5. The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale offers a night club atmosphere with bands and live DJs. The crowd is young, mostly early twenties and the place is packed most weekend nights. Top 40 bands mostly play here and seems to be one of LI’s hottest hang-outs.
Finally, Suffolk County hosts some great places to see music. Although it might be a hike for city folk, it’s worth a drive out there during the warm months for some fresh air and good music. 1. Stephen’s Talkhouse has to go on the top of my list. This is a great place to see music. Some musicians who play here are famous, however many others are underrated or just not that well known. The place has been around since 1970 and national acts started performing there in 1987. There’s karaoke on Wednesdays (I know that’s not really live music) and an open jam on Mondays. People like Taj Mahal and the great Louisiana guitarist Sonny Landreth play here. Definitely worth checking out. 2. Vail Leavitt Music Hall located in Riverhead hosts free concerts and has several stages offering a variety of music. Has a great blues festival during the summer. Lots of jazz artists perform here regularly also. 3. Brookhaven Amphitheater offers a variety of shows during the summer and a top notch sound system. Lots of quality national acts perform here. They also offer top local groups. Also offers movies, classical performances, and Disney shows.4. Imac Theater in Huntington offers great sound and quality national acts. Located in the heart of downtown, jazz to rock can be heard here with a number of quality local acts opening up performances regularly.
5. Brickhouse Brewery in Patchogue is a smaller venue I had to put on the list. It offers music regularly during the week. Mostly local acts play here. The building is the oldest commercial building in town. It was a hardware store until 1990 and offers good bar food and service.
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