Let's pretend it's 1989 and I'm putting together a playlist of classic NYC Limelight-style club anthems. I want piano drops, I want (not-too-cheezy) diva vocals, I want sweet (read: UNmonotonous) House Music. [more inside]
posted by Senor Cardgage on Jun 18, 2009 - 32 answers

What music videos feature people standing on, driving across, or (preferably) walking across either the Brooklyn Bridge or the Manhattan Bridge? [more inside]
posted by milquetoast on May 27, 2009 - 2 answers

Nervous mandolinist looking for the friendliest old-time session in NYC. [more inside]
posted by nebulawindphone on May 9, 2009 - 9 answers

I sing. I don't read music. I don't know musicians who play my kind of music. But I want to be in a band. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by ocherdraco on Mar 19, 2009 - 16 answers

NYC music filter: How can I find musicians who would be willing to let my kid hang with them? [more inside]
posted by agentwills on Mar 12, 2009 - 11 answers

I'm traveling to NYC soon and I'm looking for locations of where iconic album covers were shot. [more inside]
posted by phirleh on Feb 17, 2009 - 3 answers

I'm a classical music ignorant who wants to see my first good concert in NYC after many years. There isn't any shortage of concerts here, but its difficult for someone like me to know what to try and mistakes are expensive. I'd like to go sometime in January or February and don't have strong preferences regarding genre or era.
posted by eisenkr on Jan 4, 2009 - 8 answers

Where can I procure a copy of the rendition of Carol of the Bells that Saks Fifth Ave (NYC) has used at their flagship store over the past few years? [more inside]
posted by OTA on Nov 21, 2008 - 2 answers

Where can I get relatively unknown ska/reggae music in New York City (or online)? [more inside]
posted by cyrusdogstar on Aug 7, 2008 - 9 answers

Is there any chance of a 19 year old male getting in to a club in NYC next Friday? [more inside]
posted by phrontist on Jul 13, 2008 - 11 answers

How can an older-than-he-looks 20 year-old guy get into a 21+ music event in Studio B? [more inside]
posted by bkudria on Jun 7, 2008 - 23 answers

I'm looking for a recording studio in Manhattan or Brooklyn that can record Drums, Standup Bass, and Ukulele (at the same time, not overdubbed), in Logic Studio. I'd then like to have the Logic Project files given to me, so I can work on the rest of the arrangement in my bedroom. [more inside]
posted by defenestration on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

Where can I hear live grime in NYC? [more inside]
posted by dvjtj on Jan 5, 2008 - 3 answers

The 17-year-old son of a friend from Austria is into hip-hop. He'll be visiting NYC on 7-10 December and wants to know how to find out about concerts, venues, etc. Can anybody tell me the relevant websites to send him to?
posted by seeminglee on Nov 28, 2007 - 8 answers

What should I do with 3 days to kill in New York City? [more inside]
posted by Slacktastic on Aug 9, 2007 - 29 answers

I own a 50s reissue Stratocaster that I need to get some work done on. It's been in storage (not in a storage locker but someone's house, and not in a garage) for a couple of years, since I moved away from my hometown. Next month I'll be retrieving it. (Yay!) However, I'm not quite sure where to go in NYC to get that work done properly. I don't want my baby screwed up. Details inside. [more inside]
posted by Mikey-San on Mar 24, 2007 - 8 answers

Looking for quality goth clubs in NYC, or clubs in NYC with a quality goth night.
posted by kenoshakid on Feb 19, 2007 - 3 answers

I was in a Steve and Barry's store today, and saw pretty cool music video, and now I can't remember who is artist is. It was a dark-haired female vocalist, whose first name I believe was Kaern or Kaeren or Karyn. In the video, she was in a snowy park in what appeared to be NYC. Any ideas?
posted by 4ster on Jan 26, 2007 - 4 answers

I just watched the Scorsese-directed, 17-minute video for Michael Jackson's Bad, released on 1987, and I'm trying to figure out which subway station it was shot in. Most stations looked different back then, of course - there's been a lot of fixing up and adding of art since then. It looks like maybe it could be the 2nd Ave F stop, but it could also be the Broadway/Roosevelt/74th St multi-train express stop in Jackson Heights, Queens. Or.... where? Does anyone know? I haven't been successful finding anything about it via web searching.
posted by MaudB on Nov 13, 2006 - 7 answers

How do I find live music by up-and-coming bands in my area (NYC)? [more inside]
posted by kenzi23 on Sep 4, 2006 - 13 answers

My question is pretty specific. I'm a freelance writer. I have zero clips. I'm trying like hell to get noticed, but it's tough. I like to write about a wide variety of things (which may be part of the problem), but one in particular is music. There's a small band coming through NYC soon, and I want nothing more than to break them in print or web. They're playing a well-known and respected venue next month. [more inside]
posted by raconteur on Aug 25, 2006 - 30 answers

Where can I rent a room and a drum set by the hour in Manhattan? [more inside]
posted by jeffxl on Jul 13, 2006 - 3 answers

Anyone go to CMJ? I'm curious what the best (and worst) things you saw were. In addition, any good place online to read reviews and whatnot?
posted by dobbs on Oct 17, 2004 - 14 answers