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venues in NYC...

palahniukkubrick
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Re: venues in NYC... June 16, 2005 at 03:14 PM UTC #
If you dig jazz, hit up Iridium.

CBGB is just as shitty and run-down as you think it would be.

Tonic is fun.

Hammerstein Ballroom is nice.

Roseland is also cool.

Beacon is swell.

MSG and Radio City have a lot of history (RCMH even has elevator attendants).

Webster Hall is just ok.

Knitting Factory really is a bad venue.

Bowery Ballroom is alright.

Joe's Pub isn't bad. Not great though.

Apollo Theatre is scary at night.

Living Room is only satisfactory.
kosmo
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Re: venues in NYC... June 16, 2005 at 03:19 PM UTC #
Originally posted by dfmcpete:
How bout Irving Plaza? I may head up to see Ted Leo in a few weeks…
similiar layout and size to the 9:30 club… balcony around mainfloor…
bags
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Re: venues in NYC... June 16, 2005 at 05:01 PM UTC #
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Originally posted by dfmcpete:
How bout Irving Plaza? I may head up to see Ted Leo in a few weeks…
similiar layout and size to the 9:30 club… balcony around mainfloor…
Site of one of my favorite shows – the Hoodoo Gurus sometime in the late 80s (I'm not good at remembering that stuff…). Good place.
MindCage
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Re: venues in NYC... June 17, 2005 at 02:35 PM UTC #
There's also:

Club Rare
Delancy Lounge
Crash Mansion

All 3 have diverse lineups depending on the night of the week.

Rothko is back open? We were suppose to play a show there in Feb with Fixmer/McCarthy (Terrance Fixmer and Douglas McCarthy(Nizter Ebb)), but it was shut down the night before by the Fire Marshall.

MindCage
Mindless Faith
Deep6 Productions
sukihaywood
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Re: venues in NYC... June 17, 2005 at 03:26 PM UTC #
I can put up with anything (…hmmm thinking Velvet Lounge) for the right band. I loved Knitting Factory - and couldn't care less about the bartenders…I've been ignored by the best of 'em. I LOVE the Hammerstein but some groups could be LOST there with the size/stage. I have a question: Anyone been to Tribeca Rock Club? How about Arlene's grocery? Size?
walkman
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Re: venues in NYC... June 17, 2005 at 05:19 PM UTC #
Originally posted by BadSushi:
I can put up with anything (…hmmm thinking Velvet Lounge) for the right band. I loved Knitting Factory - and couldn't care less about the bartenders…I've been ignored by the best of 'em. I LOVE the Hammerstein but some groups could be LOST there with the size/stage. I have a question: Anyone been to Tribeca Rock Club? How about Arlene's grocery? Size?
Agreed, re: the right band. As for the clubs you mention, Tribeca seems to be all jambands all the time…euuughhhhhh.

As for Arlene's Grocery, I've only ever seen friends' bands there–you know, the sort of bands that only a friend could love.

Oh and Jag…Cakeshop is really pretty cool. Record store/cafe by day, rock joint by night. It's on Ludlow, so right in the middle of the LES scene…which reminds me, has anyone mentioned Sin-E yet? One of the best spots in the city, especially when they bust out the $2 drink specials. One word of warning: what with the relative isolation of the neighborhood from convenient trains (the F? please!) and the plethora of after-hours watering holes, you may be hard-pressed to escape before dawn.
ggw
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Re: venues in NYC... June 17, 2005 at 05:24 PM UTC #
At what club does DJ Walkie Walk spin?
El Tee
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Re: venues in NYC... June 17, 2005 at 05:37 PM UTC #
Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
Originally posted by BadSushi:
How about Arlene's grocery? Size?
As for Arlene's Grocery, I've only ever seen friends' bands there–you know, the sort of bands that only a friend could love.

Oh and Jag…Cakeshop is really pretty cool. Record store/cafe by day, rock joint by night. It's on Ludlow, so right in the middle of the LES scene…which reminds me, has anyone mentioned Sin-E yet? One of the best spots in the city, especially when they bust out the $2 drink specials. One word of warning: what with the relative isolation of the neighborhood from convenient trains (the F? please!) and the plethora of after-hours watering holes, you may be hard-pressed to escape before dawn.
Arlene's has a website now…shows appear to be rotating vice regular schedule.
thanks for the others details - forgot about Sin-E.
walkman
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Re: venues in NYC... June 17, 2005 at 05:56 PM UTC #
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
At what club does DJ Walkie Walk spin?
missed you this past year, cap'n. oh and thanks for the lack of name-change–it's like I never left.

I'm actually starting a weekly gig this fall with my radio co-host (and DC native) Selecta Swest at a local (to me, at least) dive called the Ding Dong Lounge on Columbus at 106th. 60's psych/garage/soul and 70's/80's punk from midnight til 2, funk/hiphop/reggae/electro til close. This past year, I was part of a rotating, borough-hopping monthly shindig called Thumper, but sadly our fearless leader, DJ Suerte, has graduated and moved to Chile, leaving the future of Thumper in flux…
Doctor Doom
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Re: venues in NYC... June 18, 2005 at 04:24 AM UTC #
I liked North Six a lot. It's the closest thing NYC has to the Black Cat. :)
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