This event is in the past.It took place on May 5, 2026 at The Mercury Lounge.
Get close enough to catch guitar picks at this cramped Lower East Side institution. Mercury Lounge packs about 250 people into a no-frills room where rising indie acts play inches from your face, and tonight's bill brings three up-and-coming songwriters ready to make converts.
intimate venue
standing room only
emerging artists
raw energy
Tips
🎤"intimate experience with the artist" — staff were friendly and funny too
🪑a few benches along the walls if you need to rest your legs
Ruby Chaffer, Jules Buckner, Mae Weaver
Alphabet City
Get close enough to catch guitar picks at this cramped Lower East Side institution. Mercury Lounge packs about 250 people into a no-frills room where rising indie acts play inches from your face, and tonight's bill brings three up-and-coming songwriters ready to make converts.
intimate venue
standing room only
emerging artists
raw energy
Tips
🎤"intimate experience with the artist" — staff were friendly and funny too
🪑a few benches along the walls if you need to rest your legs
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