The team behind Novelty House and Havana Smoke & Reserve is opening Echo Room, an intimate, basement-like house music venue tucked inside The Rail House in Charlotte’s North End. The club is still waiting on permits before locking in an opening date, but it could welcome its first crowd in the coming weeks.
Echo Room will sit at 123 E. 27th St., inside The Rail House, a repurposed warehouse in the up-and-coming North End, according to Axios. The plan calls for day and night parties, private events, VIP areas, and a short cocktail menu with approachable prices, the outlet reports. The venue is the latest project from Ian Jones, the owner of Novelty House, the Uptown rooftop bar that’s become a destination for house music fans.
Jones told the outlet he’s ramped up Sunday house music parties at Novelty House over time, and the response has been strong. “It really, really took off,” he said, according to the same Axios report. That momentum, per Jones, is part of what’s pushing him to open a dedicated space built specifically around the genre.
A Warehouse Feel Meant to Honor House Music’s Roots
Jones said he wants Echo Room to capture a true warehouse feel, reflecting the origins of house music — a nod to the genre’s underground, industrial beginnings. He described the space as somewhere people can come and escape, and said it draws inspiration from New York City’s club scene. Per Jones, Echo Room will create another space for DJs and promoters to showcase their talent in Charlotte’s house music scene…