Top Five Venues List

The time has come again for The Life Of A New Yorker's Top Five Venues List! below you will find some of NYC's most intriguing and useful venues.

1. Jambox Recording Studios

Jambox Entertainment offers professional recording services at this top of the line studio equipped with all the essentials for song writers, demos, mixes, mastering and more!

352 7th Avenue, New York NY 10001 

www.jamboxstudio.com/‎

2. Village Underground Open Mic Night

Join an undoubtedly talented group of artists as they come together every weekend to indulge in a night of entertaining live music.

Reoccurring every Sunday evening at 9:00pm

130 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012

thevillageunderground.com/‎

3. YoungMikeyTV.com showcase/ Music Concert & Open Mic

"The .com Community music Concert takes place July 12th @the .com community Lounge. If you're a poet, rapper singer or comedian and take it seriously this is place to showcase your talent."

 Date: July 12th 2013 (Reoccurring every month)

1760 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn NY 11226

 http://www.youngmic-keytv.com/

4. AFRIKART Custom Garments

Custom Garments made and African Fabrics available for all occasions.

295 Livingston St, Brooklyn NY 11217

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5. Perfections Gentleman's Night Club

"The Most trendsetting gentleman's club in Queens, New York with more than 100 exclusive female entertainers hand picked and selected."

 6205 30th Ave, Woodside NY 11377

 clubperfections.com/

Top Five Venues List

1. The Inspired Word Presents; The All-Star Showcase

The Inspired Word series presents the start of the brand new All-Star Showcase! The best of the best comedians, poets, musicians, and storytellers from the Inspired Word.

 **Beginning Thursday, June 20th (Re-occurring the third Thursday of every month)**
BareBurger Restaurant 85 Second Ave, New York NY 10003
http://inspiredwordallstars.eventbrite.com/

2. Club Allure
Lets get grown and sexy! Club allure is a spacious and classy club in Long Island City. Hold your birthday party or event here or just come out to enjoy a Saturday evening with friends.

33-02 Queens Blvd. Long Island City, NY 11101
http://www.cluballurenyc.com/

3. Rimes of The Ancient Mariner Monthly Open Mic

Every Month the legendary Ancient Mariner Phillip Giambri offers this exciting open mic series open to all performing artists in NYC. Admission is 7$ and there is a 21+ age limit.

 **First Thursday of every month**

Identity Bar and Lounge @ 511 East 6th St. New York, NY 10009

https://www.facebook.com/events/417345091686612/

4. The Brooklyn Pyramidz
In addition to ensuring experienced engineers and top of the line equipment/software (Pro tools), this unique studio also offers artist friendly rates of 35$ per hourly session

 1313 Sterling Place Brooklyn NY 11213
https://www.facebook.com/brooklyn.pyramidz?fref=ts

5. Club Amnesia
Club Amnesia has over 35 Spacious V.I.P sections, a state of the art sound and lighting system, & 7,000 Square feet to party in. Located in West Chelsea, Club Amnesia combines non-stop energy and entertainment that give guests an experience not felt in NY nightlife.

 609 West 29th St. New York, NY 10001
amnesianyc.com

Top Five Venues List

1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This Museum offers hundreds of events each month—including lectures, films, tours, family activities, and more!

1000 5th Ave, New York NY 10028

www.metmuseum.org/

2. Red Bamboo

This unique and cozy restaurant seasons their food to perfection and carries some of the freshest and tastiest vegetarian cuisine in New York!

140 West 4th St, New York NY 10012

http://redbamboo-nyc.com/site/

3. The Inspired Word's Music Box Open Mic at Funkadelic Studios

Lets get funky! Every first Friday of the month this diverse open mic is open to all musical performance artists.

335 West 35th St, New York NY 10001

http://inspiredwordnyc.com/

funkadelicstudios.com/

4. The Bronx Zoo

The famous Bronx zoo boasts over 4,000 animals and represents about 650 species around the world.

2300 South Blvd, Bronx NY 10460

www.bronxzoo.com/

5. The Woods

Equipped with Full bar, spacious dance floor, and outdoor smoking area patio, "The Woods" makes for a perfect Friday night Adventure.

48 South 4th St, Brooklyn NY 11211

The Woods Website

Top Five Venues List

Back at it again with The Life of A New Yorker's Top Five venues list.

1.  The Barclays Center

Brooklyn's latest sports and entertainment arena and home of the Brooklyn Nets. Catch concerts, games, and events every day of the week at the Barclays!

620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY 11217

http://www.barclayscenter.com/

2. The Inspired Word Organic Open Mic at BareBurger Restaurant

Calling all artists! The Inspired Word open mic series is a loving and open community providing a haven for all performing artists to come together and share their work. Each and every Tuesday night this open mic offers 25 5 min slots beginning at 7:00pm.

85 2nd Ave, New York NY 10033

http://inspiredwordnyc.com/

http://www.bareburger.com/

3.  Escuelita ("Escoes")

"Ayyyy Papi Chulo Bailar Conmigo!!!" You may hear quite a bit of these common phrases when visiting Escuelita; a popular club near times square in the NYC homosexual community. Of course Heterosexuals are always welcome to enjoy the colorful festivities! Fridays at escoes everyone gets in free of charge before midnight!

301 W 39th St, Manhattan New York 10018

www.escuelita.com/

4. Play Lounge
The adults place to play while the children are away. Equip with pool tables, bowling lanes, beer bong, flip cup and full bar, the Play Lounge is the perfect place for anyone over 21 to relax and let loose.

77-17 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst NY 11373

http://play-ny.com/

5. Kinokuniya

One of the most interesting book stores in NYC. Kinokuniya is predominately a Japanese book store however their versatile merchandise caters to every type of consumer. Books, snap back caps, office supplies, references, plushies, and collectibles are just a few of the interesting items that can be found while browsing the isles. And if you get hungry, not to worry they have a cafe on the 2nd floor of the establishment where you can enjoy a break and some tasty Asian cuisine.

1071 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10018

http://www.kinokuniya.com/

Top Five NYC Venues List

The Life of a New Yorker.com presents the "Top Five New York City Venues" List. Looking for a sleezy titty bar in Brooklyn? How about a sophisticated open mic in Greenwich Village to showcase your talent? Or what about a bite to eat? All of the above and more are included in this week's top five venue list.

 

The Inspired Word

#1

 

Category: Open Mic Series/Live Music

Where: One on One Nexus Lounge / 116 Macdougal St, New York, NY

When:Every Monday and Wednesday Night

Site: inspiredwordnyc.com/

 



 

Webster Hall

#2

 

Category: Night Life/Club/ Concerts

Where: 125 E 11th St, New York NY

When: Weekends (Thursday night = Ladies night)

Site: http://www.websterhall.com/

 

Uno's Bar & Grill

#3

 

Category: Restaurant

Where: 89 South Street, New York NY

When: Monday-Sunday

Site: www.unos.com/

 

 

Cafe Wha

#4

 

 

Category: Night Life/Live Music/Restaurant/Bar

Where: 115 Macdougal St, New York NY

When: Every Night of the Week

Site: cafewha.com/

 

Pumps Bar

#5

 

Category: Night Life/ Adult/ Exotic Dancing

Where: 1089 Grand Street Brooklyn, NY

When: Weekends

Site: pumpsbar.com/