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Founded in 1861, the first Brooklyn Academy of Music facility, at 176-194 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, was conceived as the home of the Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn. After the building burned to the ground on November 30, 1903, plans were made to relocate to a new facility in the then... more

Nestled amidst the imperial, Art Deco manor of Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall advertises a unique, fifties-style update to New York's long vaudeville tradition. The quality of the shows is up for debate, but the facilities are unparalleled. Opened in 1932 (an opening attended by such... more

A man-made cultural mecca, Lincoln Center is the premier showcase of performing arts in the performing arts capital of the world. The 16-acre Center is set back from Broadway, atop a large pedestal that elevates the central plaza and performance halls, giving them a sanctified air. At night,... more

At the heart of midtown Manhattan, Carnegie Hall is an American ideal, what most people would imagine if asked to conjure up a musical cathedral. Built by industrialist Andrew Carnegie (whose equally epic home, the Carnegie Mansion, now houses a first-rate design museum on the Upper East Side), the... more

The world's most prestigious jazz club, this West Village standout is still the best place in the city to hear the rhythms and melodies that put America on the world musical map. Set on a quiet strip of Seventh Avenue, the Vanguard is an intimate, basement-level club full of air sanctified as a... more

This first-rate Art Deco venue is a favorite New York destination for strong, touring acts that want to take a small step down in scale in exchange for the intimacy and attentiveness of a midsize stage. The place holds a crowd of about five hundred concertgoers, with tremendous sightlines to... more