Booker T. Jones will open the new Pearl Street Warehouse.

The Wharf, the much anticipated $2 billion development along D.C.’s Southwest waterfront, is going to be a hub for regional music lovers. Union Stage, a club from the team at Jammin’ Java, is slated to open later this year. I.M.P., the company behind 9:30 Club, is opening The Anthem with a sold-out Foo Fighters performance on October 12.

Pearl Street Warehouse, developed by Nicholas Fontana, Bruce Gates and Henry Gandy—principals and founders of Cantina Marina—has also scheduled its launch on the same day. The headliner that night will be legendary soul organist Booker T. Jones. As leader of Booker T. & The MG’s, he helped define Memphis soul in the 1960s.

“Booker T. is the ideal artist to introduce Pearl Street Warehouse to the D.C. community,” said Pearl Street co-founder Gates in a written statement. “His music speaks to the atmosphere we are creating and the types of acts we are booking—authentic talent with an intimate performance style. Legends and up-and-coming acts alike want to play the Pearl Street stage, and we can’t wait to welcome them.”

Performers slated to appear at the club this fall include locals Justin Jones and the Chuck Brown Band, Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood, and singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah. The current schedule and tickets are available on the venue’s web site.

The club will have a 300 person capacity and Lisa White, who has booked shows for 9:30 Club and Gypsy Sally’s in the past, will be the talent buyer. Her initial focus will be on local acts and rising artists.

“The role of Pearl Street Warehouse is to develop artists,” White recently told The Washington Post. “We’ll be developing local artists, regional artists, touring national acts and helping them grow within their market.”