1 Public Records Gowanus 233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 New York Listening bar, café by day, club by night Custom hi-fi rig, genuinely audiophile grade Deep listening sessions post-mix Walk distance from the room... first place I bring anyone who doubts a sound system can change a night. No compression on this PA, none. 2 Barbès Park Slope 376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 New York Tiny back room, French-run, acoustic sets nightly Barely amplified, mostly natural room tone Jazz and world music, unplugged nights No cover drama, no PA to fight... sometimes you just want to hear an accordion breathe. 3 Union Pool Williamsburg 484 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 New York Backyard, taco truck, loud and loose Decent house rig in the back room After-show chaos, big group energy Not subtle... never subtle. But after a 14-hour tracking day sometimes you want zero subtlety. 4 Sunny's Bar Red Hook 253 Conover St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 New York Nautical junk-shop charm, old Brooklyn soul Live pickers most nights, no mics needed Stripped-down acoustic jams Getting there feels like a field trip... worth every transfer. Old room, old bones, sounds like it too. 5 Threes Brewing Gowanus 333 Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 New York Brewpub by day, beer garden and venue by night Live bands occasionally, solid room sound Coffee before noon, beer after midnight Coffee shop in the morning, show room by night... basically runs on the same clock I do. 
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