Lower East Side

Recent activity

Jun 19   New review for Desmond's Tavern.
  My one experience here was good. This is a solid venue with a nice clientele and a good sound guy who is pleasant to work with. Room sounded good, people…

Jun 19   Desmond's Tavern was added .

Mar 12   New review for Arlene's Grocery.
  PA, sound in room, sound engineer, stage size and lights all excellent. Payment of the bands who do all the work to bring the crowd...total crap. A band or artist…

Oct 3   New review for Ella Lounge.
  There are two spaces, upstairs and downstairs. Upstairs tends to have regular weekly performances (soul/funk band on Mondays, etc.) and varying groups downstairs. There isn't a built-in crowd, and on…

Oct 3   Ella Lounge was added .

Oct 3   New review for National Underground.
  I agree with michaelwinograd's review. This is the scuzziest place I have ever played. They'll double book, and I had a friend's group come down from Boston to perform here,…

Oct 3   New review for Local 269.
  I agree with musicman71's review. Very small space, very loud sound, empty room, difficult to draw people to. The band set-up in between sets is DIY. Beyond that, I went…

Oct 3   New review for Googie's Lounge.
  Googie's Lounge is a mezzanine-level space on the second floor of the Living Room. There are no walls between the performance space and the bar area on the main level.…

Oct 2   New review for Bowery Ballroom.
  I played at the Ballroom with someone else's band, so I don't know about the payment and booking situation. But in terms of set up and sound, this is a…

Oct 2   New review for 169 Bar.
  Not sure if it is still like this, but my experience with Bar 169 was identical to places like Bar East, National Underground, etc. This venue hires a new booking…

Jan 5   New review for UC87 Lounge.
  I wish I didn't even have to give this place a single star. They are a RIP OFF- bands beware! I wrote a review of this place on Yelp, I'll…

Oct 12   New review for Arlene's Grocery.
  I've played here a few times over the past couple of years, both solo acoustic and with band; they made improvements to the PA system a little while ago...I thought…

Mar 11   Arlene's Grocery was added .

Venues in Lower East Side

• Mehanata

    
  Genres: balkan, brass
  Latest review: “I strongly advise musicians against playing at this venue. I used to play here regularly with several bands, and for a while it seemed like a good deal. The band…”

• National Underground

    
  Latest review: “I agree with michaelwinograd's review. This is the scuzziest place I have ever played. They'll double book, and I had a friend's group come down from Boston to perform here,…”

• Nublu

    
  Genres: "jazz, groove, world music"
  Latest review: “this place has an incredible vibe. a lasting bastion of bohemian new york underground. barstaff has a great vibe. booker is friendly and a musician himself, though at times unresponsive.”

• Parkside Lounge

• Pianos

• Rockwood Music Hall

    
  Genres: "singer/songwriter, folk, pop, rock,"
  Latest review: “Great small, listening room. Excellent sound both on stage and in the house. Tight fit for larger groups, but not an ideal room for very large bands. They have a…”

• The Annex

    
  Latest review: “My experience seems to be better than the other review. Mostly because I was just a musician and my band leader did the whole business aspect. I did hear there…”

• The Living Room

    
  Genres: singer-songwriter, folk, pop, rock, indie rock
  Latest review: “Fantastic sound, great sound man, very cool room. Good musician's on the bill.”

• UC87 Lounge

    
  Genres: all
  Latest review: “I wish I didn't even have to give this place a single star. They are a RIP OFF- bands beware! I wrote a review of this place on Yelp, I'll…”