Joe McGinty has been performing other peoples’ music for decades, as the founding principal of ongoing tribute troupe, Loser’s Lounge; as resident pianist at bygone hip New York spots like The Lucky Cat and Manhattan Inn; and during a brief stint as the keyboardist for the Psychedelic Furs. In 2015, he and Beauty Bar impresario Paul Devitt opened Sid Gold’s, a piano bar where—as

Sid Gold's named Best Karaoke Bar in New York City by Jen Carlson of Grubstreet.com "The best karaoke experience New York has to offer is at this sophisticated piano bar. One low-key recent Sunday night, an intimate crowd sat around the baby-grand Baldwin that anchors the bar. Someone performed, of all songs, “Flagpole Sitta,” checking the lyrics on an iPad and

Sid Gold's reviewed by Jen Carlson on the Gothamist.com "About a year ago, a piano bar from another era opened in Chelsea. Or maybe all piano bars are from another era, but this one seemed special—part past and part future. Sid Gold's Request Room has a lounge vibe, a large piano the centerpiece for guests to gather around, an inviting old

Sid Gold's reviewed in Time Out New York magazine by By Christina Izzo "It’s not surprising that Sid Gold’s Request Room is the kind of bar where everyone knows everyone—you don’t get much more niche than a Chelsea-set piano bar. The campy joint effort of Beauty Bar proprietor Paul Devitt and Loser’s Lounge founder (and Psychedelic Furs ivory tickler) Joe McGinty,

The opening night scene at Sid Gold’s Request Room, a new piano bar on West 26th Street in Chelsea, was reminiscent of the 1950s, with well-dressed men in colorful sport coats and women in vintage sheath dresses sipping cocktails around a baby grand. The music, however, was not. Read More

Sid Gold's is proud to be reviewed by Sarah Larson in the June 8 & 15th issue of The New Yorker. You can read the full article here.