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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: Mon Dec 7 · 9:30 PM · Mistletoe & Mistakes with The Dot NYCBushwickAlphavilleAlphaville 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 21 · 6:30 PM · Shower Beers, Cheer Up Dusty, Free Friends, Break Out DayProspect HeightsBarclays CenterBarclays Center puts arena concerts on the same floor where Brooklyn's basketball teams play, with a crowd measured in thousands.Next: Mon Oct 12 · 8:00 PM · Brand NewLower 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: Wed Dec 2 · 6:00 PM · Static DressDowntown BrooklynBrooklyn ParamountBrooklyn Paramount stages modern concert tours inside a 1928 movie palace, with the old theatrical architecture still surrounding the crowd.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 6:00 PM · Knocked Loose & Denzel CurryEast 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: Tue Nov 10 · 7:30 PM · Chat PileBushwickCafe ErzulieCafe Erzulie shifts from jazz and live music into a dance club, giving its Bushwick address more than one musical identity.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 10:00 PM · EclipseGramercyGramercy TheatreNext: Thu Oct 15 · 6:30 PM · Wind Walkers - The "I Don't Belong Here" TourRidgewoodH0L0H0L0 brings house and techno into a Ridgewood basement setting, with a dance floor that puts listeners around the DJ booth.Next: Sun Oct 18 · 6:00 PM · The Ritual w/ Anané & Louie Vega @ H0L0InwoodInwood Art WorksInwood Art Works brings film, music and theater into neighborhood life, with local artists and outdoor screenings sharing the program.Next: Sun Nov 15 · 12:00 AM · Still AliveUnion SquareIrving PlazaIrving Plaza brings touring bands to Union Square, with a calendar broad enough to move from punk to soul and country.Next: Mon Oct 26 · 6:00 PM · Hawthorne Heights - 20th anniversary of If Only You Were LonelyFlatbushKings TheatreKings brings concerts and live performance into a Flatbush movie palace whose chandeliers make their own argument for arriving before the show.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 8:00 PM · Thundercat: Distracted AF TourGreenwich VillageLe Poisson RougeLe Poisson Rouge treats contemporary classical music, metal and electronic acts as plausible neighbors on one Greenwich Village calendar.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM · sunn O)))BushwickMarket HotelMarket Hotel puts the elevated subway almost level with the stage windows, in an all-ages concert hall above a Bushwick grocery store.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Panopticon with Catharsis and Family GardenLower 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: Sun Oct 25 · 8:00 PM · AsavaWilliamsburgMusic Hall of WilliamsburgMusic Hall of Williamsburg gives a standing concert more than one vantage point, with a mezzanine above the floor and bars across three levels.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Revocation — MOVED TO SAINT VITUSWilliamsburgPete'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: Fri Oct 23 · 5:00 PM · NumbskullDowntown NewarkPrudential CenterPrudential Center brings large touring concerts to Downtown Newark, sharing its arena calendar with Devils hockey and college basketball.Next: Thu Nov 19 · 6:30 PM · Motionless In WhiteBushwickPurgatoryPurgatory puts punk shows and drag upstairs from a Bushwick bar filled with little alcoves, giving performers and conversation separate places to go.Next: Mon Oct 12 · 8:00 PM · Seance, Jules, and HorseshellChelseaRacketRacket 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 16 · 8:00 PM · Scene Queen: METALICIOUSBushwickSaint VitusSaint Vitus brings its heavy-music identity to Troutman Street, giving Bushwick a dedicated stop for metal and the bands around it.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 6:00 PM · Revocation, Defeated Sanity, Fuming Mouth, WeepingMurray HillScandinavia HouseScandinavia House brings Nordic concerts and films to Murray Hill, with exhibitions offering another way into the same cultures.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 7:00 PM · Home Sweet Home | New Nordic CinemaEast 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 · 10:30 PM · Pink Metal Presents: THE VAMPIRE BALLLower East SideSour MousePool and ping-pong share Sour Mouse with live music, giving a Lower East Side gathering something to do between sets.Next: Sat Oct 24 · 9:00 PM · Saturday Addiction Live at Sour Mouse | No CoverHell'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: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · JpegmafiaMurray HillThe Cutting RoomA 30-foot guitar gives this Murray Hill music club a suitably oversized calling card, while the performances stay on a club scale.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 9:30 PM · Dead Meat - A Grateful Dead TributeFinancial 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: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Modest MouseRidgewoodTrans-PecosTrans-Pecos gives all-ages shows a foothold in Ridgewood, with a community program that makes the venue useful beyond the concert calendar.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 6:00 PM · HaggusPark SlopeUnion HallTwo indoor bocce courts and a library upstairs, a comedy and music stage one flight down. The Park Slope bar was converted out of a warehouse.Next: Fri Dec 4 · 7:30 PM · WhiplashGreenpointWarsawWarsaw brings touring bands into Greenpoint's Polish National Home, where pierogi belong to the concert ritual as much as the bar.Next: Tue Oct 13 · 7:00 PM · FailureEast VillageWebster HallWebster Hall brings touring bands into an East Village gathering hall whose history includes union rallies, public meetings and dances.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 8:00 PM · Show Me The Body