Prototype in the Press


While it’s a unique music venue in the present, it also has a secure place in D-I-Y tradition, harkening back to the ‘performance installment’ wave of the Velvet Underground at Andy Warhol’s Factory in the 1960s.
— Bennet Kelly, feature article in Look at My Records!
The space is intimate, with couches, antique tables and houseplants, but the sound is as crisp as an opera house.
— Darren Tobia, Paterson Press, NorthJersey.com
Prototype 237, in its fifth year of live-work-DIY operations in Paterson, NJ, is launching a weekend-residency program where the jazz-rock band Joy on Fire will get a crack at multiple performance and recording opportunities.
— Bennet Kelly, residency spotlight in Look at My Records!