Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is bringing a honky-tonk to New York’s East Village with a new bar and venue at 169 Avenue A she’s calling, naturally, Lucinda’s.
True to a Nashville-style honky-tonk, the space will feature live country music on Friday nights, live-band karaoke on Saturdays, and weekly bluegrass picking nights and songwriter open mics.
Williams teamed up with Laura McCarthy, proprietor of former venues such as Brownies and Lakeside Lounge, among others, on the venture, which occupies the same space as Brownies before its closure over 20 years ago.
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