(upbeat music) - I'm Starla Sampaco in the Crosscut KCTS 9 Newsroom.

It seems that there are more in-person events than ever this year, a robust rebuttal to 2020's forced cancellations.

Seattle's storied Crocodile music venue recently reopened in a new location at First Avenue and Wall Street.

It's still in Belltown, but in a swankier spot, a few blocks north of its original home, which opened in 1991.

The Croc's largest stage has a 750 person capacity and is housed in what used to be the El Gaucho restaurant.

Downstairs, you'll find a smaller stage called Madame Lou's, previously known as the Pampas Room, plus a street-level cafe and cocktail lounge.

In January, there will also be a comedy club and screening room downstairs in what once was the Big Picture movie theater.

On top of it all is a 17-room hotel, decked out in rocker chic decor and local art.

I'm Starla Sampaco.

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