Live Music in Chelsea After Dark
The Living Room at Faena New York runs on golden-age glamour, a plush Chelsea lounge where live music moves through jazz, soul, and swing before a DJ takes the late shift.
🎷 The Lounge Music Pick
🎷 What the Music Covers
The night splits in two, a live set from eight to ten, then a DJ carrying it toward last call. The early stretch leans on originals and reimagined classics from a rotating cast of singers and bands. After ten the room tips from lounge to late-night floor. Drop in at nine or eleven and you catch a different night.
🪩 How the Lounge Changes
Faena does not do restraint. You sink into a velvet leopard-print sofa, a zebra-print chair pulled close for whoever joins you. Roses spill from gold vases on the low tables, and a pair of ceramic black leopards keep watch from the corner. The band plays a few feet away, close enough to feel the brass. Order a cocktail and stay put, and by the late hours the crowd moves from seated to standing.
👔 What to Wear and Who Fits
The Living Room sits at 500 West 18th Street, steps from the High Line, with the live set on at eight and the door held to twenty-one and up. The dress code runs elegant. Dress the part, and skip the shorts, sneakers, and baseball caps. Come for the early set or roll in later for the DJ. The room rewards showing up dressed for it.
