Soundcheck Takes Manhattan

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
 Every Manhattan street corner is a potential musical stage, and every New Yorker an audience member. Taking on the city's most famous borough, Soundcheck checks out some of the little-known places to hear some of the city's finest sounds, and gets to the heart of what drives some sounds underground.
  • Musical events calendars for Manhattan can be found at NewYorker.com, Time Out New York and AOL Digital City.
  • The Alliance for the Arts features an events calendar and links to New York cultural organizations.
  • Visit the MTA's Music Under New York Web site
    Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Web site

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