205 Bar is a lower east side live music venue. It straddles the dark world between the lower east side and Chinatown. Part of the allure of the 'dark world' is, oddly enough, that it is dark. How could hipsters and wannabees gravitate to a place where the street lights were turned on and the glare of a commercial street screams, "We're all here!" This is the Chrystie Street allure . . . and the charm fades once you hit 30.