Bay Ridge
The Wicked Monk
May 10: High Def, 11 pm, $5; May 11: Joe Damiano, 9 pm, $5; May 15: “Lego Thursdays” with DJ Tony Bobo, 10 pm, $5; May 16: Phoenix Down, 11 pm, $5; May 17: The Reservoir Dogs, 8 pm, $5, Hot Rod, 11 pm, $5.
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Bushbaby
May 10: Tarrah Reynolds, 8 pm, FREE; May 16: Art Exhibition featuring Rasheeda Johnson, 7 pm, FREE; May 17: Good Thing, 8 pm, FREE.
Food 4 Thought
445 Marcus Garvey Blvd. at MacDonough Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 443-4160.
Saturdays: Open mic, 9 pm, $6; Tuesdays: Philosophically Phat Tuesdays, an open discussion, 8 pm, Donation suggested; Wednesdays: Game night (Cash Flow), 7 pm, FREE; Fridays: Zodiac Lounge, 7 pm, FREE.
Sista’s Place
456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, (718) 398-1766,
www.sistasplace.org.
May 10: Ahmed Abdullah’s Ebonic Tones, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20; May 17: Trio 3, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20.
Boerum Hill
Hank’s Saloon
Sundays: Jam Band Sundays, 5 pm, FREE, Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers, 10 pm, FREE; Mondays: Live band kuntry karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Hank’s Country Bluegrass Jam, 10 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Live band “Rockstar Karaoke,” 9:30 pm, FREE; May 10: Blue Mountain, Andy Friedman, Alex Battles, 10 pm, FREE; May 11: Red Rube, 9 pm, FREE; May 15: Tres Muertos, 9 pm, FREE; May 16: Ire & Sentiment, 9:30 pm, Minetta Creek, 10 pm, FREE; May 17: Any Day Parade, 9 pm, Rench, 10 pm, FREE.
Brooklyn Heights
Last Exit Bar and Lounge
Saturdays: “Kayo’s Knockout,” DJ Kayo’s booty-shakin’, jam-jumpin’, all-night get down party, 10 pm, FREE; May 15: DJs Red Head and Terror League, 10 pm, FREE; May 16: DJ Defender, 10 pm, FREE.
Bushwick
Market Hotel
957 Broadway at Myrtle Avenue (enter on Myrtle Avenue) in Bushwick, No phone.
May 3: Awesome Color (all ages welcome) record release party, The USAISAMONSTER, Mean Motion, 9:30 pm, $TBD.
Clinton Hill
Five Spot Restaurant
Saturdays: DJ Aki, 7 pm, FREE; Mondays: RPM-Open Turntables hosted by DJ Copa (bring your own needles and vinyl), 8 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Five for Funny Tuesdays hosted by Dave Lester, 10 pm, $5; Wednesdays: Open mic with Nate Jones and Da Feel, 9 pm, $5 ($10 after 10 pm); May 10: DJ Kenny Parker, Midnight, $5; May 17: DJ Kenny Parker, Midnight, $5.
Jazz 966
966 Fulton St. at St. James Place in Clinton Hill, (718) 638-6910,
www.illbrew.com.
Fridays: Live jazz, 8 pm, $15 donation with $5-drink minimum.
Parlor Jazz
May 17: Charenee Wade and her trio, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $20 (includes both sets, open wine bar and snacks all evening).
Flatbush
Vox Pop
Sundays: Open mic, 7 pm, FREE with two-drink/snack minimum; May 10: Gerald Jay King, 7 pm, Donation suggested, Saturday Night Pastiche featuring Holley Anderson, The Violets and more, 8 pm, Donation suggested; May 13: Game night, 7 pm, FREE; May 14: Bill Bernthal’s Ripe Local Produce with Jamie Nudd and Joe Mitch, 8 pm, Donation suggested; May 15: “Everything Elvis,” the music of Elvis Presley and Elvis Costello hosted by Mike Fiorito and friends 8 pm, Donation suggested; May 16: Kid ‘n’ Play experimental jazz, 8:30 pm, Donation suggested; May 17: Big Medium & Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company hosted by Donald, 8 pm, Donation suggested.
Fort Greene
BAMCafe
30 Lafayette Ave. at Ashland Place in Fort Greene, (718) 636-4100,
www.bam.org.
May 10: “BAM Jam” featuring Jef Lee Johnson, Ronny Drayton and Marvin Sewell, 9:30 pm, FREE; May 16: Junk “KAT” & MOdiano, Austin Willacy, 9 pm, FREE; May 17: Brian Jackson, 9 pm, FREE.
Lox Lounge
15 Putnam Ave. at Grand Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 930-1316.
Sundays: Revival Reggae Sundays featuring DJs Silence, Jase and Natural Mystik, 9 pm, FREE for ladies and reduced with RSVP for gentlemen before midnight, $10 after midnight; May 11: Judah Tribe, 9 pm, $10.
Madiba Restaurant
Thursdays: “Meet Me at Madiba,” speed networking with Valerie Oliver Durrah, 5 pm, FREE.
Gowanus
Issue Project Room
May 10: Michelle Handelman, Flaming Fire, 8 pm, $10; May 14: Emil de Waal with Erik Sanko, Andy Green, Bruce Tovsky and Kato Hideki, Joe Morris with Alex Ward and Simon Fell, 8 pm, $10; May 17: Andy McGraw, Shahzad Ismaily, Gamelan, Dharma Swarma, Blarvuster, 8 pm, $10.
Greenpoint
Club Europa
Saturdays: VIP dance party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; Tuesdays: Karaoke night, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Sexy progressive dance party, 10 pm, FREE before 10:30 pm, $15 after 10:30 pm; May 13: Belladonna, Vice Massacre, Black Water Rising, 8 pm, $15; May 14: Bonde do Role, The Death Set, Holy Hail, Gang, 8 pm, $12; May 15: Suicide, Aa, Child Abuse, 8 pm, $20.
Studio B
May 10: Ellen, Allien, Sascha Funke and DJs JDH and Dave P, 10 pm, $12 in advance, $15 day of the show; May 15: The Long Blondes, Drug Rug, Apache Beat, 8 pm, $14 in advance, $17 day of the show; May 17: Hercules and Love Affair with live DJs Andrew Butler, Kim Ann Foxman, T&T, Horsemeat Disco, 10 pm, $15.
Greenwood Heights
Living Room Lounge
Saturdays: DJ Kurt, 8 pm, FREE; Sundays: Guitar Hero, 8 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Open mic night, 8 pm, FREE; Thursdays: ’80s Music, 8 pm, FREE; Fridays: Wasabassco Burlesque Show, 9 pm, $10.
Park Slope
Barbes
Tuesdays: Slavic Soul Party, 9 pm, $10; May 10: Mamie Minch, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation, Becca Stevens, 10 pm, $10 suggested donation, Samenakoa Brass Band, 11 pm, $10 suggested donation; May 11: The Quavers, 7 pm, $10 suggested donation, Stephane Wrembel, 9 pm, $10 suggested donation; May 12: Mavrothi Kontanis, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation, Chicha Libre, 9:30 pm, $10 suggested donation; May 13: Nanina, 7 pm, $10 suggested donation, AE, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation; May 14: Open Loose, 8 pm, 10 pm, $10 per set; May 15: OK/OK, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation; May 16: Chris Lightcap Trio, 8 pm, $10 suggested donation, Howard Fishman, 10 pm, $10 suggested donation; May 17: Live broadcast of WFMU’s Transpacific Sounds Paradise, 6 pm, $10 suggested donation, Thierry Stremler, 9 pm, $10 suggested donation.
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 Seventh Ave. at Lincoln Place in Park Slope, (718) 622-3300,
www.bqcm.org.
May 10: Jazz at the Conservatory featuring the Bronx Latin All-Stars, 8 pm, $25 ($15 for students and seniors with valid identification); May 17: New Music Collective featuring Momenta Quartet, 8 pm, $15 ($10 for students and seniors with valid identification).
Cafe Steinhof
May 14: The Jack Grace Band, 10:30 pm, FREE.
Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor
(At The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture) 53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Slope, (718) 768-2972,
www.bsec.org.
May 16: Third Friday with the Park Slope Food Co-op featuring Tomas Rodriguez, 8 pm, $10 adults, $6 children.
Southpaw
125 Fifth Ave. at St. Johns Place in Park Slope, (718) 230-0236,
www.spsounds.com.
May 10: Ghost Front, Weird Owl, Parlor Mob, Bottle Up and Go, 9 pm, $TBD; May 13: DAM Live with Rebel Diaz, Palestinian Hip-Hop Rebellion, 8 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show; May 14: Negative Approach, Clockcleaner, Dustheads, DJ TomDash, 9 pm, $12 in advance, $15 day of the show; May 15: Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn Benefit Concert featuring Clare & The Reasons, John Wesley Harding, Richard Julian and more, 7 pm, $12 in advance, $15 day of the show; May 16: Ready Fire Aim, Ten Minute Turns, Changing Holes, Elevator Action, 7:30 pm, $8; May 17: Yo Majesty, Does it Offend You Yeah, Time Machine and DJ PQ, 9 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show.
Tea Lounge
Mondays: Monday Nights with Lambic and special guests, 8 pm, $5 suggested donation; May 12: Tony Malaby, 8 pm, $5 suggested donation; May 15: Elijah B. Torn, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $5 suggested donation; May 16: Todd Sickafoose’s Blood Orange, 9 pm, 10:30 pm, $5 suggested donation.
The Royale
May 10: “Brooklyn Bridges” featuring DJs Chris Annibell and Amon, 11 pm, FREE; May 16: “Kiss the Sky” featuring DJ OBaH, 11 pm, FREE, 10 pm, FREE.
Two Boots Brooklyn
May 10: Bakithi Kumalo Birthday Party, 10 pm, FREE; May 16: Michael Louis Blues Band, 10 pm, FREE; May 17: Siwat, 10 pm, FREE.
Union Hall
(Downstairs at) 702 Union St. at Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, (718) 638-4400,
www.unionhallny.com.
May 10: Ladyhawk, Neva Dinova, 8 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show; May 12: Yea Big & Kid Static, 7:30 pm, $10; May 14: Inlets, Ed Vallance, The Ballet, 7:30 pm, $7; May 15: A Big Yes and a Small No (CD release show), The Cotton Jones Basket Ride, El May, 7:30 pm, $8; May 16: Boss Tweed, The Tall Pines, 54 Seconds, 8 pm, $8; May 17: Rock Plaza Central, Plants & Animals, These United States, 8 pm, $10 in advance, $12 day of the show.
Prospect Heights
Brooklyn Public Library
May 10: “Dweck by Night” featuring Mo Beasley, 7 pm, $10 ($7 for students and seniors with valid identification).
Prospect HeightS
Dweck Center
May 10: “Dweck by Night” featuring Mo Beasley, 7 pm, $10 ($7 for students and seniors with valid identification).
The Backroom
May 10: Carrie Rodriguez, 9 pm, Condom Pocket, 10 pm, Junior League, 11 pm, FREE; May 15: Kings Country Opry, 8 pm, FREE.
Red Hook
Jalopy
315 Columbia St. at Woodhull Street in Red Hook, (718) 395-3214,
www.jalopy.biz.
Mondays: Country Blues Jam, 9 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Roots ‘n’ Ruckus, a night of folk, old-time and blues, 9:30 pm, FREE; May 10: Feral Foster and Jessy Carolina, 9 pm, Lisa Natoli, 10 pm, Smokey Hormel, 10:30 pm, $10; May 15: The Lonesome Billys, 9:30 pm, $8; May 16: “Juke Joint Country” featuring Jack Grace Band, 9 pm, Wayne Hancock, 10:30 pm, $15; May 17: Doubting Thomas, T.E. Ward, 9 pm, Caroline Cutroneo and Runaway Train, 10:30 pm, $8.
Sunny’s Bar
Saturdays: Saturday night jam, 10 pm, FREE; Fridays: Live music, 10 pm, FREE.
Williamsburg
507 Bar & Grill
Wednesdays: “The New Brooklyn Underground,” a live music series, 9 pm, $5; May 14: Splatter and Nebula Variety Show featuring False Alarm, 8 pm, $5.
Black Betty
366 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg, (718) 599-0243,
www.blackbetty.net.
Saturdays: DJ Emskee and G Man the MC present the “Make Love, Not War” party, 10 pm, FREE; Sundays: “Brazilian Beat Brooklyn” with DJ Sean Marquand and DJ Greg Caz, 9 pm, FREE; Mondays: Rev. Vince Anderson and his Love Choir, 10:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: “Saturday Night Tuesdays,” 10 pm, FREE; Thursdays: “What is Soul?” with DJs Adrian Hibbs, 9 pm, FREE; Fridays: The Greenhouse with DJ MonkOne and DJs Emskee and MC G-man, 11 pm, FREE; May 13: Live music, 10 pm, FREE.
Death by Audio
49 S. Second St. at Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, No phone, www.myspace.com/deathbyaudioshows.
May 12: Foot Village, Mincemeat of Tenspeed, Aa, Blastocyst, 8 pm, $TBD; May 16: The Hidden Ratio, Illuminations, Traveling Circle, Prince Rupert’s Drops, 8 pm, $TBD; May 17: Chubby Behemoth, 8 pm, $TBD.
Glasslands Gallery
May 10: The Black Ghosts, Thunderheist, Sweatshop Labor, Lauren Flax, 10 pm, FREE; May 11: FreeStyle Arts Night, 7 pm, FREE; May 13: Starships Journey, Cycling Accidents and more, 9 pm, $TBD; May 14: Day for Night, Scary Mansion, She Keeps Bees, 9 pm, $TBD; May 15: Amazing Baby, Natives, Lights, DHs from Chairlift, 9 pm, $TBD; May 16: Earl Dax presents “The Tingle Tangle Club,” 9 pm, $TBD; May 17: FM Belfast and more, 11 pm, $TBD.
Luna Lounge
361 Metropolitan Ave. at Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg, (718) 260-2323,
www.lunalounge.com.
May 10: Spanking Charlene, 7:30 pm, Kara Suzanne & The Gojo Hearts, 8:30 pm, Alex Battles & The Whisky Rebellion, 9:30 pm, Andy Friedman & The Other Failures, 10:30 pm, Blue Mountain, 11:30 pm, $10; May 11: The Broken River Prophet, 9:30 pm, Diamond J and The Rough, 10:30 pm, $8; May 14: Going Gone, 7:30 pm, $8; May 15: DJ Monk One, 8 pm, Fresh Kills, 8:30 pm, A Storm of Light, 9:30 pm, $15; May 16: Toussaint, 9:30 pm, The Superpowers, 10:30 pm, Asiko, 11:30 pm, $8; May 17: DJ Concerned, 8 pm, Brooklyn Qawwali Party, 9 pm, Burnt Sugar, 10 pm, Akoya Afrobeat, 11 pm, $10.
Monkey Town
May 10: Tim & Puma Mimi, 10:30 pm, $7 and $10 drink minimum; May 11: Location One in Brooklyn, 8 pm, FREE with $10 drink minimum; May 13: The See/Hear Moment, 9:30 pm, $5 with $10 drink minimum; May 14: {R}ake, 8 pm, $7 with $10 drink minimum; May 15: Jason Reischel & The Strange Bedfellows with Leah Siegel, 8:30 pm, $10 with $10 drink minimum; May 16: Octopus Armed, 12:30 am, FREE.
Music Hall of Williamsburg
May 11: British Sea Power, The Rosebuds, Jeffrey Lewis, 9 pm, $18; May 15: Los Campesinos, 9 pm, $15; May 16: Bishop Allen, The War on Drugs, The Silent Years, 9 pm, $15; May 17: The Sword, Torche, Stinking Lizaveta, 9 pm, $15.
Natural Selection
Saturdays: (Backroom) Larry Tee presents “Dizzy” with Earl Dax and Kevin Graves, 11 pm, $5; Fridays: VJ/DJ Friday nights, 10 pm, FREE; May 10: Jezebel Music Consignment Show featuring Rimsky, 10:30 pm, Afuche, 11:30 pm, Sport of Kings, 12:30 am, FREE; May 11: Brooklyn County Fair Mother’s Day edition featuring Jamie Lyn Smith and The Red Tail Hawk Band, 2 pm, The Doc Marshalls, 3 pm, Jon Itkin, 4 pm, Yarn, 5 pm, The Newton Gang, 6 pm, The Flanks, 7 pm, hosted by Lindy Loo, FREE; May 16: (Front room) Le Cirque Rouge Cabaret & Burlesque, 10 pm, $8; May 17: (Backroom) Postsosne’s Psychedelic featuring Hudson and Old Mill with special guest Hospitality, 10 pm, $8, (Front room) Bazaar Royale presents “The Legendary Ghetto Metal Show” featuring Krista, Ray 6, M-16, Planet U, Bazaar Royale, DJ Beverly Bond and more, 10 pm, $10.
Pete’s Candy Store
Sundays: Open mic, 5 pm-8 pm, Matty Charles, 8:30 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Bingo, 7 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: Quizz-Off, 7:30 pm, FREE; May 10: “Willie Maerathon,” a benefit for Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls featuring Lisa Kasimow, 8 pm, Daniel Wright and Haggai Cohen Milo, 9 pm, The Minetta, 10 pm, Loiter, 11 pm, FREE; May 12: Spelling Bee, 7:30 pm, Black Sea Hotel, 9:30 pm, The Cigarettes, 10:30 am, FREE; May 13: The Cush, 9 pm, Library, 10 pm, Aaron Stout, 11 pm, FREE; May 14: Instrument, 10 pm, Patrick Dunn, 11 pm, FREE; May 15: Arum Rae and the Boys of Two Days of Freedom, 9 pm, Al Duvall, 10 pm, FREE; May 16: Pete’s Big Poetry, 7 pm, Evan Voytas, 9 pm, Birdwire, 10 pm, Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden, 11 pm, FREE; May 17: Theo Aronson and Friends, 9 pm, Brandon Intelligator, 10 pm, Reuben Chess, 11 pm, FREE.
Sound Fix Lounge
May 11: Fix Tape Exchange, 8 pm, FREE; May 12: Jezebel.com presents “Song Fair,” an open mic, 6:30 pm, FREE; May 13: Music Trivia Tuesdays with Mitch, 8 pm, FREE; May 14: John Knefel, Ed Murray, 8 pm, FREE; May 17: Dream Bitches, New York Times, Dizzy Spells Martian, 8 pm, FREE.
Spike Hill Tavern
May 10: Jon Check, 9 pm, Alana Sweetwater, 10 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; May 11: Laura K. Bulke, 8 pm, Rodeo Ruby Love, 9 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; May 12: Jason Mears & Stelparnst, 8 pm, Taku Jazz Group, 9 pm, Elias Meister Quartet, 10 pm, Innertextures, 11 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; May 14: Open mic night, 7:30 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; May 15: Insight, 8 pm, Latin Hustle, 9 pm, Amie Amis, 10 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; May 16: Alex Drewchin, 8 pm, Kenji Shinagawa, 9 pm, The Vesties, 11 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum; May 17: Begushkin, 8 pm, Gutz, 9 pm, The Roadside Graves, 10 pm, FREE with two-drink minimum.
Stain
766 Grand St. at Humboldt Street in Williamsburg, (718) 387-7840,
www.stainbar.com.
Mondays: “PAINTstain,” 6:30 pm, FREE; Wednesdays: “JAMstain,” an informal open mic hosted by singers/songwriters, 9 pm, FREE; May 10: Natalie Gelman, 8 pm, “Rich as St vs. Trashy as Fk Party” hosted by Pink Pocket Crew, 9 pm, $5 (FREE if dressed as either theme); May 17: Wabaki, 8 pm, Jason and Elysa, 9 pm, Sten Hostfalt and Blaise Siqula, 10:30 pm, $TBD.
The Lucky Cat
Mondays: Joe McGinty’s Keyboard Karaoke, 10 pm, FREE; Tuesdays: Jezebel Music Open Mic Night hosted by Ed Gorch, 7 pm, FREE, You Need a Band, 10 pm, FREE; May 10: “Second Saturdays” with hosts Tippy Toes featuring Reggie Watts and special guests, 10 pm, $3; May 14: “A Night of Thoughtful Groovin’” featuring Jesse Krakow is a Rocker, Lobe Stub, Hazel Rah, Shane Perlowin and Da Groove Commanders, 8 pm, $TBD; May 15: Subcultured presents Noiseland Arcade, 9 pm, $5; May 16: Sonny Oaks, 10 pm, $5; May 17: “For Real People” featuring DJs Love on the Run, Benguin, Josh Dunn and guests, 10 pm, FREE.
Trash Bar
May 10: Ranger Danger & The Danger Rangers, 8 pm, Hidden People, 9 pm, Haircut, 10 pm, Spaniard, 11 pm, New Rock Church of Fire, Midnight, Mas y Mas, 1 am, $7; May 11: Scott Alexander, 9 pm, Zombie, Nationalists, 10 pm, Elk, 11 pm, The Kindness of Strangers, Midnight, $6; May 12: The Royal Lowkick Manah, 8 pm, No Aloha, 9 pm, Self-Evident, 10 pm, {{{Sunset}}}, 11 pm, $6; May 13: Working Man, 8 pm, Nevereven, 9 pm, Knives Everywhere, 10 pm, Black Pyramid, 11 pm, $6; May 14: Some Candy, 8 pm, This Car Up, 9 pm, Gold & Gunmetal, 10 pm, Ladders, 11 pm, Esque, Midnight, $6; May 15: Movie, 8 pm, Screen Vinyl Metal, 9 pm, The December Sound, 10 pm, Dead Leaf Echo, 11 pm, The Soundscapes, Midnight, $6; May 16: Imaginary Icons, 9 pm, The Golden Boys, 10 pm, Spider Bags, 11 pm, Puddin’ Tang, Midnight, $8; May 17: Dubsound Distortion, 9 pm, Seven Ways Out, 10 pm, The Orphans (CD release show), 11 pm, $15.
Union Pool
May 10: Chris Mills (record release), Charles Burst, Fred Thomas, 8 pm, $10; May 11: Golden Error, The Fakers, The Ryan Sawyer & Nate Wooley Duo, 8 pm, $8; May 14: The Heavy, The Blacks, 8 pm, $8 in advance, $10 day of the show; May 15: Jezebel Music presents Neckbeard Telecaster, The World Without Magic, Grand Mal, Mia Riddle, 7:30 pm, $8; May 16: Beat Circus, Larkin Grimm, The Goddamn Rattlesnake, 8 pm, $8; May 17: Viking Moses, Golden Ghost, David Garland, 8 pm, $10.
Zebulon
May 10: Amayo’s Fu-Arkist-Ra, 10 pm, FREE; May 11: Mob Scene Quintet, 8 pm, Magnets for Teeth, 11 pm, FREE; May 13: Ideal Bread Tribute to Steve Lacy, 9 pm, Roy Campbell Band, 10:30 pm, FREE; May 14: Bee’s Nest Collective, 9 pm, FREE; May 15: Michael Levinton, Ivana and friends, 9 pm, FREE; May 16: Bobby Previte’s New Bump, 8 pm, FREE; May 17: Zemog (El Gallo Bueno), 10 pm, FREE.