Bowery Bartender On Which Bands Have The Best-Tipping Fans

New Yorker-sponsored professional concert goer and Muxtape enthusiast Sasha Frere-Jones found himself at Bowery a few times over the past few weeks and, so taken by the caliber of bands he was watching, launched an anecdotal investigation of the tipping patterns of various segments of the rock fan population. His source is Ballroom bartender (and, full disclosure, Sasha's friend) Amy Korb. And if you've ever felt paranoid that you were being silently analyzed and judged while ordering drinks early in the night, it's because you probably were (via Vegan):

"If you can't afford to tip, don't buy a drink," she said to me, and to no one. She elaborated: "In a music venue, like-minded people get together. They like the same music, they like the same liquor. They also seem to have been socialized together, and they usually tip the same."

And if you've ever felt paranoid that you were being silently analyzed and judged while ordering a Long Island Ice Tea at any point during the night, it's also because you probably were...

Whenever the night starts out with people asking for Long Island Iced Teas, you are in trouble. Vodka, gin, tequila, rum, Triple Sec, sour mix and Coca-Cola blended together in one drink? Fortunately, we don't serve those at the Bowery. It's house policy, and it helps weed the population.

...but let's face if, you deserve it for ordering cocktails like a freshman in college. Next Sasha asks Amy to name names when it comes to the best/worst tippers of them all, and she kindly complies.