for the Show
Let’s dispense with the lofty language for just a moment; Stable Hall is a gorgeous space. You can take one look at its unique architecture nestled within the photogenic Pearl Brewery, and its deep, well-lit stage, and just know there’re going to be some special performances happening there. At the venue's debut on Thursday, January 11th, San Antonio’s newest addition to the live music community made quite an impression.
While a brief stroll will take you around the perimeter of the circular venue—once utilized, as the name implies, as an actual stable hall—the inside is roomy and comfortable, high ceilings and deep green throughout, with ample seating running along the interior walls for those waiting on a show to begin or hanging out between performers. Following the curved hall past the bar leads to an elevator and stairs, allowing access to second floor balconies overlooking the stage, as well as five rows of theater seating, for those who prefer to take in their performances from on high. A spacious, fresh, hardwood floor looms before the stage below, poised to receive countless dances upon its surface in the shows to come.
You only need to check their upcoming events calendar for a moment to get an idea of the level and variety of talent slated to pass through the doors. Featuring fantastic artists close to home like Piñata Protest and Mexstep, to performers further afield like Portugal. The Man (for whom tickets are already sold out), the possibilities for what could be are too tantalizing to ignore.
“We’re an independent room,” explains Stable Hall’s General Manager, Libby Day. “We have a lot of flexibility in how we operate and how we serve our talent community. So, that’s something that’s really exciting for me: to be able to be at a venue where we can super-serve our artists. We can provide the type of hospitality that I believe all artists should be able to experience when you play a show.”
That focus on the total experience extends to every visitor, as well. “There was really no stone that went unturned, in terms of the hospitality component, in terms of the finishes,” she adds.
“From our team’s standpoint, our goal is to wow and delight at every turn; I want people to walk in and go ‘wow.’ I want them to get to the bar and go ‘oh my gosh,’ and I want them to get into the music hall and go ‘OH MY GOSH,’ you know? And just that continual [reaction of], ‘it just keeps getting better.’”
With fantastic performances by Rosie Flores, Emily Gimble, The Texases, and The Charlie Watts, Stable Hall’s debut showcases a truly beautiful, sophisticated, and thoughtfully-designed venue ready to hit the ground running. Combine their already-packed calendar with developing plans to further support the local arts and music community via their Stable Hall Foundation nonprofit, and the trajectory is undeniable—it really does just keep getting better.
Editor: Nick Blevins
Photographer: Alejandra Sol Casas
