Gallery for local and emerging artists, music venue, and performance space in an old garage.
Owner Joe Reynolds transformed a strip-mall Romanian restaurant into a cross between an old-school Hollywood haunt and a gussied-up basement rec room with a basic Italian menu and some sort of entertainment (comedy, dramedy, live music) six nights a week.
Music nerds heart the genre-bending, underground, and experimental sounds at this independent store.
Besides the unbeatable indie lineup, unobstructed views, great acoustics, and a spacious standing-room setup make this divey music venue a citywide favorite. A downstairs bar means you can drink to your heart’s content while waiting for your preferred musical act to take the stage.
Louisiana specialties (gumbo, crawfish etouffee, jambalaya) along with sides like three potato hash and dirty rice. Plus world-class New Orleans music playing live in the lounge.
Fifty-plus-year-old school and venue offers dance, music, and art classes. Live acts like Richie Havens and Glen Hansard in the intimate music hall make for outstanding shows.
Rock and roll — literally — at Williamsburg’s new bowling alley/Blue Ribbon restaurant/music venue all in one. While chugging back Brooklyn-brewed beer, take note of this cool detail: The sixteen-lane behemoth is the first LEED certified bowling alley in the world.
The space showcases cutting-edge artists and doubles as a venue, hosting an array of live music and events. Definitely a place to stop on your Second Saturday stroll.
West London underground arts and music venue hosts club nights and live bands. (It’s where Lilly Allen famously launched her career). The space is small and not much to look at, but artsy types, cool kids and indie lovers will hear it here first.
Photo: Courtesy of Notting Hill Arts Club
Breathtaking contempo ballet (DJ, live music, video projections) in Annie Leibovitz’s spectacular former studio. It’s a dance dance revolution.
Photo: Courtesy of Francois Rousseau