The Golden Age of Hipster Karaoke
Not long ago, an outlandish, anarchic form of karaoke ruled New York’s nightlife scene.
- story: Nathaniel Adams
- photo: Elann Danziger
Daily News: Karaoke in Abu Dhabi, Kona Brewing Faces Lawsuit
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - The Brewers Association has added guidelines aimed at curtailing sexist marketing in beer. - Despite the demand for local…
- story: Chloe Frechette
I Love You, Karaoke
Jamie Feldmar traces history of karaoke in New York, and why, through its ups and downs, it remains a source of liberation in an often unforgiving city.
- story: Jamie Feldmar
- photos: Eric Medsker
Montero Bar & Grill
An old holdout from the days when Brooklyn's working waterfront could be found at the end of Atlantic Avenue, Montero Bar & Grill is covered in nautical paraphernalia collected throughout…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Winnie’s
Do you like karaoke? Do you like Chinatown? Do you like murky red drinks that taste of corn syrup and questionably mixed liquors? If the answer is yes, then Winnie's is probably…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar
Adjacent to “Cheesesteak Vegas”—the searing neon tourist-trappy block featuring Pat’s and Geno’s—Ray’s caters to all facets of South Philly. That includes early risers. The bar, which, true to form, offers…
- story: punch_intern2
12 Steps Down
A dozen concrete steps below the Italian Market sidewalk lies this “group therapy bar,” so focused on quality drinking that it openly mocks the principles of AA. They have all…
- story: punch_intern2
Kajun’s Pub
Without a doubt the best karaoke bar in the city of New Orleans, Kajun’s is a 24-hour thrill-a-minute journey of hipsters belting out Cranberries songs and aspiring songbirds hitting the…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
The New Yorker’s Guide to Vacationing in Koreatown
New York's Koreatown is an alternate universe where soju, karaoke and piña coladas are requisite and bars are hidden in high-rise office buildings. Leslie Pariseau on the odd appeal of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Audrey Sel
Inside Nashville’s Dueling Karaoke Scenes
In a city that is changing rapidly, a vibrant karaoke scene—both glitzy and gritty, complete with Ed Hardy ensembles, scrunchie-wearing divas and Bud tallboys—is helping keep Nashville's music culture alive.
- story: Sarah Baird
- photo: Kate Cauthen
