Venue

Pianos

158 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002
pianosnyc.com

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The “Pianos” name and sign comes from the store that was there when it was conceivable that a piano store might make it on the Lower East Side. Pianos is kind of an entertainment multiplex. The bar there doesn’t just feel like the antechamber to the performance space; it could stand on its own. There are two stages: one that has free shows upstairs in a funky loungelike setting and later brings on a D.J. spinning eclectic dance music; and one in a back room on the main floor where past concerts have found groups like Andrew W. K. and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah performing. There is also a surprisingly respectable menu, serving what seems like standard bar food that has been on “Extreme Makeover: Burger and Mozzarella Sticks Edition.” So there’s the red wine burger encrusted in black pepper, and fried mozzarella served with a sauce called not “marinara” but “roasted basil tomato.”

(Source: The New York Times)