New York City: Folk, country and spoken-word venues
13 35 E 13th St tel 212/979-6677.Mon night and this cozy bar is home to "A Little Bit Louder", a superior evening of open-mike and poetry slams. You can dance here, too - outside in summer - a rare treat.
Gathering of the tribes
285 E 3rd St (between Aves C and D) tel 212/674-3778.
This super-cool venue hidden away in the lowest of the Lower East Side hosts one of the city's finest open-mikes 5-7pm on Sun nights. $3.
NuYorican Poet's Café
236 E 3rd St tel 212/505-8183.
This is the godfather of all slam venues, often featuring stars of the poetry world who pop in unannounced. SlamOpen on Wed and the Friday Night Slam both cost $5 and come highly recommended.
People's Voice Cafe
45 E 33rd St (between Park and Madison aves) tel 212/787-3903.
Tucked into the Workmen's Circle Building, this space draws those in search of original music and cultural acts. $10 cover; seats about eighty.
Poetry Project
St Mark's Church 131 E 10th St (at 2nd Ave) tel 212/674-0910,
www.poetryproject.com
.
The late Allen Ginsberg, a Poetry Project protégé, said "the poetry project burns like red hot coal in New York's snow." Make of that what you will, the thrice-weekly reading series held here features some truly, ahem, hot stuff. Closed July and Aug.
Rodeo Bar
375 3rd Ave (at 27th St) tel 212/683-6500,
www.rodeobar.com
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Dust off your spurs, grab your partner and head down to the
Rodeo
for live country tunes seven days a week. No cover.
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