I'm coming to America, need advice

If you're into experimental and Avant-Garde type music John Zorn owns a small place in NYC called The Stone, that has music almost every night. It's a really small place, I was about 2 feet away from the drummer last time I went, and no talking allowed during performances. You can see the performers they're gonna have each night by clicking on the calendar section on their website.


http://www.thestonenyc.com/index.html


Only issue is finding the place, the sign is ridiculously tiny.
 
I second metalseek.net, it's much better than pollstar for finding metal shows in...any place ever. Great fucking site.

In NYC, go to Hospital Records run by Dom of harsh noise act Prurient and some other projects. If you're interested, go to http://hospitalproductions.com/ and click around for directions.
 
Umm, if you are going to be in L.A, I would suggest going to Amoeba Records. It is huge warehouse of music at cheap prices. Or try Dark Realm Records, it is within the L.A area and is run by the guys in Sadistic Intent. If you play on going to San Fran, than hit up the Amoeba Records location there. But DO NOT MISS Aquarius Records! Amazing store if your into a ton of genres, including the best black metal selection I have ever seen.