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Acme Underground - Mid-Village - 9 Great Jones St btw Broadway & Lafayette (212) 420-1934

Arlene Grocery - LES - 95 Stanton btw Ludlow & Orchard (212) 358-1633 [We liked it -- and the whole neighborhood -- better when it was dirty. 4-7 bands a night. Punk/Metal Karaoke Mondays at 10.]

Beacon Theater - UWS - 2124 Broadway btw 74th & 75th (212) 496-7070 [Old-school theather]
Bowery Ballroom - LES - 6 Delancey @ Bowery (212) 533-2111

CB's 313 Gallery - East Village - 313 Bowery @ Bleeker (212) 677-0455 [Art Gallery and music venue offshoot from the legendary CBGB's]

Don Hill’s - SOHO West - Greenwich @ Spring (212) 334-1390 [Watch out for Don]

Hammerstein Ballroom - Clinton - 311 W. 34th St. btw 8th & 9th (212) 564-4882 [Large theater, big acts, open floor, violence permitted, spectacular]

Irving Plaza - Gramercy West/Union Square - 17 Irving Place @ 15th (212) 777-6800 [Always exciting]

Joe's Pub - Mid-Village - 425 Lafayette St below Astor (212) 539-8777 [Eclectic, intimate and cool]

Knitting Factory - Tribeca - 74 Leonard St btw Bway & Church - 212-219-3055 [Last visit: Noticeably bad sound for loud acts]

Lakeside Lounge - East Village/Alphabet - 162 Ave B @ 10th (212) 529-8463 [Rowdy, beer-soaked east village hole]

Le BAR BAT - Midtown West - 311 West 57th Street btw 8th & 9th (212) 307-7228 [comment withheld]

Luna Lounge - LES - 171 Ludlow St btw Houston & Stanton (212) 260-2323

Mercury Lounge - LES - 217 E Houston St btw Ludlow & Essex (212) 260-4700

Rodeo Bar - East Village - 375 Third Ave @ 27th (212) 683-6500 [No-atmosphere honky tonk]

Roseland - Theater District - 239 West 52nd Street btw Broadway & 8th (212) 247-0200 [Cavernous dancehall with premier acts and events]

The Town Hall - Theater District - 123 W 43rd St btw 6th & 7th (212) 840-2824

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