Punk Venues in Brooklyn, NY

A Bushwick bar, restaurant, and venue booking live music and events Tuesday through Sunday, with Monday reserved for karaoke. A neighborhood room with a rotating cast of regulars who know the bartenders by name and come out for the music because the music is worth coming out for.

A 125-cap Bed-Stuy bar, lounge, gallery, and live arts space with a 1970s New York soul. C'mon books jazz, hip-hop, punk, and world music with serious intention, nearly every night of the week, for a crowd that follows the booking rather than the genre.

A 45-cap Prospect Heights neighborhood bar with an eclectic weekly calendar: Comedy open mics Monday and Wednesday, Burlesque Thursday, and live bands Friday through Sunday. Cheap drinks, no pretension, and a crowd that comes out for almost anything. The beloved anti-venue venue.

A Williamsburg dive bar running shows every Sunday from 4-7 PM and regular Tuesday night performers. Unpretentious and totally neighborhood, Lucky Dog is a low-pressure room for artists who want a warm crowd without the production overhead.

A legendary Bushwick DIY room above a deli, Market Hotel has been booking punk, indie, and experimental acts since 2008 with shows Wednesday through Sunday. The room is raw, the crowd is devoted, and playing here still means something in New York's underground music world.

Steps from the Morgan Ave L stop, Pine Box is a beloved dive bar and live room hosting bands Thursday through Monday. The crowd skews young, loud, and enthusiastic about local rock, punk, and indie acts in an unpretentious space built on community loyalty.

Where pierogies meet punk. A 1,000-cap Polish National Home in Greenpoint with a massive concert hall, full bar, lounge, and bistro. Warsaw has hosted rock, punk, indie, and metal acts in one of Brooklyn's most storied rooms since the neighborhood was still largely industrial. The hall is legendary.