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“gothic themed music venue”
FEARFUL naïfs may assume that heavy-metal bars are cradles of malevolence where depraved longhairs slake their thirst with bats’ blood. But Saint Vitus, a gothic-themed bar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, named after a Black Sabbath song, is actually a welcoming spot for downing cheap beers and listening to Pantera. Enlarge This Image Very late on a recent Saturday, metalheads from the neighborhood stuck around after a long and crowded night that included Paul Bostaph, a former drummer in Slayer. From a stool, a dark-haired woman wearing hoop earrings and a high-waisted skirt barked requests at a bartender clicking through iTunes. “Play Skinny Puppy!” she said. Nearby, Justin Scurti, one of Saint Vitus’s three music-minded owners, explained that the bar welcomed everybody, not just those who could pass for Sebastian Bach’s stunt double.
Over the last decade, Saint Vitus Bar has become one of my very favorite places to see live music, especially metal. In fact, I would say they are THE preeminent heavy metal venue in New York,... Read more
I follow a lot of independent synthwave artists, and whenever they're touring and stop in NY I like to attend one of their live shows. These have mainly been in Brooklyn, which has led me to get... Read more
If a band you like is playing Saint Vitus, go see them. The sound system is good-- definitely one of the best among rock venues in the city. Just note that if a show is popular, the back room... Read more
Saint Vitus
Hours
- Sun - Thu: 6:00 pm - 2:00 am
- Fri, Sat: 6:00 pm - 4:00 am
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Reservations
- Does not take
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Outdoor Seating
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