The Read
Troupeau Bleu sold almost nothing in 1975 and became one of the most sampled French records in hip-hop. Hearing the source material played live reframes a lot of music you already know.
The Venue
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston St
Mercury Lounge keeps touring bands and local acts close to the audience on the Lower East Side, with opening sets worth making time for.
Tickets
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Shape The Night
Before
Essex MarketThe city opened this market in January 1940 to move the pushcart peddlers off the Lower East Side streets, and it crossed Delancey into a new building in 2019. Around thirty independent vendors sell under one roof. You can eat for very little or buy groceries and leave.
9:00 PM · cortex
After
Josie'sOpened in August 2012 in the old Joe's Bar, which closed when its proprietor died. The people behind Mona's and Sophie's took it on, refinished the bar, and put the checkerboard floor and the wallpaper back in their original patterns rather than choosing new ones. Pool table and a jukebox.