Looking for some badass music venues to visit during your next trip to NYC? Here are some of the best venues New York has to offer, according to our staff here at Symphonic. 🕺🔊 Check ’em out right here…

The Best New York Music Venues According to Sym Staff

Sultan Room

“The Sultan Room is an impeccably styled venue made for live music, nightclub programming, multi-media use and special events. The room has a 201 person standing capacity, 115 seated and any combination in between. The room boasts state of the art lights and sound, a stage built for intimacy, full bar and generous green room facilities. Founded on the values of beauty and hospitality, The Sultan Room is a one of a kind space to create singular experiences.” @thesultanroom

Baby’s All Right

“Established in 2013, Baby’s All Right is an independently funded & operated music venue in the heart of Williamsburg. Its intimate, 250-capacity show room has hosted past perfomers including SZA, Cyrpress Hill, Lil Yachty, Blood Orange, Charli XCX, Mac DeMarco, James Murphy, David Byrne, Hot Chip, Courtney Barnett, Willow Smith, Jack White, Billie Eilish & many more.” @babysallright

Lunático

“Hailed by Grub Street as,”…a glowing fairy-tale jewel box filled with delights,” LunÁtico was founded in 2014 by musicians Richard Julian, Arthur Kell, & Rosita Késs. Having performed themselves in bars and venues across the globe, as well as sharing a passion for food, wine, and spirits, the trio routinely kicked around the idea of opening their own. Their idea was to combine the sophisticated elements of the cocktail bars they loved with the funkiness of their favorite music spots…Many sweet triumphs, hard lessons, nights of transcendent music, and a global pandemic later, the remaining owners, Arthur Kell and Richard Julian, continue to combine a first-rate cocktail menu with delicious food and one of the most diverse music programs in New York City and beyond. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.” — Read more on their website here. @barlunatico

Elsewhere

“Elsewhere is a multi-room music venue, nightclub and arts space located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Across three stories of dance floors and stages, our focus is underground and unbound music, presented with love. Since 2017, Elsewhere’s three stories of dancefloors and stages have been home to expansive sonic offerings for all New Yorkers to explore. We are and will forever remain fiercely independent.” @elsewherespace

Blue Note

“Blue Note strives to preserve the history of jazz, and the club is a place where progression and innovation – the foundations of jazz – are encouraged and practiced on a nightly basis. In addition to the main acts that feature the likes of Robert Glasper, Pat Metheny, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Ron Carter and Chris Botti, the storied jazz venue regularly showcases up-and-coming jazz, soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk artists… Blue Note has been instrumental in encouraging the development of Greenwich Village’s local musicians by giving them a chance to perform in one of the world’s finest venues…” @bluenotenyc

Piano’s

“Pianos is a multilevel bar/nightclub/venue/restaurant located in the Lower East Side of NYC. Since 2002, Pianos has been an eclectic nightlife staple, hosting a wide variety of concerts ( From Lady Gaga to Arcade Fire), parties, and whatever else we can concoct. No, we don’t actually have a Piano… Pianos is the only club downtown to boast a Funktion One Soundsystem. If you are unsure of what that means….come hear it fo’ yoself. ;)” @pianosnyc

The Brooklyn Mirage

“The Brooklyn Mirage is a breathtaking open-air sanctuary in the heart of the Avant Gardner complex. The inner courtyard is a totally immersive space, surrounded by towering walls lined with evergreen plants and a captivating 200 foot LED wall. A singular catwalk connects a network of expansive outdoor environments and rises to surround the venue, offering views of the iconic city skyline and bustling courtyard below. An exciting selection of refreshments, an ever-changing food menu and a stunning sound system complete this elusive summer paradise.” @avantgardnerbk

Brooklyn Steel

Brooklyn Steel is an 1800-capacity music venue in Brooklyn, New York, United States, named one of the 10 best live music venues in America by Rolling Stone Magazine. Originally an old steel factory, Brooklyn Steel is one of the most iconic cultural beacons for the scene in Williamsburg. @brooklynsteel