Kable House Presents is an independent concert series hosted at York’s historic Central Market House and featuring up-and-coming national touring acts playing original music in intimate evening performances.
Food and beverages are available for purchase from featured Central Market vendors before and during the shows. We rent the market about once a month for these shows (we are not affiliated with Central Market).
York has earned a reputation as a live music destination and has gained prominence in the national music community over the last decade. Before Kable House Presents began, our downtown was fortunate to have two well-established, great-sounding venues at opposite ends of the capacity spectrum: one that accommodates audiences of up to 500 and one that seats up to 50. But we were often overlooked for shows in between those sizes, either because they were priced too high for the smaller venue or not able to draw enough of an audience for the larger space. We started Kable House Presents to provide an opportunity to showcase artists from early on in their careers and help them establish an audience in York. We are particularly proud to center historically marginalized voices in our series as often as we can - female-fronted bands and artists identifying as BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+.
We began in 2014 with generous support from the community, including a grant from the Cultural Alliance of York County, private contributions, and a Kickstarter campaign. That funding covered the expenses for our first season, and ticket revenue and additional contributions from the community have kept the series going. Our ticket prices remain low - admission is typically around $17 per person - and our expenses are lean. Ticket sales do not cover our expenses, so we rely heavily on support from our community to bridge the gap.
Since Kable House Presents began in 2014, we have hosted more than 85 events and welcomed more than 8,800 attendees to our shows. And the number we are most proud of - we have paid nearly $95,000 directly to artists. We have always been proud to support artists by paying them directly for their performances, but this partnership is even more important than ever; many of the artists who have played or were scheduled to play our stage saw their livelihood disappear due to the pandemic. These artists connect us to each other and to the world around us, and we're honored to get back to introducing our audiences to their next favorite band.
Help keep the music going!
Live music in one of York's most beautiful spaces! Kable House Presents is an independent concert series hosted at York’s historic Central Market House and featuring up-and-coming national touring acts in intimate evening performances.
Live music in one of York's most beautiful spaces! Kable House Presents is an independent concert series hosted at York’s historic Central Market House and featuring up-and-coming national touring acts in intimate evening performances.