Sin-é
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Sin-é (pronounced "shin-ay", Irish for "that's it") is the name of a current music venue in New York City, as well as the name of a previously existing venue which was important in exposing many New Yorkers to vital talent in the early 1990s.
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[edit] The original Sin-é
The original Sin-é was located at 122 St. Mark's Place in the East Village, opened by Irish immigrants Shane Doyle and Karl Geary in 1990. Sin-é allowed performers such as Katell Keineg, Ben Folds, David Poe, Jeff Buckley (with an album recorded live, titled "Live at Sin-é"), and David Gray to take their first steps in the music business playing for tips. Seasoned performers such as Sinéad O'Connor, Marianne Faithful, Shane McGowan, Hothouse Flowers, The Waterboys and Allen Ginsberg also appeared at Sin-é, giving impromptu performances. Other musicians, such as Iggy Pop and PJ Harvey, were also known to stop by. The informal atmosphere and devoted regular audience were instrumental in creating a fertile musical scene that flourished until Sin-é closed its doors in the mid-90's.
[edit] The current Sin-é
Located at 150 Attorney Street, at the corner of Stanton Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the new Sin-é was built to be the "epicenter" of New York musical venues [1]. Sin-é was named Best New Venue in NY Magazine's Best of New York Issue (March 2003). On its first birthday, Sin-é was awarded "Best Place to See a Local Band's First Gig" by NY Magazine (March 2004) for helping nurture acts like The Seconds and The Secret Machines.
It will be closing on April 2, 2007.
