Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best music in the Lower East Side, Manhattan the weekend of Sep 18–20, 2026: 3 picks, refreshed weekly.
3 picks · checked Sep 7
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMontreal psych-rockers Elephant Stone swirl sitar into fuzzed-out grooves at Mercury Lounge, the LES's essential 250-cap rock room.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMontreal psych-rockers Elephant Stone swirl sitar into fuzzed-out grooves at Mercury Lounge, the LES's essential 250-cap rock room.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanKimberly Smith from Richmond, Virginia . Patti Smith 's sister. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrazilian singer-songwriter Mari Froes casts a hushed spell at Bowery Ballroom, NYC's gold-standard 575-cap room for breakout artists.
Bowery Ballroom, Lower East Side, ManhattanKimberly Smith from Richmond, Virginia . Patti Smith 's sister. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBrazilian singer-songwriter Mari Froes casts a hushed spell at Bowery Ballroom, NYC's gold-standard 575-cap room for breakout artists.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Voice standout bodie plays an early-evening Sellout Tour stop at Mercury Lounge — big TV-honed vocals in a 250-cap room.
Mercury Lounge, Lower East Side, ManhattanThis photo was taken by participant/team Team Dustizeff as part of the Commons:Wikis Take Manhattan project on Octobe... · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Voice standout bodie plays an early-evening Sellout Tour stop at Mercury Lounge — big TV-honed vocals in a 250-cap room.
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