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MARIE'S CRISIS CAFE
Best times: Friday & Saturday nights from 10:30PM
Fun Point: There's simply no better place to go. Especially when Dexter is at the piano.
There are a fair-share of "regulars" there... myself included. Is a great mix of hot young guys, middle-aged crooners, straight clumsy girls, NYU kids, older respectable men. But everyone is there to have fun... and believe me, when Dexter is at the keys, you're in for a treat.
Friendly bar staff and no minimum. Coat-check if you're bulky.
THE DUPLEX
Best times: Friday nights at 11PM is "Simply Sondheim"/Open Mic
Fun Point: Brian J. Nash at the piano is hilarious.
2-drink minimum. Tables only (no standing), and there's a stage, so it's a lot more "structured." Best to go with friends.
THE MONSTER
Best times: Monday nights at 11PM the downstairs disco has a drag show (tends to be mostly Black and Latino guys). They also have a piano and a handful of singing older men every night.
I'm sure Friday & Saturday nights are more packed. You'll get a collection of all gay "cliques" here!
PIECES
Best times: Tuesday nights Karaoke
Not exactly a piano-bar but a great gay crowd
Wednesday nights is "Win Lose or Draw" a pictionary-style gay drinking/social game
DON'T TELL MAMA
Tends to be more touristy but can get a good crowd
BIRDLAND
Not so much a piano-bar, but more up-scale and reputation. Monday nights, following the concert, is Cast Party which is Open-Mic (but they have their favorites, so new-comers don't always get a shot).
LAURIE BEECHMAN
Friday nights is The After Party. A concert and mingle open-mic of sorts. Over-flowing with theatre queens and elbow-nudging. But a fair group and lots of fun, especially the hosts.
Updated On: 7/11/08 at 06:42 PM
