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BARS & CLUBS LISTINGS

BAR & CLUB ADDRESSES & INFO
NEW YORK CITY - BROOKLYN - QUEENS - NJ

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169 BAR

169 East Broadway, NYC
(between Rutgers & Jefferson, across from Canal & Essex)
212 473-8866

Hidden away hole in the wall with some cool nights and live music

ABC No Rio

156 Rivington St. (between Clinton & Suffolk)

(212) 254-3697  

All Ages Hard Core gigs on Saturdays...

The Alphabet Lounge

104 Avenue C, NYC

212-677-0455

Birthdays mostly, but the odd live band keeps it in the list

ARLENE GROCERY


95 Stanton St., NYC
212-358-1633
Live gigs and a great bar to hang in.
A serious part of the NYC Rock'n'Roll scene.

ASBURY LANES

209 4th Ave. Asbury Park, NJ

732 776 6160

Bowling & Live Music

BABY JUPITER


170 Stanton St., NYC
212.674.2987

BB King's

237 West 42nd St, NYC

(212) 997-4144

The latest in midsize gig joints on the 42nd St. hustle. It's started to get cool bands these days.

BEAUTY BAR


231 EAST 14TH STREET
(BTW 2ND & 3RD AVENUE) NYC
(212) 539-1389

Cool East Village Hang

BELLY

155 Rivington St. Just off Clinton LES, NYC  Back To Top

BITTER END

147 Bleeker St. NYC bar & gigs

Classic Bleeker Street bar

GRAMERCY THEATRE

127 E. 23rd St. NYC excellent place to see live concerts

BLACK & WHITE

86 East 10th St.

(btw. 3rd & 4th ave)

the perfect dive
BOHEMIAN BEER GARDEN

29-19 24TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY
BETWEEN 31ST AND 30TH STS. (N TRAIN TO ASTORIA BLVD., WALK TO 24TH AVENUE) QUEENS
718.274.4925

BOOGALOO

168 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn NY
{between Broadway & South 5th Street} Williamsburg Subway J,M,Z to Marcy Ave.

(718) 599-8900

Little Hidaway bar

BOULEVARD TAVERN
Greenpoint's newest "Old" bar

579 Meeker Avenue, Brooklyn NY
(Between N. Henry & Monitor)

718 389 3252

12 Beers on Tap Backyard Pool Table
free wifi hot doeg etc...

BOWERY BALLROOM

6 Delancey, NYC

212.533.2111

A really great theatre for seeing your favorite band!

BOWERY ELECTRIC

327 Bowery New York, NY 10003 
Phone: 212-228-0228
Live bands, long bars, great atmosphere NYC Rawk 'n' Roll hang

BOWERY POETRY CLUB


308 BOWERY, BETWEEN HOUSTON ST. AND BLEECKER ST.
Poetry, spoken word, live bands, film, performance space - excellent nyc hang

BRIGHTON BAR


121 Brighton Avenue
Long Beach, New Jersey

732 229 9676

Live cool gigs

CAKE SHOP

152 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington) NYC

212 25 0060

wi-fi cafe/record store/bar/bakery/music venue

THE CHARLESTON

174 Bedford Ave. bet. N. 7 and N. 8
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

(718) 599-9599

Local bands, free pizza with drink purchase

CONTINENTAL


25 THIRD AV.
@ ST. MARK'S PL., NYC

Pool, Jukebox, Couches.

No more live R'n'R

Better Toilets? We shall see...

 Back To Top

Happy Hour Part I
4-8 Everything they serve is 42Happy Hour Part II 8-4am
Every they serve is $3:50
5 shots of anything $10 at all times!! & watch out for Acoustic Sundays!

 THE CUP
 1410 East Elizabeth AvenueLinden, New Jersey

908 925 8369

live music karaoke pool sports 2 levels of entertainment

THE DELANCEY


168 delancey st, NYC
at Clinton & Attorney
by the bridge-with a delicious roof top hangout!! 

212 254 9920

NYC Rawk & Roll in basement..

DING DONG LOUNGE


929 Columbus Avenue NYC
212 663 2600
Most excellent place to visit, one of the only kool westside uptown bars
www.dingdonglounge.com/

DOC HOLIDAY'S

AVE A & 9 ST., NYC Brilliant HonkyTonk Lower East Side bar. Shots, Country & Rock Jukebox, the birthplace of the NY Waste!

DUFF'S BROOKLYN

168 Marcy Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

SW Corner of North 3rd & Kent Ave

Duff's is the metal mecca in Brooklyn - It's about a lifestyle, not a marketing strategy. What you'll get - cool people/music, cheap drinks

EUROPA CLUB

98-104 Meserole Avenue (Corner Manhattan Ave.) Excellent live rock concerts

FAT BABY

112 Rivington St. NYC
Fat Baby is a multi level bar/lounge located on the lower east side of Mannhattan and is both a rock and roll venue as well as a unique version of downtown NYC nightlife set in an LA inspired lounge setting.

FONTANAS

105 Eldridge St. btwn Grand & Broome, NYC Live Bands, Cool Hang...

GALAPAGOS

16 Main Street, in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Art performance bar with a manmade lake running right thru it. the river is just down the road, with fantastic views of bridge & manhattan

GLASSLANDS GALLERY

289 Kent Ave (between south 1st and south 2nd), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York a DIY venue / live bands

GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY

1087 Broadway, Bushwick, BKNY
"J" train to Kusciuszco St. station, walk back a block or two and look for the welded motorcycle, piano harp or yellow sign with what looks like turkish writing, maybe

718 4533 6343
646 554 5486

Music, Art, Antiques, Coffee, Beer, Wine, Stuff...

HANK'S SALOON

46 3rd Ave., Brooklyn (at Atlantic Ave) One Sweet Assed Bar! The Best Honky Tonk

Live Bands Rock & Mondays Live Band Kuntry Karaoke
& every Sunday Sean Kershaw & the New Jack Ramblers , billed as “hi-octane honky-tonk” every Sunday. 9:30ish-1am or so, free admission,

HILL COUNTRY

30 West 26th Street NY, NY 10010   212-255-4544

www.hillcountryny.com

KENNY'S CASTAWAYS


157 Bleeker St, Nyc
(Between Sullivan & Thompson St.)
This is a rocking, classic on Bleeker St.
Live Music nightly 

KNITTING FACTORY

361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn excellent live bands

LAKESIDE LOUNGE

162 Avenue B (btwn 10th & 11th St.) NYC

212 529 8463

live music, kick-ass jukebox, rockin' photo booth - cool dive

LIT LOUNGE


93 Second Avenue
(btwn 5th & 6th sts.), NYC

Indie & Punk live music & bar, great dive

LOCAL 269

269 E. Houston St.
(Suffolk St.), NYC

212-228-9874

Great little music venue & bar

LOUNGE
(UNDER THREE OF CUPS)

83 FIRST AVENUE
@ 5TH STREET, NYC
Wild nights, one of the best bar hangouts, great DJs, great cocktails, and more than likely, you'll find your favorite NYC Rockstar behind the bar!

THE GRAND VICTORY

245 Grand Street • Williamsburg • Brooklyn • 11211

347.529.6610

ya typical brooklyn dive most excellent live bands Th/Fr/Sat, best bar

LUCKY CHENG'S

24 1st Ave (between Houston & 2nd)
212-673-8908
Downtown Drag Cabaret Dinner Theatre

fun as fuck restaurant with live drag show... and that beautiful girl who is serving you... look again!!!
I think the cool thing, is this building used to be a russian bath house...

LUCKY 13 SALOON

273 13th Street @ 5th Avenue,
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
 Brooklyn's fulltime Punk, Deathrock, Metal, and Alternative bar

MATCHLESS

557 Manhattan Ave & Driggs in Greenpoint (right near McCarren Park!)
16 tap lines Food served until 3am Local Bands in the Back Room DJs in the front room Foosball, pool, and darts

most excellent!

MANITOBA'S

99 AVENUE B, NYC

212 982 2511

A hangout, more of a clubhouse, owned and run by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba. One of the best dive bars in the city! A serious LES special!
The walls are covered in serious photographs of nyc rock'n'roll's hayday!

Tell Handsome we sent ya!!

MAX FISH

178 Ludlow Street, NYC Cool Bar & Gallery
very lively young crowd

MAXWELL'S


1039 WASHINGTON AVE HOBOKEN, NJ
Live bands best bet in Hoboken

MERCURY LOUNGE

217 E. Houston St.  (corner Ave A & Houston) a Bowery Presents small live band venue full of fresh faces

MOTORCITY BAR

LUDLOW STREET, NYC  One of the best bars. Great rock'n'roll punk crowd. Best DJ's in the city spinning rock'n'motherfuckin' roll!

MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG

66 North 6th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
a Bowery Presents venue with fresh and not so fresh faced bands

NIAGARA

112 AVE A @ 7TH ST., NYC A Kool Hangout Owned and run by Jesse Malin
Live gigs in basement which Rock!!

OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD


538 EAST 14TH STREET (BTW AVE A & B), NYC
The Best Tiki Bar in the biz with the best Black Forest Cake Cocktails!! Yup, it really tastes like cake!! Live gigs and a great scene to hook into. The place to meet your local hero!

THE PARKSIDE LOUNGE


317 E. HOUSTON ST. (AT ATTORNEY ST. NEAR AVE. B).
 Cool LES bar with live gigs & pool tables

PETE'S CANDY STORE

709 LORIMER ST. WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN Cocktails, Grilled Sandwihes & Live Music Everynight! 

PIANOS

 158 Ludlow at Stanton.  Live music & bar

POISSON ROUGE

158 Bleecker Street
New York, NY
US 10012
A nice big stage, a nice big bar, and cool Bleeker St. gig serving art and alcohol!
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
70 N. 6th St. Brooklyn 2 rooms of Live music with a touch of art

PYRAMID CLUB


AVENUE A BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH, NYC
The Pyramid Club has a theme night for every individual's taste. From Hip Hop nights on Sundays to 80's New Wave on Thursdays.

it's been there forever was one of the original punk hangs with live music. Once in a blue moon they still do a live night

R BAR

218 Bowery (btwn Prince & Spring St)
NYC, 10012
Live Gigs, Reviews, Raunchy Rock'n'Roll Bingo

RODEO BAR

375 THIRD AVENUE, NYC

212.683.6500

NYC's longest running honky tonk

SANTOS PARTY HOUSE

100 Lafeyette, NY 10013  Live Bands, Dance parties
SULLIVAN HALL

214 Sullivan St. NYC btw. Bleeker & W 3rd
 Groovy hang just off Bleeker St.
Live Music nightlyRock (Roots, Pop/Rock) Hip-Hop
Jambands/Funk Reggae
Hard Rock /Jazz/Avant

THE SAINT

601 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Live music

THE SHIP'S MAST
(AKA ROCKSTAR BAR)


351 KENT AVE. AT S.5TH WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
Waterfront, Splash, On the Rocks, Ship's Mast, Local and Rocky's
In the middle of nowhere on the waterfront, it's a dive to top all dives... band have been known to play there, but you can play, drink, and crawl home...

THE SIDEWALK CAFE


94 Ave. A  (at 6th Street) NYC Live bands, great food, indoors or out, and you can see the world walk by.

THE SLIPPER ROOM


167 Orchard St., NYC (at Stanton St.)
Lower East Side
Re-Opening Summer 2012

Weekly Shows in NYC until Re Launch. Check the Calendar!

NYC's Premiere Palace of Variety!
entertainment to the max!

SOB's


200 Varick Street at West Houston, NYC
212-243-4940

Sounds of Brazil - need I say more. World Music Venue

Dance Samba Cuba African Raggae India good food!!

SOUTHPAW


125 FIFTH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY (PARK SLOPE)
Good Live music - Bar - Hang

SPIKE HILL

184 & 186 Bedford Avenue Live Music Food Bar Lounge

THE STONE PONY

913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ
Major Asbury Park Live Music Venue
SULLIVAN HALL

214 Sullivan St. NYC btw. Bleeker & W 3rd
 Groovy hang just off Bleeker St.
Live Music nightlyRock (Roots, Pop/Rock) Hip-Hop
Jambands/Funk Reggae
Hard Rock /Jazz/Avant

TENELEVEN

171 Avenue C between 10th & 11th Streets. NYC  great live room in back - great bar in front. Cool Bartenders
BOOM
The Booklyn Masonic Temple
Fort Greene Brooklyn 317 Clermont Ave at Lafayette Ave.
Live bands venue

THREE OF CUPS


83 1ST AVE, NYC
Really great restaurant upstairs. Really cool bar downstairs (see The Lounge) Brilliant food, brilliant company, best NYC R'n'R Bar.

The TRASH BAR


256 Grand St. (at Roebling) Brooklyn, NY
Local Brooklyn hang with
A true Rock'n'Roll Dive with the best live bands, & great nites!

UNION POOL

484 Union Ave. (at Meeker St.)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718 609 0484
Country / Indie / Rock bands next to the BQE good beer

WARSAW

261 Driggs Ave
Greenpoint/Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY 11222
where pierogies meet punk

Live bands + more...

WONDER BAR

5th and Ocean, Asbury Park, NJ USA
732-502-8886
On the Jersey Shore Boatdwalk

live bands supporter of Jersey Shore Roller Derby Grrrrls

THE WRECKROOM (Brooklyn)

940 Flushing Avenue, BKNY DJs Live Bands Punk Trash Rock Bands Food

THE WHISKEY BAR


125 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ
Live music, good boozing not bad for NJ!

WEBSTER HALL


125 EAST 11TH STREET, NYC
Large Theatre space, nightclub, bands, Party Party!

this was the Ritz!