So you want to play in NYC? Don
So you want to play in NYC? Don't know where to go? You're in luck! We've got a great list of venues supporting Independent Bands and DJs in and around NYC. Read More about making it live in NYC. You want to make it in the music biz. You know NYC is the place to get heard. Now what? Here's the list of NYC venues supporting independent music. They are where you NEED to play. Get on the phone, and call them. Better yet, get off your ass and go there yourself! Venue What's There? 13 Bar 35 E. 13th St. (btw. Broadway & University Pl.) (212) 979-6677 Jazz, Funk, Rock, Soul, DJs spin Brit Pop, Retro dance music, Trance Wed-Sun. Acme Underground 9 Great Jones St. at Lafayette St. (212) 677-6963 Live rock bands every night. Anyway Cafe 34 E. 2nd St (btw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.) (212) 533-3412 Live Jazz, Brazilian and Russian music. Arlene Grocery 95 Stanton St. (btw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.) (212) 358-1633 Rock. B3 Lounge and Restaurant 33 Ave. B at 3rd St. (212) 614-9755 Open Mic Comedy, DJs spinning Brit Pop and Techno. Baggot Inn 82 W. 3rd St. (btw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.) (212) 477-0622 Live music plus an open poetry reading. BAM Cafe 30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Pl., Brooklyn (718) 636-4139 Jazz to Spoken Word to Afro-pop, Latin, Rock, R&B, Blues, and Experimental music. The Bitter End 174 Bleecker St. at Thompson St. (212) 673-7030 Folk, country, and rock music. Bottom Line 15 W. 4th St. at Mercer St. (212) 228-6300 Jazz, Rock. Brownies 169 Ave A (btw 10th & 11th Sts.) (212) 420-8392 Rock. CBGB 313 Bowery at Bleecker St. (212) 982-4052 Punk, Alternative Continental 25 3rd Ave. at St. Mark's Pl. (212) 529-6924 Rock, Alternative Elbow Room 144 Bleeker St. (btw. Thompson St. & LaGuardia Pl.) (212) 979-8434 Rock, Funk, R&B. Groove 125 Macdougal St. (at W. 3rd St.) (212) 254-9393 Blues, R&B. Izzy Bar 125 Macdougal St. (at W. 3rd St.) (212) 254-9393 House, Techno, Funk, Latin. Kenny's Castaways 157 Bleeker St. (btw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts.) (212) 473-9870 Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz and Fusion. Knitting Factory 74 Leonard St. (btw. Broadway & Church St.) (212) 219-3055 Pretty much everything. Lion's Den 214 Sullivan St. (btw. Bleeker & W. 3rd St.) (212) 477-2782 Rock, Alternative. Mercury Lounge 217 Houston St. at Essex St. (212) 260-4700 Rock and Pop. Shine 285 W. Broadway at Canal St. (212) 941-0900 DJs, some live music, Reggae S.O.B.'s 204 Varick St. at Houston St. (212) 243-4940 Latin music, plus Hip Hop, Reggae, and African Hip Hop. Terra Blues 149 Bleeker St. (btw. Thompson St. & La Guardia Pl.) (212) 777-7776 Blues. My Favorite. Tonic 107 Norfolk St. (btw. Delancey & Rivington Sts.) (212) 358-7503 Jazz, Rock, and Electronic. Wetlands 161 Hudson St. near Laight St. (212) 386-3600 Pretty much everything.