The BAM Cafe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music hosts a weekly performance series featuring all sorts of music, including Afro-pop, blues, experimental music, jazz, Latin, R&B and rock, and even has spoken word performances as well as dance parties on Saturday nights. All ages are admitted, and there is a $10 minimum.
BAM Cafe
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-636-4139
bam.org
The Brooklyn Moon Cafe is a jazz and R&B club open to all ages. It has an open mic night on Fridays and features Southern and Caribbean food.
Brooklyn Moon Cafe
745 Fulton St.
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-243-0424
Cafe Omar in East Flatbush is open to women who are age 18, but men must be at least 21. Sometimes the club offers discounted drinks and free food on Sundays.
Cafe Omar
1744 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
347-295-2893
Halcyon is a record store that doubles as a nightclub, with DJs playing every night. It's open to all ages and opens its turntables to the public on Saturday nights.
Halcyon
227 Smith St.
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-260-9299
halcyonline.com
Two Boots Park Slope is a pizza parlor that turns into a nightclub on weekends, featuring Hawaiian swing, jazz, R&B and rockabilly music. It's open to all ages, and has no cover charge.
Two Boots Park Slope
514 2nd St.
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
718-499-3253
twobootsbrooklyn.com/pages/home.html
Europa is a dance nightclub open to those under 21. It features both DJs and live music and serves liquor to those over 21.
Europa
98 Mersole Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222
718-383-5723
europaclub.com
Pulse is an under 21 nightclub that features hip-hop, reggae, trance, techno, house and world music.
Pulse
259 Banker St
Brooklyn, NY 11222
718-921-2100