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SideWalk Cafe

1985 establishments in New York CityDrinking establishments in ManhattanEast Village, ManhattanMusic venues in ManhattanNightclubs in Manhattan
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The SideWalk Cafe was a music venue and restaurant/cafe in East Village, New York City founded in 1985. It became a known venue for its underground music scene, and in particular, was known as being the center for Anti-folk in the United States. It offered an eclectic mix of local and national acts ranging from DIY, avant garde music, indie rock, and jazz to pop music and electronic music. The venue also hosted poetry readings, comedy and live-band karaoke. The New York Times referred to the SideWalk Cafe and its music scene as a "gift to the neighborhood".A number of well-known acts performed at the Sidewalk at the beginning of their career including Regina Spektor, Lana Del Rey, Hamell on Trial, Lach, The Moldy Peaches. The Sidewalk Cafe was also home to an open mic night that was one of the oldest and largest traditional open mics in the city, garnering the name "the king of NYC open-mic nights." The open mic was founded by Lach and subsequently run by Somer Bingham. It also hosted the bi-annual New York Antifolk Festival, which featured the largest gathering of anti-folk musicians in the nation.Artists that performed regularly at the Sidewalk Cafe included: Elastic No-No Band, Dots Will Echo, Alan Merrill, John S. Hall, Jeffrey Lewis, Peter Dizozza and Schwervon!.

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SideWalk Cafe
Avenue A, New York Manhattan

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N 40.72546 ° E -73.98376 °
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Avenue A 94
10009 New York, Manhattan
New York, United States
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