Listening rooms are usually intimate performance spaces such as cafes or coffeehouses where special consideration is given to acoustic quality as the audience is expected to be silent for the performance.
Bars and Event Venues
Ithaca, NY
The Downstairs Ithaca is a draft bar, meeting hall, and venue located below The Watershed bar in downtown Ithaca, NY. The Downstairs is open to the public Thursday through Saturday 6pm-1am. Audience capacity tops out at around 40 people and is best-suited for intimate performances and presentations. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Buffalo, NY
Babeville is a state-of-the-art multipurpose venue in a renovated 19th century Gothic Revival-style church in downtown Buffalo’s Theater District. The 9th Ward at Babeville is a basement bar and 150-capacity listening room ideal for smaller concerts and performances. The 9th Ward has rich wood, stone walls, and the bar features the original church altar. ...
Buffalo, NY
PAUSA art house is a jazz club wine and tapas bar located in Buffalo, NY, in the Historic District of Allentown. PAUSA presents music shows and artistic exhibitions from local, national and international artists. The relaxed atmosphere of the venue attracts patrons who wish to attend an intimate concert or an art exhibit while enjoying a glass of wine, small offerings and local craft beers. ...
Syracuse, NY
The 443 Social Club is an eclectic live music venue located in the historic Hawley Green neighborhood in Syracuse, NY. With a focus on live, original acoustic music, the venue hosts regional and national singer-songwriters in a cozy and intimate room. The capacity inside is 88 people while the spacious outdoor patio holds about 75. ...
Marlboro, NY
The Falcon is a restaurant, bar, and multi-level music and arts space perched over the magnificent Marlboro Falls in Marlboro, NY. There are two venues. The Falcon’s top floor is a 150-seat theater, restaurant and bar. Downstairs is the Falcon Underground New York Tap Room & Beer Garden which is home to The Avalon Archives Museum of Rock & Roll. Outdoors, layers of decks and gardens wrap around the serene upper waterfall of The Lattintown Creek. ...
Saratoga Springs, NY
Widely recognized as the longest continuously operating folk music venue in the United States, Caffè Lena is a live performance venue and music school located in Saratoga Springs, NY. Opened in 1960, this world class venue with the best listening room in the Capital Region presents folk, roots, blues, jazz, Americana, bluegrass and more in an intimate setting steeped in history. The Caffe’s programming extends beyond live music offering online music classes for children and adults, community programs, and more. ...
Piermont, NY
Established in 1976, The Turning Point Cafe is an intimate music venue in Piermont, NY, with a Mexican restaurant upstairs. The cozy venue is known for its Monday jazz series as well regular live blues, acoustic, and more. ...
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