Anyone reccomend cheap bars or cheap eats in NYC, better still in the east villiage? Me and a buddy will be there for most of a week before Fest and we is broke. Any decent rock bars that do PBR?

i think all of them do PBR. but i dont think its that cheap. its easier to get food cheap than beer/alcohol.

lit lounge is cool

but cheap beer in ny?? $4 buds

Last year on vacation I found a place on the Lower East Side called “Meet the Johnsons”. The best goddamn bar in Manhattan and a cheap as fuck happy hour running from noon to 8 PM. PBR cans for $1.50, huge cheap shots of liquor, good staff, a great jukebox and conveniently located within a couple blocks of ABC No Rio, an all ages punk rock venue and collectively owned activist space. It sort of has a theme of being a cross between a cheesy 1970’s basement rec room and a rural dive bar which felt quite homey to myself having grown up in Wisconsin getting tanked at cheap redneck bars.

Go there!

Thanks dude!

I live in the east village in NYC AND I'm going to the Fest. So if you'd like to contact me about cool/cheap places in that area, feel free. (danielle.malkin@gmail.com)

We're going to NYC for the weekend before Fest. Not been myself but my mate that's coming has been 5 times so hopefully he may know some cool places if you fancy meeting for a beer one night?

I do! I'll be on my own too so to meet up with a UK stranger for a beer will be normal(er).

That sounds like the jam. When are youse getting there? And when ya headed for gainerville?

Flying into JFK on the Thursday (19th I think that is) then flying down to Gainesville on the 23rd which is the Tuesday. My mate just booked a hostel somewhere in the Bowery area.

Where are you staying?

I get to NYC on Sunday and then I'm flying on weds to Gainesville I think. Staying in Manhattan.

We're in the friday and flying down to orlando on thursday (to drive to gainesville). A friend is supposed to be sorting us out with an apartment in the village while we're there, still no word on it though, might stay i that jazz in the village hostel thing if we're stuck.

any NYC gigs happening when we're there.
cardiff's own four Letter Word are playing with Off with their Heads on the Saturday night but I don't get in until sunday

Just found out about this today. Ringers are on the bill as well! On the Thursday there's Loved Ones/Tim Barry/American Steel/The Falcon and more but we don't land 'till 9pm so unless I can change the flight that's a no no!

Sunday night Lawrence Arms and American Steel are playing together in Brooklyn and The Arrivals are also playing from what I've been told but don't know if it's the same venue.

Don't know about the Monday yet but will keep you posted if I hear about something good.

Good sleuthing there dude!!