Music Clubs in New York City

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Music Clubs in New York City

Name	Category	Location

(Le) Poisson Rouge Underneath the site of the late, lamented Village Gate jazz emporium...	Music Clubs	Greenwich Village

Arlene's Grocery On Monday nights, crowds pack into this former Puerto Rican bodega...	Music Clubs	Lower East Side

B. B. King Blues Club & Grill This lavish Times Square club is vast and shiny and host to a...	Music Clubs	Midtown West

Bar Next Door It doesn't get more intimate than this dark, inviting music den...	Music Clubs	Greenwich Village

Bitter End On a fabled street of West Village bohemia, this Greenwich Village...	Music Clubs	Greenwich Village


Blue Note Considered by many (not least its current owners) to be "the...	Music Clubs	Greenwich Village

Bowery Ballroom This theater with Art Deco accents is probably the city's top...	Music Clubs	Lower East Side

City Winery Is it the city's most creative wine bar? Or its most impressive...	Music Clubs	SoHo, NoLita, Little Italy, and Chinatown

Connolly's Pub & Restaurant This Cheers-like tri-level Irish pub often hosts the terrific...	Music Clubs	Midtown West

The Delancey From the palm-studded rooftop deck (heated in wintertime, hosting...	Music Clubs	Lower East Side

Don Hill's An attempt by nightlife impresarios Paul Sevigny and Nur Khan...	Music Clubs	SoHo, NoLita, Little Italy, and Chinatown

Ear Inn Since the early 1800s this sturdy old New York classic (at one...	Music Clubs	SoHo, NoLita, Little Italy, and Chinatown

Garage Restaurant & Café Good news for you budget-minded jazzers: there's no cover and...	Music Clubs	West Village

Iridium This cozy, top-drawer club is a sure bet for big-name talent...	Music Clubs	Midtown West

Irving Plaza This two-story venue is known for its solid rock performances...	Music Clubs	Gramercy

Jazz Standard The Standard's sizable underground room draws top names in the...	Music Clubs	Gramercy

Jimmy Way up on the top floor of the trendy James Hotel, Jimmy is the...	Music Clubs	SoHo, NoLita, Little Italy, and Chinatown

Knickerbocker Bar and Grill Jazz acts are on the menu on Friday and Saturday nights at this...	Music Clubs	Greenwich Village

Knitting Factory This concert venue for rock, indie, and underground hip hop does...	Music Clubs	Williamsburg

Lit Lounge With a rock roster that's included musical forces as diverse...	Music Clubs	East Village

Louis 649 A vast list of single-malt scotches and Kentucky bourbons and...	Music Clubs	East Village

MercBar This neighborhood staple keeps packing in the crowds. Eleven...	Music Clubs	SoHo, NoLita, Little Italy, and Chinatown

Mercury Lounge You'll have to squeeze past all the sardine-packed hipsters in...	Music Clubs	Lower East Side

Music Hall of Williamsburg This former mayonnaise factory is Brooklyn's answer to the Bowery...	Music Clubs	Williamsburg

Piano's With two venues for live music and DJs—the Showroom downstairs...	Music Clubs	Lower East Side

Rodeo Bar If the honky-tonk music, the bison over the front bar, and peanut...	Music Clubs	Midtown East

Smoke If you can't wait until sunset to get your riffs on, head uptown...	Music Clubs	Upper West Side

SOB's The initials stand for "Sounds Of Brazil" (no, not what you—and...	Music Clubs	SoHo, NoLita, Little Italy, and Chinatown

Terra Blues A true charmer, this second-story haven for blues lovers is a...	Music Clubs	Greenwich Village

Village Vanguard This prototypical jazz club, tucked into a cellar in Greenwich...	Music Clubs	West Village
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