City Winery

”Independent venues exist in every state across the country; they were the first to be closed, they will be the last to open,” a statement from the National Independent Venue Association reads.

Like musicians and bands, who are suffering financially while their tours get cancelled, venue staff from bartenders, bouncers, sound technicians and beyond are also going without paychecks while the places they work are closed.

”As an organization, we have been working tirelessly over the past few weeks to find a way to be able to operate safely and responsibly so that we can support our employees, guests, and artistic community. We have tried to set an example for how to balance safe social distancing without total hibernation. But at this point, we are heartbroken to admit that we no longer believe that this is possible.”

Lucinda Williams is releasing new album, Good Souls Better Angels, on April 24…

NYC’s City Winery is set to open its new Pier 57 location this year, and the initial show schedule for the new space has been announced.

Singer, songwriter, activist and actor Harry Belafonte turns 93 in March and the Apollo tribute also includes Talib Kweli, Aloe Blacc, Alice Smith, and more

City Winery founder Michael Dorf will talk about his new book ’Indulge Your Senses: Scaling Intimacy in a Digital World’ with another veteran NYC venue owner, Peter Shapiro (Brooklyn Bowl, Capitol Theatre, Wetlands) in NYC this week…

The NYC shows happen at City Winery’s new Pier 57 location, which is scheduled to open in 2020.

Joseph Arthur, Jill Sobule, Teddy Thompson, Rhett Miller, Jill Hennessy, James Maddock and Brian Mitchell also helped celebrate City Winery’s final night on Varick St, covering Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Patti Smith and others.

As part of City Winery’s 10th anniversary celebration, a bunch of great musicians got together to perform the music of Lou Reed…