I'm working just outside of NY on the Jersey side and am looking for a few bars to visit when a buddy of mine comes in town later this week. The hotel shuttle drops us off at 41st and 7th Ave. We're looking for a bar with a young professional crowd. Nothing too trendy. Live 70s R&B is a plus. Limited techno and rap. I have a rental car, but prefer to travel by taxi if we have to stray far from the shuttle drop off.
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Definitely don't want to feel out of place since we are tourists.
Have a look at Time OUt New York web site - it will tell you which club is featuring who on what nights - and which are open to the general public - as opposed to the uber trendy only.
There are very few bars playing 70's music period, but if you find it, it will be downtown not midtown (which is where the shuttle will drop you). BB King's in the Times Square area not far from the shuttle drop off has live music in both their bar area (Lucille) and the main venue but it looks like this week Lucille's is closed a few nights for private parties.
Here's a list of bars with live music from NY Magazine.
http://nymag.com/srch?t=bar&No=1&N=259+69+101+501&q=Listing%20Type%3ABars&Ns=nyml_sort_name%7C0
ohmyrockness.com is a website that will list rock performances.