Live Music on a Tight Budget

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
The image of the concert hall as a playground for the rich is planted deep in the cultural psyche but in fact you can get a ticket to the Metropolitan opera for as little as $15. Today on Soundcheck: New Yorker Critic Alex Ross and New York Times critic Nate Chinen join us to talk about where to see the city’s best music on a tight budget.

Soundcheck blog: John Schaefer on live music

Where to See the Best Live Music on a Tight Budget

Metropolitan Opera Family Circle Standing Room: $15
212-362-6000
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/season/production.aspx?id=9946&detect=yes
212-362-6000
Currently showing: La Rondine

New York Philharmonic Open Rehearsals: $15
212-875-5656
http://nyphil.org/concertsticks/special_openRehearsals.cfm
Upcoming: All-Mendelssohn program with Kurt Masur and Anne-Sophie Mutter on Wednesday

St. Mary the Virgin Church: Free
212.869.5830
http://www.stmvirgin.org/musicatsaintmarys

Trinity Church: Free
212-602-0800
www.trinitywallstreet.org/music/

B.B. Kings Blues Club and Grill: Laid off? Present your pink slip and admission is half off.
(212) 997-4144 www.bbkingblues.com
Upcoming: Angie Stone on February 17

Cornelia Street Café: $7-15
212-989-9319
http://corneliastreetcafe.com/
Now showing: Alto Saxophonist Pete Robbins, all week ($10)

Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola After-Hours: $10 cover plus $5-10 beverage minimum
212.258.9595
www.jalc.org/DCCC/c_afterhours.asp
Upcoming: Benny Golson New Jazztet 80th Birthday Celebration from February 3 through 8

Barbès: $10 (very strongly) suggested donation
http://barbesbrooklyn.com/
347 422 0248
Upcoming: Slavic Soul Party on Tuesday

The Living Room: $5 suggested donation to artists, one drink minimum per set
212-533-7237
http://www.livingroomny.com/music.html
Now playing: Leni Stern and the Bamako Blues on February 13

Knickerbocker Bar and Grill: $5 minimum on food or drink
(212) 228-8490
http://www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com/live_jazz.htm
Upcoming: Nanni Assis, Cidinho Teixeira and David Finck on February 6 and 7

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