Reply #17: A friend of mine, Christine, is playing some shows at the Bowery Ballroom.

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She's opening for the Mountain Goats. It's not as exciting if it isn't a friend of yours, I admit, but it'll be great nonetheless, and in a part of town near a bar called Chibi's Bar.

Ah, but there's my tip for you! Go to Chibi's Bar. (Mott St. between Prince and Spring.) When I was there, a little pug dog (Chibi himself, I later learned) would periodically emerge from behind a beaded curtain to show off various little outfits he was wearing. Every time he came out, he had on a different outfit. It was highly entertaining, and the place itself was great: very cozy and nicely downmarket.