#1
13 Bar/Lounge
Located at:
35 E. 13th St. (btw. Broadway & University Pl.)
Contact Number:
(212) 979-6677
Description:
This Three floor lounge cum nightclub plays host to some exciting live ecclectic Jazz, Funk, Rock, and Soul music every Tuesday and a Spoken Word poetry every Monday.
Wed – Sun are DJ parties featuring Brit Pop, Retro dance music, Trance and everything in between.
Timings:
7:30pm – 10pm depending on the night
cover range
$0 – $10. Check their website for schedules.
Ages:
21 or more.
Subway:
A, C, E, B, D, F, Q to W. 4th St.
#2
2i’s
Located at:
248 W. 14th St., btwn 7th & 8th Aves.
Contact Number:
(212) 807-1775
Description:
Two bars on two floors playing Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae and Old School dance music.
Proper attire is expected.
Cover Range:
$5 – $15.
Timings:
10:30pm – 4am every night.
Ages:
21 and over.
Subway:
A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 9 to 14th St.; L to 8th Ave.
#3
Le Bar Bat
Description:
Multilevel club with live bands every night except Sunday, a dance club with DJs, a restaurant, four bars and an upstairs chillout room with TVs and a jukebox.
Cover price:
$10 during the week,
$15 on Thursday,
and $20 on the weekend.
Ages:
21 and older.
Timings:
5:30pm – 4am.
Subway:
A, C, B, D, 1, 9 to 59th St.
#4
Bowery Ballroom
Located at:
6 Delancey St., btw. Bowery & Crystie St.
Contact Number:
(212) 533-2111
Events and Description:
(see events)
Outfitted in classy Art Deco style, this three-level former shoe store has a downstairs lounge and a 500-capacity concert hall. A cool mid-sized venue for Electronica, Alternative and Indie-rock.
Timings:
Downstairs opens at 7pm, upstairs opens at 8pm with shows starting at 9:30 or 10pm.
Tickets range:
$12 – $30.
Age limit:
(16 – 21) depending on the show.
The Box Office at the Mercury Lounge is open from 12 – 7pm, Mon.-Sat. (212-260-4700). Subway: J, M to Bowery, 6 to Spring St.
#5
CBGB,
Located at:
313 Bowery at Bleecker St.
Contact Number:
(212) 982-4052
Description:
(see events)
Since 1976, this club has been serving the best in Punk and Alternative rock. Blondie and the Talking Heads got their starts here. CB’s (as it’s affectionately called) now hosts many different kinds of music, but it’s still true to its punk roots.
Show Timings:
8pm.
Cover:
$5-$10.
Ages:
16 and over to get in, 21 to drink.
Subway: B, D, F, Q to Broadway-Lafayette, 6 to Bleeker.