Highline Ballroom
Description
This club is perfect on paper: The sound is top of the heap and sight lines are pretty good. The bookings are also impressive, ranging from world music (Tinariwen) to hip-hop (Dizzee Rascal), via old-guard stars (Lou Reed) and indie favorites (Art Brut). The overall vibe, however, can feel more L.A. than New York—as such, the club works best with cool R&B (Raphael Saadiq, say).