East Village

Don't say "literally" at East Village bar Continental

”This is the most overused, annoying word in the English language and we will not tolerate it.”

Continental closing in 2018, building being demolished

“I’m grateful and honored that we’re part of NYC Rock History and I’m also very proud of this incarnation, what I call a Classy, Dive Bar.” – Continental owner, Trigger.

East Village icon David Peel in critical condition after heart attack

Signed to Apple Records by John Lennon, more recently David Peel, whose band David Peel & the Lower East Side still play around, became known for being active with the Occupy movement.

The Stone is closing... in February 2018?

This will be another huge blow to NYC’s vibrant but already struggling experimental and avant-garde music scene, but at least John Zorn is giving us over a year to properly say goodbye.

ELVIS GUESTHOUSE closing after New Year's Eve; GIRLPOOL on cover of FADER

The Baby’s All Right spin-off bar is leaving the Avenue A building…

ABC No Rio (as we know it) hosted its final show, presenting gigs at Silent Barn & Aviv

This weekend, the space hosted its final shows in the old building with a Saturday hardcore (6/25) matinee show, featuring a reunited Disassociate…

Charlie Parker's Avenue B townhouse is on the market

More music-related NYC real estate news — the building at 151 Avenue B that jazz icon Charlie Parker once called home is on the market for $9…

We miss Bereket (which was totally demolished in July)

Grabbing a falafel at Bereket after a show at Mercury Lounge, Pianos or another East Village or Lower East Side venue was a tradition cut short last year when the Turkish kebab house suddenly closed to make room for a bigger building at its Orchard and Houston location…
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