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Midtown West54 BelowAt 54 Below, every table is within 24 feet of the stage, putting Broadway performers on the scale of a supper-club conversation.Next: Sun Nov 22 · 9:30 PM · Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver’s Actor TherapyBushwickAlphavilleAlphaville pairs a Bushwick band stage with a bar you can settle into, making a small concert feel like part of a neighborhood visit.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 6:30 PM · my girlfriends boyfriends, SOAP, Molly Ganley, Dizzy & the DrapesHarlemApollo TheaterThe Apollo's Harlem stage helped make live performance part of recorded music history: James Brown's 1962 concert became Live at the Apollo.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 10:00 PM · Jane HandcockPowerhouse Arts DistrictArt House ProductionsArt House puts theater, dance and gallery exhibitions together in Jersey City's Powerhouse Arts District, with local artists threaded through the program.Next: Thu Oct 22 · 7:30 PM · FOCUS: Innovative Choreography SeriesWilliamsburgBaby's All RightAt Baby's All Right, the glowing backdrop behind the band is made from old hotel ashtrays. South Williamsburg gets a concert with its own light show.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 9:30 PM · La ReezyGreenwich VillageBlue NoteBlue Note brings established jazz musicians into a Greenwich Village club that also makes space for soul, hip-hop and younger artists.Next: Tue Nov 10 · 8:00 PM · Vic Mensa with Live BandLower East SideBowery BallroomPrimarily a live-music hall, Bowery Ballroom occasionally makes sense for comedy when a touring comic needs a proper stage rather than a club setup.Next: Mon Oct 12 · 7:00 PM · Wesley JosephWilliamsburgBrooklyn BowlBrooklyn Bowl puts a concert stage, bowling lanes and a full-service restaurant under one Williamsburg roof.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM · MC LyteDowntown BrooklynBrooklyn ParamountBrooklyn Paramount stages modern concert tours inside a 1928 movie palace, with the old theatrical architecture still surrounding the crowd.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Kelela - new avatar liveEast WilliamsburgBrooklyn SteelBrooklyn Steel makes a former steel factory work as an East Williamsburg concert hall, with a broad standing floor and a balcony above it.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM · TrickyBushwickCafe ErzulieCafe Erzulie shifts from jazz and live music into a dance club, giving its Bushwick address more than one musical identity.Next: Fri Oct 30 · 10:00 PM · PressureChelseaCity Winery New YorkCity Winery pairs a seated concert with food and its own wines at Pier 57, beside the Hudson River in Chelsea.Next: Sun Nov 15 · 5:00 PM · Brother AliEast VillageDromDrom brings international artists and local audiences together on Avenue A, with a program that moves readily between musical traditions.Next: Sun Nov 15 · 7:00 PM · Orkhan ZeynalliGreenpointGood RoomA Greenpoint dance club built around recurring parties and visiting DJs, with enough continuity that the series can matter as much as the headliner.Next: Fri Oct 16 · 10:00 PM · 12 Years of Good Room - DJ Holographic, 4AM NYC, Lee Cash & Perna (All Night)GramercyGramercy TheatreNext: Wed Oct 14 · 7:00 PM · Lauren SandersonHell's KitchenHK HallNext: Fri Oct 9 · 11:00 PM · CONEP - TRAPPii 2Union SquareIrving PlazaIrving Plaza brings touring bands to Union Square, with a calendar broad enough to move from punk to soul and country.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 7:00 PM · Skilla Baby: The Price of Fame Tour (18+)FlatbushKings TheatreKings brings concerts and live performance into a Flatbush movie palace whose chandeliers make their own argument for arriving before the show.Next: Wed Dec 23 · 7:00 PM · Hip Hop NutcrackerGreenwich VillageLe Poisson RougeLe Poisson Rouge treats contemporary classical music, metal and electronic acts as plausible neighbors on one Greenwich Village calendar.Next: Mon Oct 26 · 8:00 PM · Action Bronson & Human Growth HormoneBedford ParkLehman Center for the Performing ArtsLehman Center gives the Bronx a large seated stage for salsa, soul and touring family shows.Next: Sat Nov 7 · 8:00 PM · GinuwineUpper West SideLincoln Center for the Performing ArtsLincoln Center gathers opera, ballet, orchestral music, theater and film on one Upper West Side campus, with several calendars running at once.Next: Wed Oct 28 · 8:00 PM · Topaz JonesLower East SideMercury LoungeMercury Lounge keeps touring bands and local acts close to the audience on the Lower East Side, with opening sets worth making time for.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 9:00 PM · ChandlerDowntown NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts CenterNJPAC pairs major touring performers with a substantial local program, bringing music, dance and comedy to Downtown Newark.Next: Fri Dec 11 · 8:00 PM · Dru Hill & MýaEast WilliamsburgPacha New YorkPacha New York brings touring dance DJs to Stewart Avenue, with an East Williamsburg calendar built around extended parties and major electronic acts.Next: Fri Oct 30 · 10:00 PM · KaytranadaWilliamsburgPete's Candy StorePete's Candy Store gives songwriters and small acts a Williamsburg stage, with most shows funded by suggested donations instead of admission.Next: Mon Nov 30 · 6:30 PM · Raphael McGregorLower East SidePianosPianos splits a Lower East Side outing between live acts, DJs and a bar, with more than one floor in play.Next: Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM · Gutter Pearl • Seraphine's Cleaver • Dumpster PinkChelseaRacketRacket puts a 650-person concert upstairs across from Chelsea Market, keeping the stage on a scale where the crowd still feels gathered together.Next: Fri Oct 30 · 8:00 PM · SuecoEast WilliamsburgRefugeRefuge was designed around its sound system, with a cushioned wooden dance floor giving the East Williamsburg club a practical reason for longer sets.Next: Sat Dec 12 · 3:00 PM · Kyle Watson & GuestsBushwickSaint VitusSaint Vitus brings its heavy-music identity to Troutman Street, giving Bushwick a dedicated stop for metal and the bands around it.Next: Fri Nov 13 · 6:00 PM · Ho99o9, N8NOFACE, Slay SquadEast WilliamsburgSILO BrooklynSILO grew out of a party in a Williamsburg auto garage, and its East Williamsburg calendar still leaves space for DJs getting started.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 10:00 PM · Ivy Lab: A Farewell TourEast WilliamsburgSleepwalkSleepwalk hides a small live stage behind a cocktail bar on Bushwick Avenue, with a more decorated setting than the usual bare-walled club.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · HYPER RAP: Szuper, Kobana, Tram, DJ HennedyHell's KitchenTerminal 5Two balcony levels look down on Terminal 5's main floor, making a large Hell's Kitchen concert feel stacked around the stage.Next: Thu Oct 22 · 8:00 PM · The AvalanchesGreenwich VillageThe Bitter EndThe Bitter End's red brick backdrop frames a Greenwich Village stage shared by generations of songwriters, bands and comedians.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 9:00 PM · Guthrie Trapp & FriendsChelseaThe Joyce TheaterThe Joyce is one of the few theaters in the country built by dancers for dance, converted from a Chelsea movie house that the neighborhood had shut down.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 6:00 PM · Choreographers & CocktailsFinancial DistrictThe Rooftop at Pier 17The Rooftop at Pier 17 puts a touring concert outdoors above the East River, with the city's buildings sharing the view.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 7:00 PM · San HoloBushwickThe Sultan RoomA Bushwick music stage attached to a transplanted Wisconsin supper club, with dinner, kebabs and a rooftop gathered around the same address.Next: Fri Oct 16 · 7:00 PM · Open Mike EagleRidgewoodTV EyeTV Eye lets a Ridgewood show expand into dinner, a gallery visit or dancing, with several bars and a courtyard under one address.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 7:00 PM · Kristeen Young, Theophobia, Seraphine's CleaverWashington HeightsUnited PalaceA 3,293-seat movie palace on upper Broadway that a congregation bought rather than let it be demolished, and that still books films and concerts.Next: Sat Nov 28 · 8:00 PM · NTGGreenpointWarsawWarsaw brings touring bands into Greenpoint's Polish National Home, where pierogi belong to the concert ritual as much as the bar.Next: Thu Dec 3 · 7:00 PM · Autumn!East VillageWebster HallWebster Hall brings touring bands into an East Village gathering hall whose history includes union rallies, public meetings and dances.Next: Wed Nov 18 · 8:00 PM · Ezra Collective