CBGB's BEE BEE's. and other New York City, NY Nightlife Tips

Nightlife Spot: CBGB's

CBGB's is the punk mecca of America. The Ramones, Blondie, and Lionel Ritchie have all played here. Ok, maybe not Lionel, but I think he will one day when he tours with Metallica! YEAH!

The place knows it has a rep, so they tend to charge a pretty penny at the door to get in sometimes. The bar is a small sliver in the Bowery but when there's a good show on, the place is awesome.

Oh, it's dirty as *** in there too. But who cares.

The funniest thing I ever saw here was a bunch of preppy chicks who came into the place on a Pub crawl gone horribly wrong. They stayed about 10 minutes. It was hillarious. They all sorta freaked out and melted in a pool of makeup on the floor.

Update: CBGB's appears to be closing its location and going (possibly?) somewhere else. See while you have the chance :\

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Theme: Live Music
Dress Code: Whatever goes.
Address: 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street.
Directions: #6 train to Bleecker Street station.
Website: http://www.cbgb.com

Nightlife Spot: Irving Plaza

Irving Plaza is cool as *** to see a show. A rather smallish place makes for an intimate show. They have some ok beers at the bar too. I saw Fischerspooner and Front 242 there. Both shows rocked (Front 242 was much more excellent of course) and the sound for the spooner show was off but for Front 242 the sound system held up to the bass attack.

The floor sometimes felt like it was going to give out, so stand where you think the toilet is and at least you'll get to the toilet ahead of everyone else at the end of the show.

Located right near South Union Square so you can conveniently find some bars and *** around there after or before the show to do crazy stuff.

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Theme: Concert
Dress Code: Live Shrimp and electric eel pants only. Strict Seafood dress code in effect.
Phone: concert hotline 1-212-777-1224
Address: 17 Irving Place
Directions: between 15th and 16th Streets, one block west of Third Avenue in Manhattan.
Website: http://www.irvingplaza.com

Nightlife Spot: McSorley's Ale House

Holy F. I've been here 3 times - walked in sober, left trashed. I even ate a Liverwurst sammich here! WTF! WHo does that when they are sober?! NO ONE! Beers are sold in either Lite or Dark and in sets of two pints - with a healthy head on them. Go here to get trashed. And punch people.

And yeah, it's the oldest pub in the USA supposedly...looks and smells like it too :)

DRINK BEER!

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: You must wear only orange pants. This is strictly enforced by killing eels at the door.
Phone: (212) 473-9148
Address: 15 E. 7th St.
Directions: Between Bowery and Second Ave. (East Village) Subway: N, R to 8th St.; 6 to Astor Pl.

Nightlife Spot: Slainte

Drink beer the irish way - with spiders on your face and eels bitting your testicals. Slainte is just like most places, they sell beer and have big ass tv's everywhere. Go here to drink beer when you are thirsty and looking for beer loving.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Only wear socks. Nothing else.
Directions: Across the street kinda from CBGB's. Look up that place, go there, turn around, look for a sign that says "Slainte" in gold letters on black. Congrats. Now get drunk and slay elves.

Nightlife Spot: St-Marks Ale House

Jock hangout filled on Sundays when they show most if not all football games. Bad beers on tap and at least the chicken wings were eadible. Somewhat friendly staff. Go here if other places are full.

I got really drunk here for cheap on Brooklyn Lager (great beer).

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: HAMS and Beavers.
Address: 2 St-Marks Place, Manhattan
Directions: corner St-Marks place (8th) and 3rd Avenue.

Nightlife Spot: Bull McCabes.

Irish pub with lotsa college girls. They have a nice patio in the back with a crashed plane in it. Front patio too. They have Smithwicks on tap which makes it a good place in my books.

I got really drunk here too. Woo.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Porkchops.
Address: 29 St. Mark's Place
Directions: Between 2nd and 3rd Ave on St-Marks Place (8th street)

Nightlife Spot: Motor City

Beer, people, hot chicks, good music. Rock. Crowded some nights, empty others. Located in NoHo near the palace of the jesus. Ok, I made up that last part. It's in NoHo though.

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Pissed off rabits and tempermental killer whales.
Address: NoHo somewhere...someone look it up damn it. Beer.

Nightlife Spot: Delancey

The Delancey charge me 6 bucks for a Brooklyn. F that. But a friend was playing da guitar in the basement so I had to go. The basement is where da music shows are. Upstairs is the lame DJ and lamers. A lot of hot ladies here though for some reason. Must be the Bon Jovi playing... Barf

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Theme: Live Music
Dress Code: Stupid +10.
Address: Delancey and something. Beer!