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Step out for a night on the town in the Lower East Side! Lace up your dancing shoes and swing by these LES live music spots, guaranteed to offer dance floors filled with tunes from local talent.
161A Chrystie St (btw Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY
Bar · Lower East Side · 23 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: All hail to the home of Blue Man Group! This bi-level theater is home to a rotation of eccentric acts: everything from circus parties to queer fetes. Swing by to check out a show.
Music Venue · Lower East Side · 57 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: Swing by The Slipper Room to peep the regular rotation of burlesque acts stripping down to the bare essentials. This cozy lounge hosts regular concept events such as Glitter Gutter.
196 Allen St (btwn Stanton & E Houston St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 143 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: So many stages, so little time! Rockwood Music Hall is located in the heart of the LES and includes three separate stages with a range of talent, running the gamut from blues to jazz, pop to rock.
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 216 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: Leave no talent unturned at The Bowery Ballroom, a surprisingly intimate, while still large and in charge Lower East Side live music venue. Many levels of fame have graced the stage.
466 Grand St (btwn Pitt St & Bialystoker Pl), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Lower East Side · 15 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: Enjoy art from around the world at Abros Arts Center, the performance leg of local not-for-proft, Henry Street Settlement. The arts venue at Abrons hosts 250 performances annually.
107 Suffolk St (Rivington / Delancey), New York, NY
Music Venue · Lower East Side · 8 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: Clemente Soto Velez features a calendar bursting with international programming and is located in a former school house. The eclectic events showcased at CSV have included 'Full Bunny Contact.'
95 Stanton St (btwn Ludlow & Orchard St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 103 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: Bar in the front, live music in the back. Arlene's Grocery has kept LES local music on the map with seven weekly nights of music, including live music rock and roll karaoke nights. Always a party.
217 E Houston St (btwn Ludlow & Essex St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 133 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: Live music? Check. DJs? Check. Full bar? DUH. Mercury Lounge is a guaranteed good time, as it transforms effortlessly day in and evening out from live music lounge to dance party.
152 Ludlow St (Btwn Stanton St & Rivington St), New York, NY
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 81 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: This live music indie lounge is a venerable Lower East Side institution. The bi-level locale includes a sweets shop up top and a stage downstairs which regularly plays host to tunes from local talent.
Rock Club · Lower East Side · 268 tips and reviews
Lower East Side Partnership: This bi-level bar is located in the heart of the LES. Locals line up most nights to scope out the live music and sweet dance floor. Come with your friends, leave with new ones.