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Post by mookie on Mar 22, 2023 9:07:28 GMT -6
Wife and I are planning a trip to NYC this summer (approx June 30-July 5). So far we're planning to do some touristy stuff - MOMA, Broadway show, 30 Rock tour, etc. I heard that Midtown Manhattan is the best neighborhood to stay in - T/F? She was looking at Airbnb's last night, I thought they were frowned upon in NYC? Is a hotel better? We stayed in midtown on two of our trips and it definitely makes life easier since there are tons of train lines you can get to easily to get anywhere around the city. We've only stayed in hotels, so I don't know about the airbnbs though. |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Mar 22, 2023 9:07:43 GMT -6
Wife and I are planning a trip to NYC this summer (approx June 30-July 5). So far we're planning to do some touristy stuff - MOMA, Broadway show, 30 Rock tour, etc. I heard that Midtown Manhattan is the best neighborhood to stay in - T/F? She was looking at Airbnb's last night, I thought they were frowned upon in NYC? Is a hotel better? Personally, where you stay depends on what you're doing / your comfort with public transit. If you're gonna be centered around midtown, which the things you listed are, then it may make sense to stay there. I think I'm generally more pro-Midtown / touristy stuff than the average NYC resident, but I would personally get burnt out staying 6 days there. It's all very bright/busy/crowded. But if that spatial convenience is a plus - it may be worth the price. That said, if you're planning on moving around the city more - or into the boroughs at all - it really is relatively easy to stay elsewhere and take the MTA pretty much anywhere you want. I live off the B/Q lines in central Brooklyn and I can get anywhere you listed fairly easily within 40 minutes or so. I think as long as you're near a 1/2/3, 4/5/6, or one of the lettered lines that mainly move North to South, you can get most places in Manhattan with relative ease. So, idk if this helped at all, but basically if you're down to take the train, you can open up where you stay to quieter, cooler, likely cheaper neighborhoods. But if you're looking to mainly walk / cab your way to places, then Midtown makes the most sense for sure. As to hotels/AirBnb, I'm not the expert. My knowledge is mostly Brooklyn based, and there aren't a ton of hotels here. I know hotels are the more ethical option re: gentrification, but idk how the price difference breaks down in NYC particularly. I do know that Emma and I have gone back to mainly booking hotels on our trips (usually out west) because they're less hassle and have strangely become cheaper again. Airbnb is fucking crazy sometimes. |
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Post by doso on Mar 22, 2023 9:52:54 GMT -6
+1 to everything monasterymonochrome said. I would just add that I’ve noticed the city empties out (a little) on holiday weekends, so it’s slightly easier to get into restaurants and such. |
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Post by doso on Mar 27, 2023 17:33:06 GMT -6
Kings Theatre no longer selling tickets to their shows via TM: “We wanted to inform you of an important update regarding ticket sales for events at Kings Theatre. Beginning today, March 27, all tickets to events at Kings Theatre will be sold directly via Kings Theatre's website, www.kingstheatre.com. Tickets will no longer be available for sale on Ticketmaster.“ |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Mar 28, 2023 6:25:56 GMT -6
Kings Theatre no longer selling tickets to their shows via TM: “We wanted to inform you of an important update regarding ticket sales for events at Kings Theatre. Beginning today, March 27, all tickets to events at Kings Theatre will be sold directly via Kings Theatre's website, www.kingstheatre.com. Tickets will no longer be available for sale on Ticketmaster.“ Love to see it |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Mar 28, 2023 8:27:27 GMT -6
 Free festival in Bushwick - pretty solid collection of artists I would only see at a fest, so this is fairly ideal |
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Post by doso on Apr 5, 2023 10:07:27 GMT -6
Celebrate Brooklyn! opening night is June 7 with Taj Mahal and Corinne Bailey Rae.
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Apr 5, 2023 10:44:24 GMT -6
Celebrate Brooklyn! opening night is June 7 with Taj Mahal and Corinne Bailey Rae. Love this |
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Post by doso on Apr 5, 2023 12:25:29 GMT -6
Celebrate Brooklyn! opening night is June 7 with Taj Mahal and Corinne Bailey Rae. And closing night is The Head and the Heart w/ Izzy Heltai on Thursday, Aug. 24. |
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Post by doso on Apr 6, 2023 13:44:56 GMT -6
Took me a second to process that Le Ren and L’Rain are two different acts In related news, BRIC just announced that L’Rain is their “first ever artist curator, working on this season of Celebrate Brooklyn!” |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Apr 18, 2023 13:02:17 GMT -6
First round of free summer shows courtesy of Lincoln Center: www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-cityThere's loads of stuff here, I pulled these shows for my calendar: -- July 12: Booker T. Jones and the Stax Rhythm Band -- July 14: Dawes -- July 19: Say Sue Me (opening for some other band I'm not familiar with) -- July 29: Elage Diouf (Senegalese musician) -- July 30: Brandee Younger -- August 3: Eddie Palmieri -- August 12: Rakim + Rapsody |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Apr 25, 2023 11:47:53 GMT -6
Summerstage lineup is insane this year. These are the free shows I've added to my calendar, would be amazing if I could make even 1/3 to 1/2 of these:
June 10: St. Paul and the Broken Bones
June 24: Stanley Clarke / Brandee Younger (!!!)
July 12: Juanes
July 15: Noname / Georgia Anne Muldrow
July 19: Julia Jacklin / Y La Bamba / Black Belt Eagle Scout
July 20: Horsegirl / Iceage / Water From Your Eyes
July 22: Kool & The Gang
July 29: Mdou Moctar / Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore (I'm gonna be out of town for this one, sadly, but daaaaamn)
August 2: The Comet Is Coming / Ibeyi
August 4: Grandmaster Flash
August 18: Jason Moran
August 20: Monie Love / Chi Ali / Black Sheep Dres
August 26: Nduduzo Makhathini (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
August 27: Charles McPherson
September 4: Tanya Tucker / Nikki Lane (!!!)
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Post by mookie on Apr 25, 2023 11:53:32 GMT -6
I was just about to post about that July 20 lineup, that's a great one
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Post by doso on Apr 25, 2023 12:30:57 GMT -6
Oh man Tanya Tucker ftw.
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Apr 25, 2023 12:52:18 GMT -6
Any albums you'd recommend to start with? I'm excited for this one off of reputation, but I haven't actually heard one of her records. |
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Post by doso on Apr 25, 2023 13:13:28 GMT -6
Any albums you'd recommend to start with? I'm excited for this one off of reputation, but I haven't actually heard one of her records. I honestly am not at all familiar with her back catalog, but it didn’t matter a bit when I saw her at Bowery Ballroom in 2019. She played most of her (then) new record which was produced by Brandi Carlile. Her relatively large band was kick ass and she was in great spirits. One of the best shows I saw that year. |
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Post by doso on Apr 25, 2023 14:53:10 GMT -6
Btw, Nikki Lane is worth seeing, too. I caught her a couple of times in 2016 and she was solid. I like the new record she released last year, too.
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Post by alady on Apr 25, 2023 14:56:57 GMT -6
I was just about to post about that July 20 lineup, that's a great one Lifeguard opening, too. |
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Post by doso on Apr 27, 2023 14:52:13 GMT -6
Willie Outlaw Fest lineup for Forest Hills is Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, The String Cheese Incident, Los Lobos and (of course) Particle Kid.
Floor seats: $225, $200, $150
Actual seat in the lower bowl: $130
Lower bowl benches: $150, $120
Upper bowl (also benches): $120, $95
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Post by monasterymonochrome on May 3, 2023 9:49:49 GMT -6
BRIC Lineup is out and are you FUCKING kidding me - John Cale is doing a free show when I'm out of town. WHyyyyy
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Post by monasterymonochrome on May 3, 2023 9:59:25 GMT -6
Overall it's nice tho, just pissed that an artist who's in my Top 10 wishlist is playing one of the two weekends I'm out of town. Rickie Lee Jones is playing the other weekend lol, but I just saw her at Big Ears so it's a'ight. Added to the calendar: -- June 7 - Taj Mahal / Corrine Rae Bailey -- June 15 - Kara Jackson (opening for some dude idk) -- July 8 - Kelele / Liv.e -- July 14 - Oumou Sangare -- July 27 - The Wallflowers -- July 29 - Rickie Lee Jones -- August 4 - Indigo De Souza / Vundabar Then Cale on the 19th. I guess The Head and the Heart closing the season is a big deal but idgaf about them. Paging doso to the thread |
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Post by doso on May 3, 2023 10:27:14 GMT -6
Yeah John Cale is a must see. Haven’t had a chance to dig into the lineup yet but it’s about damn time. I sent a semi-nastygram to BRIC Membership this morning after the lineup wasn’t released at 10am - probably just coincidental but the lineup was published an hour later.
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Post by doso on May 3, 2023 10:29:45 GMT -6
Rickie Lee Jones is playing the other weekend lol, but I just saw her at Big Ears so it's a'ight. What did you think of her Big Ears performance? The one time I’ve seen her I walked out, but that was in 1990 - I’m sure we’ve both changed a lot since then. |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on May 3, 2023 10:31:47 GMT -6
 Free Soul Glo show at Tompkins Square on the 26th too! |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on May 3, 2023 10:34:11 GMT -6
Rickie Lee Jones is playing the other weekend lol, but I just saw her at Big Ears so it's a'ight. What did you think of her Big Ears performance? The one time I’ve seen her I walked out, but that was in 1990 - I’m sure we’ve both changed a lot since then. Went back to see what I wrote the week after: "Rickie Lee Jones: Onto the balcony of the Bijou - Rickie's set was an experience. Not always locked in musically (some vocals felt slightly off, band was great but sometimes struggled to keep up with her timing), but when it came together it was thrilling. "Living It Up" was my highlight, tho Pirates was chillingly beautiful." I'd say that my memory over the last month has largely hung onto the positive moments - especially her vocal highs during "Living It Up." If I was in town, I'd see her again. |
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Post by nanatod on May 3, 2023 11:06:24 GMT -6
John Cale is doing a free show when I'm out of town. WHyyyyy the second big [non-local] show I ever saw at cabaret metro was cale with chris spedding on guitar. he had not yet put out words for the dying. I nuttily thought he'd do some lou reed / velvet covers, which of course he did not. it wasn't until three yrs later that I finally saw lou reed live. |
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Post by fiveiron83321 on May 3, 2023 21:04:58 GMT -6
Yeah John Cale is a must see. Haven’t had a chance to dig into the lineup yet but it’s about damn time. I sent a semi-nastygram to BRIC Membership this morning after the lineup wasn’t released at 10am - probably just coincidental but the lineup was published an hour later. oooo that John Cale show is when I am in town..... |
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Post by dij22 on May 25, 2023 8:50:25 GMT -6
Any NYC people know anyone who needs tickets to the Big Thief show in Kingston, NY on July 19th? Sold out show and I can sell them for face (we had to cancel our trip).
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Post by zircona1 on Jun 2, 2023 13:59:39 GMT -6
NY people - a friend of mine who lives in NYC recommended Lombardi's for pizza. Is this a good spot or too touristy with ridiculous wait times? What are some other good spots for pie? We're staying about 15 blocks north of Times Square.
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jun 2, 2023 15:18:35 GMT -6
NY people - a friend of mine who lives in NYC recommended Lombardi's for pizza. Is this a good spot or too touristy with ridiculous wait times? What are some other good spots for pie? We're staying about 15 blocks north of Times Square. I've never been to Lombardi's, but have been meaning to try it since, IIRC, it's the oldest pizza shop in the US. Usually a crowd when I walk by it though. Most of my go-to recommendations are fairly far from midtown (L&B Spumoni Gardens in Gravesend, Brooklyn and Sal & Carmines on 103rd St), but I think neader might be able to help here lmao |
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