The sound is a little boomy at this out-of-the-way rock haunt, but after all, this is a ballroom we're talking about. The bookings are sporadic (i.e. not every night), but they're...
Doors at 7 huh? How about 7:50 waiting in the snow? Yeah, that's Warsaw. i couldn't figure out if I was in New York or Poland. Worst sound system I've ever heard and by the mo...
The SceneBrooklyn's Polish National Home, a meeting room-cum-performance-space for the neighborhood's Polish community for nearly 100 years, is leading a double life in the new century. In 2001, Village Underground and former Tramps guru Steve Weitzman convinced the old guard to open the doors to its ornate 800-capacity ballroom (complete with fleur-de-lis plasterwork and framed oil paintings) a few nights a week for music more suited to Greenpoint and Williamsburg's hipsters, the new breed of Brooklyn immigrants. And Warsaw was born.The DrawMonday nights are free, featuring spinners like DJ Cheyney, who pump out old and new wave. More notably, Warsaw is becoming a performance destination for indie-rock icons and up-and-comers, likes Luna, Le Tigre, Cat Power and New Pornographers. At the bar, enjoy a cheap ice-cold draft beer in a plastic cup--or an ample cocktail--while an inter-generational mix of locals shoot the breeze (and pool) in Polish.