Louis York Ludlow Garage Cincinnati

The Ludlow Garage is a music venue that was formerly an automobile shop. It is located in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, and opened for the public in September 1969. It has a seating capacity of 500 reserved. The music venue served as host to various concerts from September 1969 through January 1971, although it was closed in 1971. Jim Tarbell was the original proprietor of the music venue who was an ex-City Council member. During the 1970s, the music venue hosted many concerts performed by well-known touring acts, including The Allman Brothers Band, Santana, Spirit, Taj Mahal, The Kinks, Iggy Pop And The Stooges, Mountain, MC5, and Lemon Pipers.

Many recordings made at the Ludlow Garage have been released officially. Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970 and Live At Ludlow Garage are the live albums by The Allman Brothers Band and NRBQ, respectively, recorded at the venue. After staying inactive for many years, the music venue was reopened in 2015 by Scott and Maria Crawford. Since then, the Ludlow Garage hosts live music nearly every night of the week. Since its reopening, the artists who have rocked the stage are John Sebastian, David Sanborn, Rickie Lee Jones, Alejandro Escovedo, Dweezil Zappa, and Madeline Peyroux.