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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


219 FLAMINGO
219 2nd Avenue (13-14 STS.), NYC 212-533-2860

ABC No Rio

156 Rivington St. (between Clinton & Suffolk) (212) 254-3697  

A&M Roadhouse

57 Murray St (Church & W Broadway) NYC

ACE OF CLUBS

9 Great Jones St. NYC 212 677 6924

Under the cool restaurant - good place for live bands

ALBION BATCAVE at Downtime

251 West 30th, NYC Goth rules at the Batcave

AMERICAN TRASH

77TH & 1ST Ave. NYC a cool biker bar - Harleys Rule 

ANNEX

152 Orchard St. (Stanton & Rivington) NYC

The Alphabet Lounge

171 Avenue C, NYC 212-677-0455

APOCALYPSE LOUNGE

230 Park Ave So & E.19th St.
NYC

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

ASTERISK*

258 Johnson Avenue
Brooklyn
L train to Montrose
Exit subway at Montrose,
walk south (downhill) on Bushwick Ave 1 block and turn left on Johnson. Walk one block to 258 Johnson and look for the illuminated asterisk sign.
 www.asterisk-nyc.org

AVALON

(the old Limelight)

47 West 20th Street @ 6th Avenue
To use a church for a club space is the ultimate! This church is one of the most beautiful!
18 to party, 21 to drink

BABY JUPITER


170 Stanton St., NYC
212.674.2987

BAGGOT INN


82 W3RD ST. NYC
BTWN/SULLIVAN & THOMPSON
212.477.0622

BALANZA BAR

426 Lorimer St
b/t Ten Eyck St & Stagg St
Williamsburg Bklyn
L, J, M, Z to Lorimer
BAR 13
East 13th St. & University Place, NYC  

The BAY HOUSE
718 527 7575 Queens

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

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

BIG JOHNS PUB

49 Old Rt. 23, Newfoundland, NJ (973) 673 3899

BITTER END

147 Bleeker St. NYC

THE BLACK DOOR

127 West 26th St. NYC

BLU LOUNGE


197 NORTH 8TH ST.
(AT DRIGGS)WILLIAMSBURG, BKLYN(L TRAIN TO BEDFORD AVE.)
718-782-8005
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
{between Broadway & South 5th Street} Williamsburg Subway J,M,Z to Marcy Ave.
(718) 599-8900

BOULEVARD TAVERN
a Bridge Between Past & Present
Get to know Greenpoint's newest "Old" bar

579 Meeker Avenue
(Between N. Henry & Monitor)

718 389 3252
L train: Graham Ave stop. Walk to Meeker Ave (BQE), make a right, walk 3 blocks. Boulevard is on the North-side.
 
G train: Nassau Ave stop. Walk to Russell Ave, make a right, walk to Meeker, turn left, walk 2 blocks.
 

12 Beers on Tap
Daily Happy Hour
Backyard
Pool Table
Internet Jukebox
Free Wifi!

BLACK & WHITE

86 East 10th St.

(btw. 3rd & 4th ave)

BLVD


199 Bowery (@ Spring)
 
http://blvdnyc.com/

BOWERY BALLROOM

6 Delancey, NYC 212.533.2111

A really great theatre for seeing your favorite gigs!

BOWERY POETRY CLUB


308 BOWERY, BETWEEN HOUSTON ST. AND BLEECKER ST.
 

BRIGHTON BAR


121 Brighton Avenue
Long Beach, NJ
732 229 9676

CAKE SHOP

152 Ludlow (between Stanton & Rivington) NYC 212 25 0060

The CARRIAGE INN

7th Ave. @ 8th St., Brooklyn  

CASTLE HEIGHTS


83-11 Northern Blvd., Queens, NY
718.898.9584

CATTYSHACK

249 4th Ave. @ President + Carrol, Brooklyn, NY take the R to Union

CHA CHA'S

on the Boardwalk, 1227 Riegleman Boardwalk (W 12th St) Brooklyn NY  718.946.1305

THE CHARLESTON

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

CLUB MIDWAY

25 Avenue B (between 2nd and 3rd), NYC (212) 253-2595

THE COCK

188 AVE A @ 12 ST  Cool Gay Bar with some of the hottest action

CONNECTIONS


503 VAN HOUTEN AVE
CLIFTON, NJ
973.473.3127

CONTINENTAL


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

Pool, Jukebox, Couches.

No more live R'n'R

Better Toilets? We shall see...

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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!

CRASH MANSION

199 Bowery & Spring St., NYC 212.691.1900

New club with new club feel. Watch out for some good band nights

THE CRIME SCENE

310 Bowery @ Bleeker St. 212 477 1166
 THE CUP
 1410 East Elizabeth AvenueLinden, New Jersey 908.925.8369

THE CUTTING ROOM


19 West 24th Street, NYC
between 6th and Broadway
 

THE DELANCEY


168 delancey st at Clinton & Attorney
by the bridge-with a delicious roof top hangout!!
 212 254 9920

DESMOND'S

433 Park Avenue South (btw 29th & 30th St.) 2121 725 9864

DING DONG LOUNGE


929 Columbus Avenue NYC
212 663 2600
b/w 105th & 106th St.
Take the 1/9 or B/C train to 103 St subway station
Most excellent place to visit, one of the only kool westside uptown bars
www.dingdonglounge.com/

DOC HOLIDAY'S

AVE A & 9 ST., NYC The Wildest HonkyTonk Lower East Side bar. Shots, Country music.

DON HILL'S


511 GREENWICH, NYC
(AT SPRING ST.)
212.334.1390

NYC Rockn'Roll Scene - British nites. Fantastic live band venue

DON PEDROS

90 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11206 http://www.myspace.com/donpedrobarlounge 

DOWNTIME

251 WEST 30TH ST, NYC Back To Top

DOWNTOWN BAR

211 PEARL ST, NYC  

The DOWNTOWN

190 Main Street, Farmingdale NY 11735 (Long Island) 516.293.7700

One of Long Islands best gig joints


DUCK
6th St.
Between Aves A&B
 

DUFF'S BROOKLYN

SW Corner of North 3rd & Kent Ave, Williamsburg

ELBOW ROOM
144 BLEECKER ST, NYC718 - 302-0411  

The EMERALD TAVERN
123 Lake Ave., Yonkers, ny  

EUROPA CLUB

98-104 Meserole Avenue (Corner Manhattan Ave.)

FAT BABY

112 Rivington St. NYC

FELONY LOUNGE
Trash, 256 Grand St. (@Roebling) Brooklyn

FONTANAS

105 Eldridge St. btwn Grand & Broome, NYC

FUELRAY Bar & Lounge

68 West 3rd St. 212 675 9557

GALAPAGOS

70 North 6th (between Wythe & Kent)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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GLASSHOUSE GALLERY

38 South 1st St. Williamsburg, BKNY

GLASSLANDS GALLERY

289 Kent Ave (between south 1st and south 2nd), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York The L train to the first stop in Brooklyn (Bedford Ave) Or the JMZ to the first stop in Brooklyn (Marcy Ave) 5 minute cab ride from the lower east side and just a few blocks from the Williamsburg Bridge. Parking is great

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

remember
THE SCRAP BAR

the home of

DirtyBookArt.com

GRAND CENTRAL BAR

659 Grand St., Williamsburg, Bkln. SMOKING PATIO in the back yard

GUERO

(beneath Julip)

9 Ave. A (btw 1st & 2nd)

HANK'S SALOON

46 3rd Ave. (at Atlantic, Brooklyn) Honky Tonk withFree BBQ on Sundays with the fabulous Sean Kershaw & the Pharoes to get the groove on

THE HOLE

29 2nd Ave. (at 2nd St.) NYC 212-473-9906

THE HOOK

18 Commerce Street
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
718.797.3007
www.thehookmusic.com

ISSUE

619 East 6th St.
(btwn Ave. B&C)

IRVING PLAZA

17 Irving Place, NYC 212 777 6817

Major venue for live bands

IV SOUTH


270 SOUTH ST. WILLIAMSBURG BKNY(BTW. HAVEREMEYER & MARCY)
718 493 8168
THE JOHN STREETBAR & GRILL

17 John Street, NYC
between Broadway & Nassau.
Look for the green awning.All trains lead to John Street Bar & Grill!
Broadway-Nassau/Fulton St.
Cool hang. Downstairs and surprisingly big. A real nice surprise in an unlikely area.

KENNY'S CASTAWAYS


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

KNITTING FACTORY

79 LEONARD ST. NYC 212-219-3006
excellent live bands

KOROVA MILK BAR

200 Avenue A (@12th & 13th St.) 212 245 8838 

LAKESIDE LOUNGE

162 Avenue B (btwn 10th & 11th St.)
NYC
212 529 8463

LA NOUVELLE JUSTINE

101 East 2nd St.Corner of 2nd St. & 1st St., NYC Behind Lucky Cheng's
Adults Only S&M food & drink

LILLIE'S

46 Beard St., Red Hook, Brooklyn

LIONS DEN

214 SULLIVAN STREET Groovy hang just off Bleeker St.
Live Music nightlyRock (Roots, Pop/Rock) Hip-Hop
Jambands/Funk Reggae
Hard Rock /Jazz/Avant

LIMERICK

69 W. 23rd between 5th & 6th

LIMESTONE

7319 5th Avenue, Brooklyn

LIT


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

 
THE LIZARD LOUNGE

240 West 54th St.
between Broadway and 8th Ave
NY
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LOT 61
550 West 21st 212.243.6555

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 LUCKY CAT LOUNGE

245 Grand Street • Williamsburg • Brooklyn • 11211 718.782.0437  

LUCKY CHENG'S

24 1st Ave (between Houston & 2nd)
212-673-8908
www.planetluckychengs.com

LUCKY 13 SALOON

273 13th Street @ 5th Avenue,
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
 Brooklyn's only fulltime punk, deathrock, metal, and alternative bar
718 499 7553

THE LUNA LOUNGE

171 LUDLOW ST., NYC  try the radio station they got on internet! See Bartalk/The Buzz

MATCHLESS

557 Manhattan Ave & Driggs in Greenpoint (right near McCarren Park!)
take G to Nassau or L to Bedford

MAGNETIC FIELDS

97 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn

MAGUIRE'S
54-20 Roosevelt Ave. Woodside, Queens, ny  

MANITOBA'S

99 AVENUE B, NYC 212.982.2511

the Dictators
Handsome Dick Manitoba's bar

MARDI GRAS

523 Bay St. Staten Island
 

MARQUEE

289 Tenth Avenue Btw 26th & 27th St. NYC Just absolutely fabulous, Darling!

MAX FISH

178 Ludlow Street, NYC 212) 529-3959

Cool bar very lively young crowd

MAXWELL'S


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

MEMORY MOTEL

692 Montauk Highway 631 668-0041

MERCURY LOUNGE

217 E. Houston St.  (corner Ave A & Houston)

MICKY'S BLUE ROOM

171 Avenue C between 10th & 11th Streets.  great live room in back - great bar in front. Cool Bartenders

MOD
505 Columbus Ave  

MO PITCKINS

34 Ave A btw 2nd & 3rd

MOTORCITY

LUDLOW STREET, NYC  One of the best bars. Great rock'n'roll punk crowd

MY PLACE
109 Franklin St. Greanpoint, Brooklyn  Back To Top 

MULCAHY'S

3232 Railroad Avenue, Wantagh, NY 516 826 6857

NIAGARA

112 AVE A @ 7TH ST., NYC 212. 420.9517
attracts a mod crowd

Jesse Malin's bar

NIKKI & SAMS

83 Worth Street, NYC
(bet. Church & Broadway)

NORTHSIX


66 NORTH 6TH, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN NY
 Good Live gig in BKNY

NUBLU

62 Avenue C, NYC

212 979 9925 Nublu@nublu.net

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 performances & pool

PETE'S CANDY STORE

709 LORIMER ST. WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN  

PIANOS

 158 Ludlow at Stanton. 
PLAID 
 76 East 13th Street
(Bet. Broadway and 4th Avenue)
 212-388-1062

PUSSYCAT LOUNGE


96 GREENWICH ST (RECTOR ST)
212.349.4800

Work your way past the titty bar if you can and get upstairs for some great rock nights!

PURPLE DOOR

140 W. 24 St., btw 6th + 7th Ave, NYC (formerly known as the legendary Green Door)

PYRAMID CLUB


AVENUE A BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH, NYC
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RAGA

433 East 6th St. (Between 1st Ave and Avenue A) No cover, 2-drink min. Take the 6 train to Astor Place.

RARE
R&R


416 West 14th St.., NYC
Bet. 9th Ave. & Washington

212 675 1661

 

THE RAVEN
Place got burnt down, such a shame. Maybe rebuild, we'll have to see what happens...


194 AVE A, NYC
212.529.4712
REBAR

127 8TH AVENUE, NYC
 

REBEL

251 West 30th, NYC www.rebelnyc.com/
THE RED LION

151 BLEECKER STREET, OFF THOMPSON ST., NYC
 Typical Bleeker Street bar with great cover bands etc... Bridge & Tunnel crowd

REDZONE

79-56 Metropolitan
Ave. Middle Village, Qns. 718-326-7496
THE RISING CAFE

186 Fifth Ave. Park Slope Brooklyn

718.622.5072

RIFIFI (CINEMA CLASSICS)

332 East 11th Street at 1st Avenue

THE ROCK 45 ROOM

CONNOLLY'S

@ Connolly's Time Square
121 W. 45th St (bet 6th and Bway) 3rd floor NYC 10036

500 capacity, 21+ strictly ROCK venue.

ROCK CANDY

37 E 21st Street

RODEO BAR

375 THIRD AVENUE, NYC

212.683.6500

ROSELAND

239 West 52nd St. NYC 212 307 7171

ROTHKO

116 Suffolk St. between Rivington & Delancey

THE SAINT

601 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Hotline: (732)775-9144

Booking: (732)776-8913

SCENIC

25 Avenue B. NYC (2-3rd St.)

SEHO

113 Ludlow
(btwn Rivington and Delancey)
212-253-1223
SHINE
285 WEST BROADWAY
A/C/E OR 1/9 OR NR TO CANAL ST.
212.941.0900

THE SHIP'S MAST
(AKA ROCKSTAR BAR)


351 KENT AVE. AT S.5TH WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
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SIBERIA


356 W 40TH ST BETW 8/9 AVES-LOOK FOR THE RED LIGHT
212 333-4141WWW.SIBERIANY.COM/

THE SIDEWALK CAFE


94 Ave. A  (at 6th Street) NYC  Very cool Alphabet City eats/drinks places good food, great prices, and you can see the world walk by.

SIN SIN

@ The Leopard Lounge

248 East 5th Street at 2nd Avenue
Subway: F, V to Lower East Side-Second Avenue
212-253-2222 Lovely little dive

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6's & 8's

Corner of Chrystie & Stanton, NYC
 

SIXMILECROSS

288 city island ave, City Island, The Bronx

718 885 1664

City Island is the beautiful area of the Bronx that makes you think you're in a New England fishing village

THE SKINNY

174 Orchard St., NYC

(212) 780-0313

THE SLIPPER ROOM


167 Orchard St., NYC (at Stanton St.)
Lower East Side
212.253.7246

Cosy little theatre bar - entertainment to the max!

SNITCH


59 W 21st St (Btwn 5th Ave and 6th Ave)
(212) 727-7775

SOB's


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

Sounds of Brazil - need I say more.

SOUTHPAW


125 FIFTH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY (PARK SLOPE)
718.230.0236

Spirit


530 W 27th St New York, NY

SPUTNIK

262 Taaffe Pl. Clinton Hill Brooklyn
G train to Classon Ave. walk 1 bl. to DeKalb, right, 1 bl. to Taaffe Pl.
Info: www.barsputnik.com
(718) 398-6666

STARLAND BALLROOM

570 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville NJ 08872 · (732) 238-5500

THE STONE PONY

913 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ
732-502-0600

@ SUITE 16

127 Eighth Ave. @ 16th st., NYC
 212 627 1680
THE TEMPLE

2166 BENSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11214

THREE OF CUPS


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

13 LITTLE DEVILS


120 Orchard Street @ Delancey, NYC
TOBACCO ROAD

41ST STREET BETWEEN 8TH & 9TH AVE, NYC
 

TONIC

107 Norfolk St., NYC
(between Delancey and Rivington)
212-358-7501
F train to Delancey St.- J/M/Z to Essex St.

TRASH


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

TRIBECA


16 WARREN STREET, NYC

TRUE


28 E. 23RD ST., NYC
(BETW MADISON & PARK AVE.)
212.615.6666
TRUST LOUNGE

421 W 13 ST
(BETW 9 AVE-WASHINGTON ST.)
212.645.7775

The UNDERSCORE

1733 First Ave. Btwn 89th/90th St.

UNION POOL

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

VASMAY

(old Miow Mix)

269 EAST HOUSTON ST, NYC 212-254-0688
Musicians behind bars:
Say hi to Prince Hal & Lani Ford!

WARSAW

261 Driggs Ave
Greenpoint/Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 387-0505

www.warsawconcerts.com/

THE WRECKROOM (Brooklyn)

940 Flushing Avenue, BKNY Fucking Great New Club!!!
Check Out Frank Wood Nights
Fridays!

718 418 6347

THE WRECKROOM (New Jersey)


551 MAIN AVE., WALLINGTON NJ
973.471.8405

THE WHISKEY BAR


125 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ

201-963-3400

WEBSTER HALL


125 EAST 11TH STREET, NYC
212-353-1600

WILD SPIRITS

1843 1st ave (between 95 and 96 streets) Manhattan, NY 10128 718 415 7013

The old Hogs & Heiffers uptown bar, great whiskey joint /live bands

ZIPPER THEATRE

336 W. 37th street, between 8th & 9th Avenues, NYC
212.352.3101

www.zippertheater.com/