Goodbye Blue Monday

Now that you guys are closed, I don’t really know where I would go visit in Brooklyn… I lived in Brooklyn for a year, this was my spot. RIP

Why is this place so rad? I used to brave the walk from my house in crown heights through bed stuy to bushwick just to party here… That’s commitment. I’ve been impressed by the amateur talent I’ve seen perform here. Fun place to chill.

Weird little hole in the wall. We came in pretty late and there were only a few people. Was looking for a place with some music going on so we didn’t stay long but liked the atmosphere and selection of folks hanging around seemed laid back. Cash only. Beer only but super cheap! Will be back for sure.

You peer around Goodbye Blue Monday and can picture it existing and some sort of Gilliam inspired future cobbled together from all available remains of the world that was into an alleged structurally sound locale of coffee, music, and inebriation. The experimental electronic music might add to that feeling.
You decide to depart the electric kitten piano-​moog or whatever it was she was playing and head to the open air back-​yard. A full brass band plays. Much more to your liking. Still could be in a Gilliam movie too. Especially with the amount of mustaches around.
Goodbye Blue Monday offers a huge range of music for no cover every night of the week. There’s not much of a filter, but that’s also the beauty of it. You find gems, you hear turds, but that’s all a matter of opinion. Too few venues in Brooklyn offer cover-​free live music. And at GBM you see everything from acid jazz and burlesque to electric operettas, folk, standup, anything goes really. Enter for free, pay for a moderately priced beer, take a chance on the non-​mainstream music, and maybe even be social and meet some cool people.
Pro tip — check out their website beforehand and preview acts if you can if the quality is going to make or break it for you.

Want to go back to the good old times of rock and roll? Go to Goodbye Blue Monday. The vibe is so incredible. The best place to escape this pop culture bullsh$t. They play live music every night at 8pm which is extra awesome. Okay, see you there!

A neighbourhood GEM. Good food, good beers, great venue for live music. Sensational atmosphere. Small stage but a real, old piano. Extremely welcoming to both a local scene and touring acts alike (and everything in between). Never a cover charge. Keep this place in business FOREVER!

I guess its closed now. This was a real anything-​goes weirdo hangout. They’d book pretty much any stage act you could throw at them, which made the entertainment factor pretty unpredictable.
Operettas? Country standards? Punk band? Standup comedy? All of the above. Quality varied widely.

Its like hanging out and getting drunk in your weird uncles basement.

Cool spot with great food & entertaining live music. Nice spot to hang with your friends & very good prices.

Pretty awesome venue. Saw a burlesque show. Chatted with some artistic folk.
The kind of place I’d like to spend more time at and look at all of the walls. Art everywhere.
Bar staff was really nice. Decent selection of beer. People seemed to enjoy the food.
If you’re into somewhere a little bit different with something fun usually going on, this seems to be the place.

Bushwick is an interesting area. Not only is it home to the largest hub of Brooklyn’s Hispanic-​American community, but it is also in the early stages of gentrification and have thus seen a growing hipster population taking over parts of the neighbourhood. Something that gives an interesting vibe to the community. I rented an apartment close to this establishment, and had my fair share of beers down the street at the Goodbye Blue Monday. The burger on the menu was tasty and could barely fit in my mouth. Every evening there was a band playing, which to me was a nice surprise. Would not mind to swing by again the next time I happen to be in the area.

When your best friend is feeling blue, and you can use a drink yourself, what do you do?
Come to Goodbye Blue Monday (that also include blue Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays).
Yes, neighborhood is rough around edges. Yes, it is small scrawny-​looking bar. But hell, music is fantastic, beer is cheep and crowd is fun.
Don’t try to have conversation here, it is not what this place for. It is loud. Really loud. Really, really loud. Did I say loud? Awesomely so.
Live band on small stage rocking heavy metal, and crowd goes wild.
Sitting at the bar, drinking good beer, cheering on to the madness — good time!
(Shirtless hot singers are a plus. Thank you, Ifrit)
Mad cool atmosphere with all the records and old equipment lining the walls.
I am a fan. No kidding. Will be back and again.
Cheers, Goodbye Blue Monday!

Saturday night was my first visit to Goodbye Blue Monday… the place is exactly what I want in a music club: cool music, cool but grungy decorations, and good beer. I loved the vibe of this place… just like the great east village clubs of the late 80’s/90’s.
I had been to Brooklyn Bowl two nights earlier, and all the bouncers and rules made me want to vomit. Goodbye Blue Monday felt like home. Hooray!

I would like to start this review off by saying this place is an awesome venue with great food and great music. The owner and most staff members have always been nothing but nice to me and have always had good vibes. Its a feel good place… usually.
Im writing this review only because it needs to do something about a horrible short bartender who clearly had a bug up her ass tonight.
I saw some great musicians play and for the most part she seemed alright but I noticed as the night progressed, she was becoming more and more annoyed and just done. A musician was performing on stage and I noticed he called her name out like he was giving her a shout out in the song and instead of getting that he was giving her a prop she assumed he wanted something and kept going «what?» and when he turned away she looked annoyed. Fine miscommunication. Whatever.
As the night progressed, I saw her be very very inappropriate and rude to not only patrons but staff members as well.
One guy who had also performed asked her if the kitchen was still open to which she responded negatively and made it clear she didnt want the kitchen open.
She was also really mean to a guy who worked there that wore a red shirt and he looked very upset because she was yelling at him from across the room! Look, I know proper etiquette in a bar/​restaurant/​business/​whatever… you dont do that. If you have a problem take it away from customers. No one needs to see that mess.
She then announced last call in 10 minutes. Then claimed she said last call WAS 10 minutes ago. When she was called out on that she demanded that people leave, when those who were sitting by the bar were leaving she then pleaded with them and said «You dont have to leave only THEY do» in response to other patrons that she clearly didnt want there. One guy went up to her asking for his receipt and she actually got IN HIS FACE and went «Are you fucking kidding me!!!» Then they all began to argue and I heard the most ridiculous garbage come out of this girls mouth about being the manager and in charge and that they would never perform there again and even went to the guys music equipment and threatened to toss it out. Look, I know that equipment is expensive. Im shocked this guy didnt call the cops on her.
Look I know who the owner and real manager are. Ive seen them before and they are great guys. She has no authority nor did she have any reason to be rude to these guys. She was absolutely insane. Maybe she was having a rough night. It was clear she wanted everyone out so she could go home but that is no excuse for the way she acted. Even if they were as bad as she THOUGHT they were (i didnt see an issue) thats not how you act.
I dont want to go back to this place if that chick is there. Granted she did nothing to me, but bad vibes is not something that brings business. This is a great place and it doesnt need to be hurt by such a horrible staff member.
Its a real shame i gotta give it this review because honestly this review does not represent the awesome venue. This review represents really inappropriate behavior in a business.

Wow, just WOW. We definitely need more chill places like this closer to the city. Gentrification has left East Village, Lower East Side, and now slowly Williamsburg souless and to lose its character to turn into one of those generic upmarket NYC neighborhood with luxury condos and designer shops and shit. I don’t like that shit. I prefer the old-​fashioned, the dirty, the nasty, the weird, the interesting and definitely NOT the flashy, modern, bright, clean establishments that seem to dominate the scene nowadays in this city which can get boring.
Goodbye Blue Monday, what a great find! I’ve always wanted to visit this place as it seemed like an interesting place from what I’ve read and seen (pictures) on Unilocal.So finally, today hopped onto the F, transferred to J and arrived here.
The entrance is very hipster-​like with street art, wall art, graffiti, etc. Once you enter, first thing that will come up to your mind is probably WTF, but this time in a good way. Interior looks like a vintage consignment store (minus the clothes and jewelry) with shelves of records, antique furniture, kitschy decorations, mirrors, aliens (!!), with a small bar area serving coffee and alcoholic drinks, bar stools, some tables, round-​tops, a self-​service water station (for those drinking coffee), and a mini stage for live musical performances (mostly at night). The slightly hipster/​rocknroll/​emo looking dude who works behind the counter is very chill, no attitude nor pretentiousness, just really laid-​back doing his job. Crowd is a mix of some old crazy drunk folks who will approach you all of a sudden as well as young crowd with their smartphones and laptop but most seemed happy and relaxed just enjoying some off-​time from work or what hell life brought them here. Oh yeah, and the background independent music they play is somewhat soothing and relaxing and just very very chill.
I ordered a large Iced Coffee ($ 3) which was in fact served in a large plastic (beer) cup and was surprisingly good. I grabbed a table towards the entrance where the shelves of LP records were and enjoyed my drink. I also ordered the ultimate hipster drink PBR or Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (they sell both can and draft) for the first time and I actually thought it was really good and I don’t even like beer! It was light, crisp, and refreshing. After chugging down the entire beer, for some reason I felt high no I meant seriously horny haha but doesn’t anyone feel that way when they’re drunk or maybe I’m too drunk already while writing this review on Unilocal lol
There are restrooms available toward the back of the place (second door towards the back) as well as an outdoor patio seating area towards the back if you want to sit outside and drink/​smoke when the weather permits. Not to mention, they have free WiFi and the password: password lol which is awesome. All in all, GBM, I was gonna give you 4 stars (yeah I’m pretty stingy with stars) but fuck it I’m drunk right now so I’m giving you damn 5 stars but please promise me that you’ll stay in business for a long ass time!

Ehhhh… i don’t really want to waste much of my time talking about this place.
I hate getting pulled here by friends and their brunch is a joke.
I’m only giving two stars because there was a really nice girl working on a Sunday there, which was a miracle, bc everyone else that works there is rude.
Not really my scene, but I honestly think it’s an eyesore to Broadway… a street that already looks totally trashed and needs much improvement.

How can I NOT give GBM 5 stars?
After their renovations I was skeptical but hey, things change, i got over it. The spirit is still alive in this neighborhood staple and pioneer. This generations CBGB’s. No? Fuck you, tell me who is!
Um…where was I? Oh yeah, in recent times they stepped up their menu in a major way, beers also… backyard area still awesome.
Music is obviously hit or miss but that’s part of the charm. Free music every night… every kind of music imaginable and you never know what you’re going to get.
This is my favorite wildcard night and I hope to be visiting for many years to come. (also over the years the staff has changed but I’ve always liked them)
P. S. — something I discovered recently is this is one of the most enjoyable and cheapest brunch spots in all of Bushwick. (in addition to being one of the best bars/​venues)

Truly great beer list. Food is exceptional. Depending on who’s working the staff is generally very friendly. Ramona Flowers is a babe. Adam D is a babe. Tunes are hit or miss, but that’s not the venues fault.
The kinda place where you catch some really hard to listen to «music» but then a few years later they become Black Dice and you can’t get into their shows.
Neighborhood staple. Love the back patio/​theater when the weather is nice.

I used to live right down by this little dive an it’s a wonderful place to relax if your cramped crappy apartment has got you down.
Live music almost every night. Literary meetings. If this area every gets considerably better then this venue would have a lot more going for it. good selection of canned and bottled beer. Nice entertainment. Food leaves a bit to be desired.

This place is awesome! Came here for a drink on Halloween and they were playing a movie on the projection screen. The drinks are mad cheap and they play a variety of good music. They have board games for you to play with while you’re enjoying music and getting smashed. They also have live performances and they serve food but it is not table service, so you have to order from the bar. The food was decent for it being bar food.