Chelsea Room, Snap, The Nightlife Awards and Saving Hip Hop Music

The Nightlife Report for October 19th 2010
Compiled by Gamal Hennessy

New York Nights
The Erosion of Hip Hop Heritage
The foundations of blues, jazz and rock are preserved for future generations. Is hip hop getting the same treatment?

Prince of the City
A Short History of American Hip Hop
My brief survey of our most influential musical genre.

Events

The 6th Annual Nightlife Awards
Paper Magazine's 6th Annual Nightlife Awards were held last night. Here are this year's winners.

Reviews
Vintry Wine and Whiskey

New Venues
Snap
An upscale sportsbar will open in the Meatpacking District just in time for this year's World Series

The Chelsea Room

The Lounge that was formerly Serena and Star Lounge is set to open underneath the historic Chelsea Hotel.

Seize the Night
The definitive New York nightlife book, Seize the Night, is now available from Amazon in print and Kindle devices:

Nightlife New York

Talent Search
New York Nights is Looking for Local Bartenders, Chefs, Designers, DJ’s, Dancers and Musicians. Read more about it here...

Have fun.

Gamal