St. Mazie is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

1. St. Mazie

9.1
345 Grand St (btwn Marcy Ave & Havemeyer St), Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Williamsburg · 150 tips and reviews

Cooper S.Cooper Smith: Come for the amazing cocktails, stay for the chill live music

Furay C.Furay Chang: Cute date spot, good place for dancing and live music

Peter W.Peter Wu: My favorite cocktail bar to kick back and chill at. Amazing cocktails and live music, in an intimate, gorgeous space.

Brooklyn Bowl is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

2. Brooklyn Bowl

8.7
61 Wythe Ave (btwn N 11th & N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 536 tips and reviews

Mark S.Mark Sanders: my favorite live music venue in NYC BY FAR.... excellent beer selection, good food, can't say enough good things.

Cyndi Z.Cyndi Zaino: Huge space, great menu and friendly staff. Come for concerts or bowling - either way it's frigin' awesome.

Nora G.Nora Gomez: i've actually never bowled here. i have though, seen some great live music (worth it if there's a cover!), eaten some delicious food (please order fried chicken) and had thirst quenching libations.

The Bandshell / Celebrate Brooklyn! is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

3. The Bandshell / Celebrate Brooklyn!

9.4
Prospect Park W (at 10th St), Brooklyn, NY
Performing Arts Venue · Prospect Park · 149 tips and reviews

Miss T. H.Miss T. Hoops: Bring food and non-alcoholic drinks, have a picnic, listen to great live music! <3

Celia A.Celia Alicata: Awesome venue for live music Sound is remarkable.

Elizabeth S.Elizabeth Sweeney: great concerts, nice space!

Music Hall of Williamsburg is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

4. Music Hall of Williamsburg

9.1
66 N 6th St (at Kent Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 183 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: One of the best and friendliest music venues in NYC. They even have a live feed of the concert, so you won’t miss a beat when getting drinks for all your friends.

Concert Ticket AgencyConcert Ticket Agency: Incredible place to see live music. Go early to get in on happy hour. Odds are your favorite band LOVES playing here.

Jason S.Jason Schulweis: Great music venue - intimate but still gets top bands. Head upstairs if you want to avoid a crowd and still catch the action (the bar upstairs is also a great way to grab beers w/o fighting the crowd)

Radegast Hall & Biergarten is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

5. Radegast Hall & Biergarten

9.0
113 N 3rd St (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Beer Garden · Williamsburg · 481 tips and reviews

UntappdUntappd: This is a true beer garden in NYC! Enjoy live music on the weekends, great German craft beer and authentic food. Try the Pretzels!

CITY GRITCITY GRIT: One of our friends made the joke that this is the perfect spot if you’re part hipster and part Viking. While we’re neither, we still love the Radegast vibe, as well as the pretzels and the live jazz!

Bo B.Bo Beyer-Johnson: Great beer garden. Live music Friday nights is a ton of fun.

Barclays Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

6. Barclays Center

8.7
620 Atlantic Ave (at Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Basketball Stadium · Prospect Heights · 537 tips and reviews

Renate L.Renate Lyse: Excellent venue for concerts and games. Home of the Brooklyn Nets. Be sure to get tickets for a game. Or two.

Lou G.Lou Guberti: Very friendly staff and a great overall concert experience.

Sara .Sara 🌈⚔🍾: Really nice stadium for basketball and concerts.

Barbès is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

7. Barbès

8.9
376 9th St (at 6th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · South Slope · 64 tips and reviews

Sarah A.Sarah Aili: Keep it local and head to Barbes. Eclectic and off the cusp live music most every night, readings and film showings. The drinks are classy and the people are real. My favorite is Slavic Soul Party!

Oliver D.Oliver Delgado: Great live bands bolstered by a wide drink selection at good prices. Heavenly.

AnaAna: Wonderful live music. Pretty cheap drinks. Great crowd.

Brooklyn Steel is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

8. Brooklyn Steel

9.2
319 Frost St (at Debevoise St), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 66 tips and reviews

Chris R.Chris Raghoobar: Everything about Brooklyn Steel, the borough's newest venue, is outstanding, from the sound to the sightlines, to the bars, and even the bathrooms. It's already one of the best places for live music.

Cole K.Cole Kennedy: It's the best live music venue in the city. It's not overcrowded, good sight lines are abundant, and it sounds great. Security is serious. Like, metal detector serious, so leave your gizmos at home.

Christian T.Christian Trapp: This is one of the best music venues in Brooklyn

Baby's All Right is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

9. Baby's All Right

8.5
146 Broadway (at Bedford Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Music Venue · Williamsburg · 100 tips and reviews

Sam H.Sam Hardenburgh: Great live music in the back, but if you want to stay in the front, the DJ always plays a good set, lots of throw backs.

AmateurConciergeAmateurConcierge: A great music venue with an intimate performance room for up and coming/indie acts with reasonably priced drinks

Andrew S.Andrew S: Great live music in the back.

Skinny Dennis is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

10. Skinny Dennis

8.3
152 Metropolitan Ave (at Berry St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · Williamsburg · 148 tips and reviews

John B.John Brophy: Beer was good, live music was amazing! We saw a skiffle / jug band play their washboards and kazoos. Check this place out!

Danielle D.Danielle Davis: Awesome live music most nights. Free peanuts you throw shells on the floor. Friendly bartenders. Awesome atmosphere - one of my favorite spots in NYC! Try the frozen coffee drink!

Josh F.Josh Fajardo: Amazing Sunday night fun with a live band and incredible specialty drinks. Also a unexpected, reasonable prices

Pete's Candy Store is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

11. Pete's Candy Store

8.8
709 Lorimer St (at Richardson St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Williamsburg · 106 tips and reviews

DanDan: roast beast panini + live music ;)

Saku M.Saku Mattila: Live Music, good vibes

Charley T.Charley Todd: Absolutely love this place, try and come when there is live music, the setting is intimate.

LunÀtico is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

12. LunÀtico

9.2
486 Halsey St, Brooklyn, NY
Cocktail Bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 25 tips and reviews

Seven M.Seven Minaya: The atmosphere is great, live music every night! Ok beer selection, and cocktails with a special touch.

Nick L.Nick Losi: The atmosphere and live music is perfect. The cocktails are inventive and seriously good. And they have a full menu that doesn't disappoint. One of my favorite spots in any of the boroughs.

Molly T.Molly T: Mezcal liquid love = 💯Live music starts around 9 every night - bring $10 cash to tip!

Kings Theatre is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

13. Kings Theatre

9.5
1025 Flatbush Ave (btwn Tilden Ave & Duryea Pl), Brooklyn, NY
Theater · Flatbush · 75 tips and reviews

Jeremy W.Jeremy Wilcox: This 3,200 seat theater has been beautifully restored. Some great concerts coming up, worth a visit.

Kiki B.Kiki Beckles: Great concerts, very nice staff, gorgeous renovations!!!

Oui W.Oui Wong: Beautiful concert venue--refurbished from movie palace built in 1929 in the French Baroque style.

The Bell House is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

14. The Bell House

8.7
149 7th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Rock Club · Gowanus · 145 tips and reviews

Kevin B.Kevin Bannon: A bit off the beaten path, but one of the best music venues in the city. Friendly staff and great drink selection. Stand just to the right or left of stage and you can usually get pretty close up!

Meg L.Meg Lewis: Amazing place to see a comedy show, live band or even podcast recording! Unique space, great beer selection, and cheap-ish tickets.

Tiffany L.Tiffany Langston: Great intimate music venue. Good beer selection

Sunny's is one of The 15 Best Places for Musicians in Brooklyn.

15. Sunny's

9.4
253 Conover St (at Beard St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Red Hook · 90 tips and reviews

Whitney W.Whitney Wilson: Great local bar. Snag a booth by the bar and enjoy live music. Saturday nights are jam sessions.

Eleonora Z.Eleonora Zorzi: Get a beer or a Manhattan, sit by the windows and enjoy the music. If it's a nice day, squeeze into the cozy internal backyard and if there's live music, run to the back and enjoy it!!

Daniel M.Daniel McDonough: Fantastic bar. Live music in the back. Def worth stopping by if you're in Red Hook. Narragansetts!