* Luna Lounge
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(Music Club)
361 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
PHONE: 212.260.2323
HOURS: varies, check schedule
CARDS: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
HAPPY HOUR: no
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TICKETS: Click Here
DIRECTIONS: Take the L train and exit at the Bedford stop (the first stop in Brooklyn). Come up from the rear of the train onto Bedford and North 7th Street. Walk 3 short blocks south on Bedford until you reach North 4th Street, turn left and head east 3 blocks to Metropolitan Avenue. You will cross Driggs and Roebling. Continue 1/2 block on Metropolitan until you come to Luna Lounge.
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SUBWAY: L at Bedford Ave. ; G, L at Metropolitan Ave.-Lorimer St
WEBSITE: www.lunalounge.com
NY MAG SAYS: Soon after Lower East Side rock dive Luna Lounge suffered death by condo in 2005, owner Rob Sacher and wife Susan took their act to Williamsburg and converted a parking garage into a state-of-the-art concert hall. Though entry is no longer free (until after the show), drinks have stayed surprisingly cheap. The mid-size space, with a 300-person capacity (somewhere between Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom), is a much-needed addition to local, indie-rock venueland. With its smart floor plan providing fine views from anywhere in the room, a generously proportioned stage, and its warmly textured gray walls, this is certainly no McClub. The softly lit wooden bar flanked by giant, room-expanding mirrors might get overwhelmed during large shows, but a slew of elevated sideline banquettes make up for any inconveniences.
