I'm flying with my gal to NYC for 6 days in june, i'm looking for some cool and cheap places to stay ? any advice ? do you think it's better to get a hotel in brooklyn ??

i got no touristic plan yet except going to records shop !

 

thanks

There aren't any specialty stores left.  NYC has a few good stores with good selection, although not always the best prices. It's a good place to buy LPs, not 7"s.

 

Must-see would be Academy Records Annex on n 6th St in Williamsburg.

 

Other possibilities-

Rockit Scientist (33 St. Mark's Manhattan)

 

Small but decent:

Co-op 87, 87 Guernsey St Brooklyn

Permanent Records, Franklin St Brooklyn

 

If you're looking for CDs, try Kim's 124 First Avenue Manhattan

Hi guys!

 

Any info on good record stores? 60s: garage, r n'b, soul, exotica etc?

Pat said:

I'm flying over tomorrow ! Hope the jetlag will not be too hard,  i'll try to go there, got no news from Christophe so...

I'm flying over tomorrow ! Hope the jetlag will not be too hard,  i'll try to go there, got no news from Christophe so...

i'll probably be there. right now Todd Spinn (60's garage) and Knifefight (50's rockabilly/pop) are scheduled to be DJing that night.

I won't be there, but there are always good djs. It's usually a packed house of alcoholic women looking to get laid.

Will somebody be at the Matchless for the Hot Dog! night on tuesday ?

thanks Shimmy !

Can't wait to be there !

depends on what you're looking for, but there are tons of vintage stores in NYC.  Coming from France, it might actually be cheap for you (!)... Besides the ones Charles mentioned, there's Stella Dallas on N 6th in Williamsburg.  It's pretty big and not too expensive.  There's also Guvnor's on 5th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn (south of Williamsburg a bit).

i hate shopping for clothes too, but i was hoping to easily find some good stuffs there... anyway that's not a priority !

Nothing is cheap in NYC.  Everything is overpriced.  For cheap stuff you have to leave the city and go somewhere else.

There are some vintage clothing shops that have OK prices, like Metropolis in Astor Place and Mystery Train in Williamsburg.

In Williamsburg there are a couple places that might have something good, but they get picked through so often that you never know what you'll find.  Beacon's Closet and Buffalo Exchange are really well known second hand clothing shops.  Walking down and around Bedford Ave there are random clothing shops.  I actually hate shopping for clothes, so I do it once a year and it's usually on the internet, so I'm not an expert on it.

There are some really great vintage clothing shops that carry really cool shit, but the prices are insane.

Maybe someone else on here knows of more places to check out.

Is there some cool cheap clothing shop ? like used clothes, flea market ?

I do live in Brooklyn, but Brooklyn is HUGE!

All right ! i got a 7" for you.

you don't live in brooklin?

 

anyway i 'm waiting for some news from Christophe, tell him to send me a message !

 

Yeah, I'll most likely be at that show.  Union Hall is pretty nice.  It's in a semi-posh neighbourhood that is a little hard for me to get to by train, so I very rarely go there, but I've played and seen some great shows there.  They have bocce on the ground floor, which is good for killing time if you get to the show too early.

all right ! so not this pub ! i've already got a lot of places to try !

I think i'll go to the Dirty Lungs, The Above, Tyburn Saints show on wednesday 8 at union hall . Will you be there?

it seems to be a nice venue.

 

The food isn't good and it's expensive.  It's cool for kids, but it's not really something your going to enjoy as an adult.  That company owns 3 places in Manhattan: Jekyll & Hyde Club, Jekyll & Hyde Pub, and The Slaughtered Lamb.

I went to the Slaughtered Lamb once, just to see what it was like, and it angered me just how bad it was.  haha

I have friends who have gone to the other places and say they're just as bad.

If you REALLY want to check it out to have a weird story, then go for it, but I'd honestly skip those places.

I found the name of the horror restaurant :

 

Jekyll and Hyde Restaurant and Bar

http://www.jekyllpub.com/

 

is it worth a try ??

well, i don't think i'll have enough time to leave the city.

But if i can find a cheap Danelectro 59 or 56, i think i'll not resist...

If you want to buy old records or old musical gear you need to go outside of NYC.  Seriously.  They cost an arm and an ear in the city.  If you've got serious money to burn, then I'll tell you some places.  But honestly, I have to leave the city to buy that kind of stuff.

Is anyone can give me some adresses for musical instriment shop ?? vintage/garage/cheap guitars amps etc etc...

 

they're totally different. botanica is a pretty low key 60's soul affair. motor city is more of a ludlow street garage/punk bar hang. both fun.

ok ! i 'll try Crif dog so  !

maybe on 7th or 8th !

There the Mr fine wine soul dj night at botanica or Newyork train punk dj night at motor city on the 8th , i'll try to do both ! which one is better ?

tell christophe to put up a party !

 

 

I'll be gone 9th to 12th of June, so we can meet up before I leave.

The first issue of Bananas I wrote on Crif Dog.  Second issue I wrote about Honey Chiles, which closed.

Will we have a chance to meet ?

Maybe around a pizza (love it) !?? it seems that you like food , what is the place you talk about in Bananas #1 ? i lost my issue somewhere...

Charles Gaskins said:

Oh yeah, I forgot i'm djing in canada. Killer diller is taking over the great white north!